Jonathan Dunkman

Journal Article Anesth Analg · March 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Hyperfibrinolysis is a possible complication during liver transplantation, particularly immediately after reperfusion. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study to examine the incidence, treatment, and resolution of postreperfusion hyperfibri ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Bleeding Complications from Transesophageal Echocardiography for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · December 2022 Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for liver transplant has historically been avoided due to concern it may cause bleeding from esophageal varices. However, several recent studies, as well as increasing clinical experience, have indicated that it may b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patterns of Use in Transesophageal Echocardiography for Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · December 2022 Transesophageal echocardiography is frequently but not always used to guide anesthetic management during liver transplantation. We performed a systematic review of the literature to identify and summarize any studies reporting on the frequency and characte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assisted Fluid Management Software Guidance for Intraoperative Fluid Administration.

Journal Article Anesthesiology · August 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Excessive or inadequate fluid administration causes complications, but despite this, fluid administration during noncardiac surgery is highly variable. Goal-directed management helps optimize the amount and timing of fluid administration; howev ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Longitudinal management of a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension undergoing complex noncardiac surgery – a study detailing successful, multidisciplinary care

Journal Article Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care · December 1, 2020 Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are known to be at increased risk for perioperative complications, and require extensive preoperative optimization, strict intraoperative management, and involved postoperative care. This study describes the periop ... Full text Cite

What Does a Red Meat Allergy Have to Do With Anesthesia? Perioperative Management of Alpha-Gal Syndrome.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · November 2019 Over the past decade, there has been a growing awareness of a new allergic syndrome known as alpha-gal allergy or alpha-gal syndrome, commonly recognized as a red meat allergy. We performed a review of the literature to identify articles that provide both ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of an enhanced recovery pathway on length of stay and complications in elective radical cystectomy: a before and after cohort study.

Journal Article Perioper Med (Lond) · 2019 BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways aim to standardize and integrate perioperative care, incorporating the best available evidence-based practice throughout the perioperative period targeted at attenuating the surgical stress respon ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Multimodal Strategies for Analgesia.

Journal Article Surg Clin North Am · December 2018 Enhanced recovery after surgery is an evidence-based, multimodal approach to the perioperative care of a patient undergoing surgery. These pathways seek to attenuate the stress response to surgery facilitating postoperative recovery. Analgesia is a critica ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perioperative fluid and hemodynamic management within an enhanced recovery pathway.

Journal Article J Surg Oncol · October 2017 Goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) seeks to improve outcomes through individualized optimization of oxygen delivery using IV fluid and vasoactive infusions. Trials of GDFT show clinical benefits over traditional liberal fluid administration, but fail to de ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Elective Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Resection of Endotracheal Tumor: A Case Report.

Journal Article A A Case Rep · August 15, 2017 We present a case in which we electively used venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) to facilitate safe resection of a nearly obstructing airway tumor near the carina in a 37-year-old male. The patient was brought to the operating room an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case report: Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis and its anesthetic implications.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · November 2011 We describe the anesthetic management and implications of 2 patients with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a neurological disorder caused by production of antibodies to the NMDA receptor. The NMDA r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma in critically ill surgical patients is associated with an increased risk of infection.

Journal Article Crit Care Med · April 2008 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is an association between transfusion of fresh frozen plasma and infection in critically ill surgical patients. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: A 24-bed surgical intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATI ... Full text Link to item Cite