Publications and presentations

2024

J.Snell, A.Ambardekar: Pediatric Anesthesiology Milestones 2.0 :An Update, Rationale, and Plan Forward.  Manuscript Number # MS# AA-D-22-01159R1, Anesthesia & Analgesia Journal. (EMID: 7642cb2a10e00524).

S.Kemper, A. Manivannan , S.Madani , M.Woodall , G. McKelvey : Propofol Sedation in Pediatric Upper Endoscopy: A Study of Pharmacodynamics and the Effects of Gastroenterologists, Anesthesiologists, and Supervised Participants on the Procedure Time and Sedation Time. Published:  Cureus 16(2)e54841. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54841

Uda H, Kuroda N, Firestone E, Ueda R, Sakakura K, Kitazawa Y, Choromanski D, Cools M, Luat AF, Asano E. Normative atlases of high-frequency oscillation and spike rates under Sevoflurane anesthesia. Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 Sep 13;167:117-130. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.09.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39307102.

Non-author collaborator (V.Bradford) :Saynhalath R, Sanford EL, Kato MA, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Meier PM, Alex GA, Fuller CL, Rossmann Beel EN, Chhabada S, Poppino KF, Szmuk P, Matava CT, Efune PN; Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative. Multicentre analysis of severe perioperative adverse events in children undergoing surgery who were infected with SARS-CoV-2: a propensity score-adjusted analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2024 Nov 15:S0007-0912(24)00607-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39550319

2023 

Snell JJ, et al. “Pediatric Anesthesiology Milestones 2.0: An Update, Rationale, and Plan Forward”, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Feb 13, 2023. PTID: 36780299

Matava CT, Tighe NTG, Baertschiger R, et al. PEACOC Collaborators. Jonathon Nelson. Patient and Process Outcomes among Pediatric Patients Undergoing Appendectomy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 2023 Jul 1;139(1):35-48. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004570. PMID: 37014980; PMCID: PMC10246776

Zhong J, Bradford V, Fernandez AM, Infosino A, Soneru CN, Staffa SJ, Raman VT, Cravero J, Zurakowski D, Meier PM; Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative. Continued challenges in pediatric anesthesia during COVID-19 in 2022: An international survey from the pediatric anesthesia COVID-19 collaborative. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Dec;33(12):1020-1028. doi: 10.1111/pan.14762. Epub 2023 Sep 21. PMID: 37732382.

Kato MA, Zurakowski D, Adams A, Soelberg J, Staffa SJ, Bradford VA, Efune PN, Rodgers McCormick ME, Grivoyannis AD, Rossmann Beel E, Correll LR, Cheon EC, Tan GM, Thomas JJ, Fernandez AM, Teng HC, Khanna N, Raman VT, Brzenski AB, Frugoni BJ, Sheth MM, Rugnath RM, Meier PM. Prevalence of COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Infection Among Pediatric Anesthesia Patients: A Report From the PEACOC Research Network. Anesth Analg. 2023 Aug 1;137(2):383-391. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006227. Epub 2022 Oct 21. PMID: 36269171.

2022 

C.Smith, A.Kerns, N.Tripathi, J. Lelli:  Lifesaving Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) in a Rapidly Growing Facial Mass Identified During labor. Otolaryngology Case Reports 22(10):100399 DOI:10.1016/j.xocr.2022.100399 License CC by-NC-ND 4.0 

E.Alhalabi ,M,Zestos: Intervention to prevent hypothermia in extremely preterm low weight infants undergoing cardiac catheterization. BMJ Open Qual 2022; 11:e001773. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001773. 

J.Snell, A.Ambardekar: Pediatric Anesthesiology Milestones 2.0 :An Update, Rationale, and Plan Forward.  Manuscript Number # MS# AA-D-22-01159R1, Anesthesia & Analgesia Journal. (EMID: 7642cb2a10e00524). 

2020

E. Kaminski, D. Gupta, M. Zestos, M. Tukel, D. Mukhija: Successful Tracheal Extubation within Eleven
Minutes in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit in Children after Adenotonsillectomy. medRxiv. 

2019

S. Rajan, D. Gupta, M. Zestos, B. Jwaida ,D. Mukhija, K. Suson, Y. Lakshmanan
Pre-surgical Caudal Block and Incidence of Postoperative nausea and vomiting after pediatric orchiopexy. Middle East J Anaesthesiol.2019 FEB; 26(1): 19-26.

2018

M. Herbst, E. Kaminski, T. Swiatkowski: Alar Necrosis Due to Pilot Tube Erosion in a Nasotracheally
Intubated Infant: A Case Report. Middle East J Anaesthesiol.2018 JUN; 25(2):189-91.

2025

E. Alhalabi , C. Garcia , D. Choromanski , M. Zestos : Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) during Wilms Tumor Resection. Presented at  SPA meeting April 2025.

2024

U.Cerna, A.Haque, E. Kaminski: From Elective surgery to mass resection : An Unexpected teenage Endotracheal Tumor. Presented at SPA Meeting.

E.Haque, A. Patel, V. Bradford, V: A Challenge in Perioperative Anesthetic Management: An Infant with Concurrent Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Pierre Robin Sequence. Presented at SPA Meeting.

2023

A.Casella, E. Kaminski, C. Smith: Unique Case Report on Management of Wilm’s Tumor in a Pediatric Patient. Presented at SPA Meeting.

A.Lahori, L. Stricker, E. Kaminski: Case Report on a cardiac transplant in a severe hemophilia pediatric patient. Presented at SPA  & CCAS Meeting.

L. Carrier, M. Zestos: Serendipitously Diagnosed PRES in an Immunocompromised Pediatric patient at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Presented at SPA Meeting.

2022

H. Tuckwell, C. Smith: Ascending aortic arch pseudo-aneurysm complicating repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) in infancy, a fortunate discovery on discharge echocardiogram. Presented at SPA Meeting, March 2022.

I. Mrad, D. McKeon: Mediastinal mass from “unsafe” to total resection, Anesthetic Journey.  Presented at Department Fellows Conference, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Of Michigan, Detroit. April 2022.

J. Edelman, S. Thomas:  Renal Mass, an incidental finding in an infant trauma patient. Presented at SPA Meeting, March 2022.

2021

E. Kaminski, M. Nash: When Communication Saves Limbs, A Comparison of Two Cases. Presented at MARC Meeting, April 2021.

S.Thomas, M. Kerwin: Identifying and Treating Local Anesthetic Toxicity in an Infant. Presented at SPA Meeting, February 2021.

E. Kaminski, C. Garcia: Acute Pulmonary Hypertensive Crisis in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab in a Syncopal Teenager. Presented at CCAS Meeting, March 2021.

2020

 D. Choromanski, J. Dorenkamp: Successful nasal intubation using a combination of flexible Bronchoscopy and a video laryngoscopy in a pediatric burn patient with severe head and neck Swelling. Presented at SPA, March 2020.

J. Buch, C. Garcia: Profound Anemia in an Asymptomatic Toddler Discovered During Elective Anorectoplasty. Presented at SPA, March 2020.

M. Zestos, E. AlHalabi: Anesthetic Care for extremely and very premature neonates undergoing percutaneous ductal closure in the cardiac catheterization suite: Our experience with 10 cases. Presented at SPA, March 2020.

S.Thomas, C. Garcia: Pain consults documentation / computer list reorganization.Presented at  Department Fellows Conference, Department Of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s  Hospital  Of Michigan, Detroit, May 2020.

M. Zestos, E. AlHalabi: Anesthesia care in patients undergoing PDA closure in cardiac catheterization. Presented virtually at SEMCME QI Summit, May 2020.

2019

D. Aird, D.Choromanski: Case Report on Adverse Side Effects of Neurontin (agitation / hallucination). Presented at MARC 2019 meeting.

D. Aird, E. Kaminski: Graduate Survey Follow up tool.

A. Letayf, L. Stricker:  Trauma Cart and Emergency Blood Product Guidelines in the Operating Room,QI project. Presented at MSA meeting (3/2019). Presented at SPA (3/2019) & QuESST Meeting (4/2019).

J.Kumar:Battlefield Acupuncture in multimodal perioperative anesthesia care. Presented at ASA 2018 & ASRA Meeting 2019.

J. Kumar, S.Rajan: Serial facial and occipital blocks in the treatment of refractory neuropathic type Pain in the Pediatric patient: A case report. Presented at SPA & SPPM meeting (3/2019).

J. Kumar, S. Thomas: Improving Patient Handoff and Transitions in Care at Children's Hospital of Michigan for Pediatric Pain Management Patients. Presented at QuESST meeting (4/2019).

D. Choromanski, S.Patel : The difficult Airway Algorithm : Early Use of the Intubating Bougie. Presented at ASA 2019 meeting (10/2019).

2018

A. Chutei, M, Zestos: Anesthetic Considerations in A Child with Malignant Thymoma Invading The Superior Vena Cava. Presented at the SPA/AAP pediatric anesthesiology 2018 meeting.

D. McKeon, M. Herbst, E. Kaminski, C. Smith: Air and CSF: Two Uncommon Causes of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Children. Presented at the SPA/AAP pediatric anesthesiology 2018 Meeting.

A. Helmhodt, E. Kaminski, C. Smith: Pediatric “Stroke” due to Left Ventricular Myxoma. Presented at The SPA/AAP pediatric anesthesiology 2018 meeting.

2024

U.Cerna, E. Kaminski, D. Choromanski: Improving the safety and convenience of emergency anesthesia codes by implementing a portable glide scope bag. Presented at SEMCME QI Summit 2024. Won second prize.

J.Snell, M.Bakkar, E.Goode, A.Martin : A Quality Improvement Project to Optimize the Anesthesia Experience for Oncology Patients Requiring Lumbar Puncture.

2023

A.Casella, E. Kaminski, J. Snell: Reorganization of Airway Bags: QI process Improvement: Presented Internally at department’s Fellows Conference.

A.Lahori, D. McKeon: Improvising Sign out Processes in Pediatric Anesthesia Department at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Presented internally at department’s Fellows Conference.

L. Carrier, E. Kaminski: Implementation of Pedi Crisis Checklist in Operating Rooms for pediatric emergencies at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Presented at SEMCME QI Summit 2023.

2022

H. Tuckwell, L. Stricker, D.McKeon:Anesthesia Technician Satisfaction Survey. Presented at Department Fellows Conference, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Of Michigan, Detroit. May 2022.

I. Mrad, C. Nikolaidis, D. Mukhija, E. Kaminski, M. Zestos: Optimizing inventory management in the anesthesia supply room. Presented virtually at SEMCME QI Summit, May 2022.

J.Edelman,D.Choromanski: Improving readiness of negative pressure isolation room PACU 6. Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Presented at Department Fellows Conference, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital Of Michigan, Detroit, May 2022.

2021

L. Stricker, M. Nash: Trauma preparedness: constant preparation with a stream of rotators.Presented at SEMCME QI: Summit, May 2021.

D. Choromanski, M. Kerwin: Establishing Anesthetic protocol for grid implantation for refractory seizures surgery. Presented at SEMCME QI Summit, May 2021.

C. Smith, C. Garcia: Standardization of Invasive Lines for Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients. Presented at SEMCME QI Summit, May 2021.