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Ronald L. Harter, M.D., FASA
President, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Ronald L. Harter, M.D., FASA, is President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). He was elected for a one-year term in October 2023.
Dr. Harter is the Jay J. Jacoby professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, and a practicing physician anesthesiologist at the University’s Wexner Medical Center.
Dr. Harter is a member of ASA’s Executive Committee and Administrative Council. Over the past three decades, he has served ASA in numerous roles, most recently as speaker of the House of Delegates. He has also served as ASA’s representative to the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience. He has chaired ASA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Physician Well-Being, Young Physicians’ Committee, Committee on Medical Students and Residents, and Committee on Bylaws. He has been a member of several ASA committees, including the Perioperative Surgical Home Steering Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Perioperative Medicine.
Dr. Harter has been an active member of the Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists since 1994 and served as its president.
Dr. Harter received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Capital University in Ohio and completed his Doctor of Medicine at The Ohio State University. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Katharine; they have five children.
Anesthesiologist, Hospital Nacional Daniel A. Carrión e Instituto Kirschbaum (Lima
– Perú)
Master in Teaching and Research in Health
Past Editor in Chief, Actas Peruanas de Anestesiología
President, Organizing Commission of XXXIII Congreso Latinoamericano de
Anestesiología Perú 2015
Past President, Sociedad Peruana de Anestesia, Analgesia y Reanimación
(SPAAR)
Secretary of International Relations, Confederación Latinoamericana de
Sociedades de Anestesiología (CLASA)
Daniela Filipescu, MD, PhD, DESA, FESAIC, is a cardiac anaesthesiologist, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and chief of the Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Department II at the Emergency Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bucharest, Romania.
Professor Filipescu is currently the President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) for the term 2024-2026. She served as President of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) (2014-2015) and Vice-chair of the Steering Committee of the European Sepsis Alliance (2019-2022). She is a member of the Senate of the Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SRATI) and Chair of the Scientific Committee of the SRATI National Congress.
Professor Filipescu’s research main interests include haemostasis and transfusion, perioperative care of the cardiac patient, sepsis, workforce diversity and patient safety. She published more than 300 papers and book chapters, lectured in more than 300 national and international meetings, contributed to various international research groups and co-authored the ESA guidelines on the “Management of severe perioperative bleeding” and the ESA endorsed guidelines on the “Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma“.
Professor Filipescu is currently co-chairing a national multidisciplinary group for the implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM) in Romania and the WFSA PBM working group.
Alexis F. Turgeon MD MSc FRCPC
Dr Turgeon is Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada. He is a scientist at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center and practices critical care medicine at l’Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval. He leads extensive collaborative research programs in neurocritical care medicine including BRAINapt, a newly funded international platform trial in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the last years, he led the HEMOTION trial, a multicenter international trial on red blood cell transfusion thresholds in TBI. His research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Dr Turgeon is the chairholder of the Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Neurology and Trauma.
Carolina Haylock Loor
Graduated as a medical doctor in Honduras before completing postgraduate training in Spain and working as an anaesthesiologist, intensivist, and interventional pain physician at San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Past President of Honduran Anesthesia Society. In 2012 in liaison with the University of Florida, she achieved the oximetry gap zeroing in Honduras as part of the WHO checklist project.
Carolina has represented the Latin American region as a council member for the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists WFSA since 2012 and immediate past Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. In 2020, elected as the Director of Programs of the WFSA and in 2024 elected as President-Elect of the WFSA. She’s chairing the Volume metrics group for the Utstein2 Global Surgical Health Indicators project.
She is particularly passionate about education and has taught trainees on the Honduran Anesthesiology Residency Program in Pain Management as well as promoted WFSA courses in the Latin American region, including EPM (Essential Pain Management), SAFE (Safer Anaesthesia from Education) Obstetric, SAFE Paediatric, SAFE OR (operating room), PTC (Primary Trauma Care), VAST (Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training) and VAST wellbeing module. Invited speaker for international meetings in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Concezione Tommasino, M.D. Professor of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Her research interests include neurosurgical anaesthesiology and neurocritical care, anaestesia in dentistry, anaesthesia and intensive care in special needs patients, anaesthesia and intensive care in patients with rare pathologies (orphan diseases), anaesthesia and intensive care in elderly patients.
Campus address
University of Milano, Italy
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Odontoiatric Sciences University of Milano, Italy
e-mail: concezione.tommasino@unimi.it
Medical School
1969-1975 University of Rome and University of Naples, Medical School, Italy. November 1975: graduation as a Medical Doctor
1972-75 Internship Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and Institute of Neurosurgery, University di Naples, Italy
Research area: clinical anaesthesia and cerebral ischemia
Professional Curriculum
1996-2001
regionale del glucosio mediante tomografia ad emissione di positroni nel coma e nelle sindromi postcomatose). CNR PE 115.27647, n. 93.04695. CT04
Ischemia Research and Education Foundation (IREF San Francisco, USA): A multicenter study of outcomes in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary by-pass for coronary revascularization or valve surgery. Local Principal Investigator, Unità di Anestesia e Terapia Cardiochirurgia, IRCCS H San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
Scientific Awards
1985 Award “Forane 85”
Controlled hypothension with isoflurane in neuroanaesthesia
1995 Award SIAARTI-Astra Farmaceutici
“Epidural clonidine for postcesarean analgesia in healthy patients: cardiocirculatory effects evaluated with blood pressure and Holter monitoring”
Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies
Società Italiana di Anestesia, Analgesia, Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva, SIAARTI
• 1984-88 Committee on Neuroanaesthesia and Neurointensive Care Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care, SNACC
Secretary-Treasurer
Vice President for Education and Scientific Affairs President Elect
President
Past President
European Society of Anaesthesiology
CD.
Aceto P, Schipa C, Luca E, Cambise C, Galletta T, Tommasino C Sollazzi L
Diagnosis of frailty and implications on surgical process in the elderly. A narrative review
Eur J Anaesthesiol Inten Care 2(6):p e0041, December 2023
Aldecoa C, Bettelli G, Bilotta F, Sanders RD, Aceto P, Audisio R, Cherubini A, Cunningham C,
Dabrowski W, Forookhi A, Gitti N, Immonen K, Kehlet H, Koch S, Kotfis K, Latronico N,
MacLullich AMJ, Mevorach L, Mueller A, Neuner B, Piva S, Radtke F, Blaser AR, Renzi S,
Romagnoli S, Schubert M, Slooter AJC, Tommasino C, Vasiljewa L, Weiss B, Yuerek F, Spies
Update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine evidence-
based and consensus-based guideline on postoperative delirium in adult patients.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2024 Feb 1;41(2):81-108
Basso C, Gennaro N, Dotto M, Ferroni E, Noale M, Avossa F, Schievano E, Aceto P, Tommasino
C, Crucitti A, Incalzi RA, Volpato S, Petrini F, Carron M, Pace MC, Bettelli G, Chiumiento F,
Corcione A, Montorsi M, Trabucchi M, Maggi S, Corti MC.
Congestive heart failure and comorbidity as determinants of colorectal cancer perioperative
outcomes.
Updates Surg. 2022 Apr;74(2):609-617
Nijbroek SG, Hol L, Swart P, Hemmes SNT, Serpa Neto A, Binnekade JM, Hedenstierna G, Jaber
S, Hiesmayr M, Hollmann MW, Mills GH, Vidal Melo MF, Putensen C, Schmid W, Severgnini P,
Wrigge H, Gama de Abreu M, Pelosi P, Schultz MJ; LAS VEGAS study investigators, PROVE
Network and the Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
Sex difference and intra-operative tidal volume: Insights from the LAS VEGAS study.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Oct 1;38(10):1034-1041
Mazzinari G, Serpa Neto A, Hemmes SNT, Hedenstierna G, Jaber S, Hiesmayr M, Hollmann
MW, Mills GH, Vidal Melo MF, Pearse RM, Putensen C, Schmid W, Severgnini P, Wrigge H,
Cambronero OD, Ball L, de Abreu MG, Pelosi P, Schultz MJ; LAS VEGAS study–investigators;
PROtective VEntilation NETwork; Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of
Anaesthesiology.
The Association of Intraoperative driving pressure with postoperative pulmonary
complications in open versus closed abdominal surgery patients – a posthoc propensity score-
weighted cohort analysis of the LAS VEGAS study.
BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 Mar 19;21(1):84
COVIDSurg Collaborative.
Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling
to inform surgical recovery plans.
Br J Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):1440-1449
Robba C, Hemmes SNT, Serpa Neto A, Bluth T, Canet J, Hiesmayr M, Hollmann MW, Mills GH,
Vidal Melo MF, Putensen C, Jaber S, Schmid W, Severgnini P, Wrigge H, Battaglini D, Ball L, Gama de Abreu M, Schultz MJ, Pelosi P; FERS for the LAS VEGAS investigators; PROtective
VEntilation Network and the Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
Intraoperative ventilator settings and their association with postoperative pulmonary
complications in neurosurgical patients: post-hoc analysis of LAS VEGAS study.
BMC Anesthesiol. 2020 Apr 2;20(1):73
Zaed I, Attuati L, Tommasino C, Arosio EM, Navarria P, Stravato A, Colombo G, Picozzi P.
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Short Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache Attacks with
Conjunctival Injection and Tearing (SUNCT) Syndrome: Targeting the Trigeminal Nerve
and the Sphenopalatine Ganglion. Case Report and Literature Review.
World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan;133:167-171.
Aceto P, Antonelli Incalzi R, Bettelli G, Carron M, Chiumiento F, Corcione A, Crucitti A, Maggi
S, Montorsi M, Pace MC, Petrini F, Tommasino C, Trabucchi M, Volpato S; Società Italiana di
Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva (SIAARTI), Società Italiana di
Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana di Chirurgia
Geriatrica (SICG) and Associazione Italiana di Psicogeriatria (AIP).
Perioperative Management of Elderly patients (PriME): recommendations from an Italian
intersociety consensus.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Sep;32(9):1647-1673.
Kirmeier E, Eriksson LI, Lewald H, Jonsson Fagerlund M, Hoeft A, Hollmann M, Meistelman C,
Hunter JM, Ulm K, Blobner M; POPULAR Contributors.
Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a
multicentre, prospective observational study.
Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Feb;7(2):129-140
Tommasino C.
Moderate sedation with N2 O in patients with special needs: Technical note.
Spec Care Dentist. 2019 Jul;39(4):446-447.
Cortegiani A, Gregoretti C, Neto AS, Hemmes SNT, Ball L, Canet J, Hiesmayr M, Hollmann
MW, Mills GH, Melo MFV, Putensen C, Schmid W, Severgnini P, Wrigge H, Gama de Abreu M,
Schultz MJ, Pelosi P; LAS VEGAS Investigators, the PROVE Network, and the Clinical Trial
Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
Association between night-time surgery and occurrence of intraoperative adverse events and
postoperative pulmonary complications.
Br J Anaesth. 2019 Mar;122(3):361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.10.063. Epub 2019 Feb 8. PMID:
30770054.
Langer T, Limuti R, Tommasino C, van Regenmortel N, Duval ELIM, Caironi P, Malbrain
MLNG, Pesenti A.
Intravenous fluid therapy for hospitalized and critically ill children: rationale, available
drugs and possible side effects.
Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2018;50(1):49-58
Tommasino C, Albicini M.
Anaesthesia and orphan diseases: difficult tracheal intubation in a child with Frank-ter
Haar syndrome.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Jul;35(7):542-544.
Bellelli G, Morandi A, Trabucchi M, Caironi G, Coen D, Fraticelli C, Paolillo C, Prevaldi C,
Riccardi A, Cervellin G, Carabellese C, Putignano S, Maggi S, Cherubini A, Gnerre P, Fontanella
A, Latronico N, Tommasino C, Corcione A, Ricevuti G, Ferrara N, De Filippi F, Ferrari A,
Guarino M, Ruggieri MP, Modesti PA, Locatelli C, Hrelia P, Toscano MO, Bondi E, Tarasconi A,
Ansaloni L, Perticone F.
Italian intersociety consensus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of delirium in
hospitalized older persons.
Intern Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;13(1):113-121
Guérin C, Beuret P, Constantin JM, Bellani G, Garcia-Olivares P, Roca O, Meertens JH, Maia PA,
Becher T, Peterson J, Larsson A, Gurjar M, Hajjej Z, Kovari F, Assiri AH, Mainas E, Hasan MS,
Morocho-Tutillo DR, Baboi L, Chrétien JM, François G, Ayzac L, Chen L, Brochard L, Mercat A;
investigators of the APRONET Study Group, the REVA Network, the Réseau recherche de la
Société Française d’Anesthésie-Réanimation (SFAR-recherche) and the ESICM Trials Group.
A prospective international observational prevalence study on prone positioning of ARDS
patients: the APRONET (ARDS Prone Position Network) study.
Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jan;44(1):22-37. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4996-5. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
PMID: 29218379.
Tommasino C, Petrini C.
Anaesthesiology and ethics: Can the anaesthesiologist ameliorate simply and rapidly the
assessment of decision-making capacity in the elderly?
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Mar;35(3):155-157
Tommasino C.
Cardiovascular risk assessment in the senior population undergoing anesthesia for non- cardiac surgery.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2017 Jul 18;87(2):853. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2017.853.
PMID: 28967722
LAS VEGAS investigators.
Epidemiology, practice of ventilation and outcome for patients at increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications: LAS VEGAS – an observational study in 29 countries.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2017 Aug;34(8):492-507. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000646. PMID: 28633157
van Zaane B, van Klei WA, Buhre WF, Bauer P, Boerma EC, Hoeft A, Metnitz P, Moreno RP, Pearse R, Pelosi P, Sander M, Vallet B, Pettilä V, Vincent JL, Rhodes A; European Surgical Outcomes Study (EuSOS) group for the Trials groups of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
Nonelective surgery at night and in-hospital mortality: Prospective observational data from the European Surgical Outcomes Study.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jul;32(7):477-85. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000256.
PMID: 26001104
Pearse RM, Moreno RP, Bauer P, Pelosi P, Metnitz P, Spies C, Vallet B, Vincent JL, Hoeft A, Rhodes A; European Surgical Outcomes Study (EuSOS) group for the Trials groups of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the European Society of Anaesthesiology:
Mortality after surgery in Europe: a 7 day cohort study
Lancet. 2012 Sep 22;380(9847):1059-65. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61148-9. PMID: 22998715 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Drenger B, Fontes ML, Miao Y, Mathew JP, Gozal Y, Aronson S, Dietzel C,
Mangano DT; Investigators of the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation; Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group:
Pattern of use of perioperative angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in coronary artery bypass surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: effects on in-hospital morbidity and mortality.
Circulation. 2012 Jul 17;126(3):261-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.059527. Epub 2012 Jun 19.
PMID: 22715473 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Székely A, Nussmeier NA, Miao Y, Huang K, Levin J, Feierfeil H, Mangano DT; Investigators of theMulticenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research
Group; Ischemia Research and Education Foundation: A multinational study on the influence of health-related quality of life on In-hospital outcome after coronary bypass graft surgery.
Am Heart J. 2011 Jun;161(6):1179-1185.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.012. PMID: 21641366 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Székely A, Levin J, Miao Y, Tudor IC, Vuylsteke A, Ofner P, Mangano DT; Investigators
of the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia
Research and Education Foundation:
Impact of hyperglycemia on perioperative Mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):430-7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.03.009.
Epub 2011 Apr 17.
PMID: 21497835 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Möhnle P, Snyder-Ramos SA, Miao Y, Kulier A, Böttiger BW, Levin J, Mangano DT; Multicent er Study of Perioperative Ischemia (McSPI) Research Group:
Postoperative red blood cell transfusion and morbid outcome in uncomplicated cardiac Surgery patients.
Intensive Care Med. 2011 Jan;37(1):97-109. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-2017-z. Epub 2010 Aug 19. PMID: 20721533 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Lauta, E., Abbinante, C., Gaudio, A.D., Aloj, F., Fanelli, M., De Vivo, P., Tommasino, C., Fiore, T:
Emergence times are similar with sevoflurane and total intravenous anesthesia:
Results of a multicenter rct of patients scheduled for elective supratentorial craniotomy (2010) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 22 (2), pp. 110-118. Cited 7 times.
Source: Scopus
Nussmeier, N.A., Miao, Y., Roach, G.W., Wolman, R.L., Mora-Mangano, C., Fox, M., Szekely, A.,
Tommasino, C., Schwann, N.M., Mangano, D.T:
Predictive value of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Mini-Mental State Examination for neurologic outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2010) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 139 (4), pp. 901-912. Cited 4 times. Source: Scopus
Cigada, M., Corbella, D., Mistraletti, G., Forster, C.R., Tommasino, C., Morabito, A., Iapichino, G.
Conscious sedation in the critically ill ventilated patient
(2008) Journal of Critical Care, 23 (3), pp. 349-353. Cited 5 times.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
The propofol sparing effect of remifentanil: How can it affect our practice?
(2008) Minerva Anestesiologica, 74 (1-2), pp. 3-4. Cited 1 time. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Picozzi, V.
Volume and electrolyte management
(2007) Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology, 21 (4), pp. 497-516. Cited 7 times. Source: Scopus
Cigada, M., Elia, G., Umbrello, M., Giacomini, M., Mistraletti, G., Tommasino, C., Iapichino, G.
Novel indications for the Boussignac CPAP valve [3]
(2007) Intensive Care Medicine, 33 (2), pp. 374-375. Cited 4 times. Source: Scopus
Levati, A., Tommasino, C., Moretti, M.P., Paino, R., D’Aliberti, G., Santoro, F., Meregalli, S., Vesconi, S., Collice, M.
Giant intracranial aneurysms treated with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest (2007) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 19 (1), pp. 25-30. Cited 8 times.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Fluids and the neurosurgical patient
(2002) Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, 20 (2), pp. 329-346. Cited 9 times. Source: Scopus
Gemma, M., Tommasino, C., Cozzi, S., Narcisi, S., Mortini, P., Losa, M., Soldarini, A.
Remifentanil provides hemodynamic stability and faster awakening time in transsphenoidal surgery
(2002) Anesthesia and Analgesia, 94 (1), pp. 163-168. Cited 21 times. Source: Scopus
Gemma, M., Tommasino, C., Cerri, M., Giannotti, A., Piazzi, B., Borghi, T.
Intracranial effects of endotracheal suctioning in the acute phase of head injury
(2002) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 14 (1), pp. 50-54. Cited 30 times. Source: Scopus
Casati, A., Comotti, L., Tommasino, C., Leggieri, C., Bignami, E., Tarantino, F., Torri, G.
Effects of pneumoperitoneum and reverse Trendelenburg position on cardiopulmonary function in morbidly obese patients receiving laparoscopic gastric banding
(2000) European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 17 (5), pp. 300-305. Cited 22 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., De Felice, L., Colombo, S., Salaris, D., Capocasa, T., Giudici, D.
Retinoic acid syndrome. Severe respiratory insufficiency treated with CPAP [Sindrome da acido retinoico: grave insufficienza respiratoria trattata con ventilazione in maschera con CPAP.]
(2000) Minerva Anestesiologica, 66 (7-8), pp. 555-559. Cited 4 times.
Source: Scopus
Ronchi, E., Macrì, L., Schillaci, D.R., Tommasino, C.
Rhabdomyolysis caused by improper intraoperative positioning. Clinical
and medico-legal aspects [Rabdomiolisi da malposizionamento intraoperatorio. Aspetti clinici e medicolegali.]
(1999) Minerva Anestesiologica, 65 (12), pp. 879-884.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Casati, A.
Monitoring the brain
(1999) Bailliere’s Best Practice and Research in Clinical Anaesthesiology, 13 (4), pp. 511-530. Cited 1 time.
Source: Scopus
Gemma, M., Tommasino, C., Cipriani, A., Calvi, M.R., Gerevini, S.
Cannulation of the cervical epidural venous plexus: a rare complication of retrograde internal jugular vein catheterization.
(1999) Anesthesiology, 90 (1), pp. 308-311. Cited 3 times.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Peri-operative fluid management
(1998) European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Supplement, 15 (SUPPL. 17), pp. 25- 27. Cited 1 time.
Document Type: Article
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Mild hypothermia
(1998) Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 42 (1 SUPPL. 1), pp. 37-38. Cited 2 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Physiopathological criteria of vasospasm treatment
(1998) Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 42 (1 SUPPL. 1), pp. 23-26. Cited 1 time. Source: Scopus
Ronchi, E., Tommasino, C., Molendini, L.O., Lugani, D.
Anesthesiologic incidents from esophageal intubation. Presentation of three cases and medico-legal evaluation [Incidenti anestesiologici da intubazione esofagea. Presentazione di tre casi clinici e valutazione medico-legale.] (1998) Minerva anestesiologica, 64 (11), pp. 521-528.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Warmer, D.S., Dexter, F.
Is lack of statistical power always evidence of lack of effect? [8] (multiple letters)
(1998) Anesthesiology, 89 (3), pp. 798-799. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Picozzi, P.
Indications for steroid and tirilazad treatment in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage [Indicazione al trattamento medico con steroidi e lazzaroidi nel paziente con ESA.]
(1998) Minerva anestesiologica, 64 (5), pp. 225-227.
Source: Scopus
Gemma, M., Cozzi, S., Tommasino, C., Mungo, M., Calvi, M.R., Cipriani, A., Garancini, M.P.
7.5% hypertonic saline versus 20% mannitol during elective neurosurgical supratentorial procedures
(1997) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 9 (4), pp. 329-334. Cited 50 times. Source: Scopus
Torri, G., Montani, C., Tommasino, C.
Interaction of soda lime and halogenated anesthetics [Interazioni tra calce sodata ed anestetici alogenati.]
(1997) Minerva anestesiologica, 63 (5), pp. 159-165.
Document Type: Article
Source: Scopus
Molendini, L.O., Ronchi, E., Tommasino, C.
Cardiac rupture due to infusion by means of a central venous catheter. Medicolegal aspects [Rottura di cuore da cateterismo venoso centrale per terapia infusionale: Aspetti medico-legali]
(1996) Jura Medica, 9 (3), pp. 491-499.
Source: Scopus
Levati, A., Colombo, N., Arosio, E.M., Savoia, G., Tommasino, C., Scialfa, G., Boselli, L.
Propofol anaesthesia in spontaneously breathing paediatric patients during magnetic resonance imaging
(1996) Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 40 (5), pp. 561-565. Cited 40 times. Source: Scopus
Levati, A., Savoia, G., Zoppi, F., Boselli, L., Tommasino, C.
Peri-operative prophylaxis with phenytoin: Dosage and therapeutic plasma levels
(1996) Acta Neurochirurgica, 138 (3), pp. 274-279. Cited 7 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Rizzardi, R., Beretta, L., Venturino, M., Piccoli, S.
Cerebral ischemia after venous air embolism in the absence of intracardiac defects
(1996) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 8 (1), pp. 30-34. Cited 32 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Alkire, M.T.
Coma and vegetative state are not interchangeable terms [9]
(1995) Anesthesiology, 83 (4), pp. 888-889. Cited 2 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Grana, C., Lucignani, G., Torri, G., Fazio, F.
Regional cerebral metabolism of glucose in comatose and vegetative state patients
(1995) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 7 (2), pp. 109-116. Cited 63 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Brain edema: secondary consequence of cerebral damage.
(1994) Minerva Anestesiologica, 60 (10), pp. 561-562. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Brain glucose metabolism in the comatose state and in post-comatose syndromes.
(1994) Minerva Anestesiologica, 60 (10), pp. 523-525. Cited 3 times. Source: Scopus
Ravussin, P.A., Favre, J.B., Archer, D.P., Tommasino, C., Boulard, G.
Treatment of hypovolaemia in head trauma patients [TRAITEMENT DE L’HYPOVOLEMIE CHEZ LE TRAUMATISE CRANIOCEREBRAL]
(1994) Annales Francaises d’Anesthesie et de Reanimation, 13 (1), pp. 88-97. Cited 11 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Ravussin, P.A.
Oncotic pressure and haemodilutin [PRESSION ONCOTIQUE ET HEMODILUTION]
(1994) Annales Francaises d’Anesthesie et de Reanimation, 13 (1), pp. 62-67. Cited 4 times. Source: Scopus
Urciuoli, R., Tommasino, C.
Acute stage of spinal injury (physiopathology). “Ischemic damage to the spinal cord” [Fase acuta del trauma vertebro midollare (fisiopatologia). “Sofferenza ischemica midollare”.]
(1993) Agressologie, 34 Spec No 2, p. 63.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Grana, C., Lucignani, G., Beretta, L., Torri, G., Fazio, F.
Cerebral metabolism with PET methods in patients in coma and in postcomatose syndrome. A prognostic index? [Metabolismo cerebrale mediante metodica PET nel paziente in coma e nelle sindromi postcomatose. Un indice prognostico?] (1993) Minerva Anestesiologica, 59 (12), pp. 837-841. Cited 1 time.
Source: Scopus
Beretta, L., Tommasino, C., Dell’Acqua, A., Settembre, A., Giudici, D., Ferrari da Passano, C.
Cerebral blood flow: is an evaluation possible during CPR? [Il flusso ematico cerebrale: è possibile una sua valutazione durante CPR?]
(1993) Minerva Anestesiologica, 59 (10 Suppl 3), pp. 7-11.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Graziano, D.V., Ori, C., Parma, A., Urciuoli, R.
Group of study SIAARTI of anesthesia and recovery for neurosurgery and neurology. Present and future [Gruppo di studio SIAARTI di anestesia e rianimazione per la neurochirugia e la neurologia. Presente e futuro.] (1993) Minerva Anestesiologica, 59 (1-2), pp. 55-59.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Beretta, L., Dell’Acqua, A., Rizzardi, R., Ferrari da Passano, C.
Transcranial Doppler for the monitoring of gas embolism in neurosurgical operations in the sitting position [Doppler transcranico per il monitoraggio dell’embolia gassosa negli interventi neurochirurgici in posizione seduta.] (1992) Minerva Anestesiologica, 58 (12), pp. 1311-1314. Cited 2 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Anesthesiologic treatment of the patient with cerebrovascular insufficiency [Trattamento anestesiologico del paziente con insufficienza cerebrovascolare.] (1992) Minerva Anestesiologica, 58 (10), pp. 787-788.
Source: Scopus
Beretta, L., Dell’Acqua, A., Giorgi, E., Napolitano, L., Tommasino, C., Righi, C.,
Ferrari da Passano, C., Motti, E.
Complications during preoperative embolization in intracranial meningioma [Complicanza in corso di embolizzazione pre-operatoria di meningioma intracranico.] (1992) Minerva Anestesiologica, 58 (4 Suppl 1), pp. 111-114. Cited 6 times.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Postoperative cerebral edema. Physiopathology of the edema and medical
therapy [Edema cerebrale post-operatorio. Fisiopatologia dell’edema e terapia medica.] (1992) Minerva Anestesiologica, 58 (4 Suppl 1), pp. 35-42. Cited 10 times.
Source: Scopus
Fazio, F., Tommasino, C.
Nuclear medicine and the critical patient [Medicina Nucleare e paziente critico.]
(1991) Minerva Anestesiologica, 57 (11), pp. 1215-1218. 11
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Beretta, L., Cozzi, S., Paolillo, G., Torri, G.
Monitoring of pediatric patients undergoing magnetic resonance diagnosis with a superconducting magnet [Il monitoraggio del paziente pediatrico in corso di risonanza magnetica con un magnete superconduttore.]
(1991) Minerva Anestesiologica, 57 (1-2), pp. 7-11.
Source: Scopus
Petraglia, A., Scarpitta, M., Ansalone, D., Consoli, A., Sanseviero, S., De Vito, E.,
Tommasino, C., Mansi, M.
Respiratory rehabilitation: Definition, pathophysiological background and
clinico-functional evaluation [LA RIABILITAZIONE RESPIRATORIA: DEFINIZIONE, BASI FISIOPATOLOGISCHE E BILANCIO CLINICO-FUNZIONALE (PARTE PRIMA)] (1990) Rivista di Patologia e Clinica della Tubercolosi e di Pneumologia, 61 (5-6), pp. 271-280. Source: Scopus
Beretta, L., Sacchi, L., Tommasino, C., Napolitano, L., Piccoli, S., Cozzi, S., Citerio, G., Ferrari da Passano, C.
Pulse oximetry monitoring in the diagnosis of gas embolism in neurosurgery
[Il monitoraggio con saturimetria a polso nella diagnosi di embolia gassosa in neurochirurgia.]
(1990) Minerva Anestesiologica, 56 (10), pp. 1035-1037. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Paolillo, G., Beretta, L., Torri, G.
Argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency and Reye syndrome-like presentation
(1990) Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 2 (1), p. 59. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C.
Anesthesia and cerebral coupling (I)
(1990) Journal of Neurosurgery, 73 (4), p. 644. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Moore, S., Todd, M.M.
Cerebral effects of isovolemic hemodilution with crystalloid or colloid solutions
(1988) Critical Care Medicine, 16 (9), pp. 862-868. Cited 44 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Scafuro, M., Di Gregorio, A.M., Miele, E., Cafaggi, G.
Fentanyl-induced rigidity at the emergence from anesthesia. Description of a case [RIGIDTA DA FENTANYL ALL’EMERGENZA DELL’ANESTESIA. DESCRIZIONE DI UN CASO CLINCIO]
(1987) Minerva Anestesiologica, 53 (5), pp. 325-327.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Di Gregorio, A.M., Scafuro, M., Cafaggi, G., Mancini, R., Albanese, V., Picozzi, P.
Postoperative hypertensive pneumocephalus. Description of 2 clinical cases
[Pneumocefalo iperteso postoperatorio. Descrizione di due casi clinici.]
(1987) Minerva Anestesiologica, 53 (5), pp. 339-343. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Mastronardi, P., Cafiero, T., Shapiro, H.M.
Local cerebral blood flow and metabolic coupling at different levels of isoflurane anesthesia in the rat [EFFETTI DELL’ISOFLURANE SUL ‘COUPLING’ TRA FLUSSO E METABOLISMO CEREBRALE NEL RATTO]
(1986) Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica, 37 (1), pp. 174-178.
Source: Scopus
Maekawa, T., Tommasino, C., Shapiro, H.M.
Local cerebral blood flow and glucose utilization during isoflurane anesthesia in the rat
(1986) Anesthesiology, 65 (2), pp. 144-151. Cited 67 times.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Maekawa, T., Shapiro, H.M.
Local cerebral blood flow during lidocaine-induced seizures in rats
(1986) Anesthesiology, 64 (6), pp. 771-777. Cited 6 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Cafaggi, G., Scafuro, A.
Deliberate hypotension with isoflurane in neuroanesthesia [IPOTENSIONE CONTROLLATA INDOTTA CON ISOFLURANE IN NEUROANESTESIA] (1986) Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica, 37 (1), pp. 169-173.
Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Mastronardi, P.
Anesthesia and intracranial pressure: Pharmacology [ANESTESIA E PRESSIONE ENDOCRANICA. FARMACOLOGIA ATTUALE: BILANCIO E PROSPETTIVE] (1985) Minerva Anestesiologica, 51 (10), pp. 483-490.
Source: Scopus
Todd, M.M., Tommasino, C., Moore, S.
Cerebral effects of isovolemic hemodilution with a hypertonic saline solution
(1985) Journal of Neurosurgery, 63 (6), pp. 944-948. Cited 45 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Mastronardi, P., Cafiero, T.
Local cerebral metabolic patterns during EEG epileptoid activity elicited by anesthetic drugs [METABOLISMO CEREBRALE LOCALE IN CORSO DI FENOMENI EPILETTICI INDOTTI DA FARMACI ANESTETICI]
(1985) Bollettino – Lega Italiana contro l’Epilessia, NO.51-52, pp. 219-221. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Todd, M.M., Shapiro, H.H.
Intracranial pressure and cerebral edema in normovolemic hemodilution [PRESSIONE INTRACRANICA ED EDEMA CEREBRALE IN CORSO DI
EMODILUIZIONE NORMOVOLEMICA]
(1985) Minerva Anestesiologica, 51 (10), pp. 547-550. Source: Scopus
Todd, M.M., Tommasino, C., Shapiro, H.M.
Cerebrovascular effects of prolonged hypocarbia and hypercarbia after experimental global ischemia in cats
(1985) Critical Care Medicine, 13 (9), pp. 720-723. Cited 7 times.
Source: Scopus
Scafuro, M., Tommasino, C., Di Gregorio, A.M., Cafaggi, G.
Fentanyl-nitrous oxide anesthesia in spinal cord injuries
(1984) Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences, 28 (3-4), pp. 233-235. Source: Scopus
Iarussi, D., Bordi, B., Vitale, P., Gualtieri, S., Pisacane, C., Tommasino, C., Iaccarino, G.
Left ventricular function in subjects with porphyria cutanea tarda [Studio della funzione ventricolare sinistra in soggetti con porfiria cutanea tarda.] (1984) Cardiologia, 29 (7-8), pp. 387-394.
Source: Scopus
Maekawa, T., Tommasino, C., Shapiro, H.M.
Local cerebral blood flow with fentanyl-induced seizures
(1984) Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 4 (1), pp. 88-95. Cited 5 times. Source: Scopus
Tommasino, C., Maekawa, T., Shapiro, H.M.
Fentanyl-induced seizures activate subcortical brain metabolism
(1984) Anesthesiology, 60 (4), pp. 283-290. Cited 25 times. Source: Scopus
Mazzarella, B., Mastronardi, P., Cafaggi, G., Tommasino, C.
Labetalol and controlled hypotension in neurosurgery [IL LABETALOLO PER L’IPOTENSIONE CONTROLLATA IN NEUROCHIRURGIA] (1982) Acta Anaesthesiologica Italica, 33 (6), pp. 1027-1032.
Source: Scopus
Mastrosimone, F., Mastronardi, P., Tommasino, C., Ronga, B.
Current pharmacological views on the organic psychosyndrome due to ECT [ATTUALI ORIENTAMENTI FARMACOLOGICA NELLA PSICO-SINDROME ORGANICA DA ELETTROSHOCK]
(1981) Clinica Europea, 20 (1), pp. 134-144.
Source: Scopus
Albanese, V., Tommasino, C., Spadaro, A., Tomasello, F.
A transbasisphenoidal approach for selective occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats
(1980) Experientia, 36 (11), pp. 1302-1304. Cited 3 times.
Source: Scopus
Albanese, V., Tomasello, F., Tommasino, C., Iannotti, F.
Endarterectomy of the carotid artery. Criteria for selection of patients and methods of cerebral protection [Endoarteriectomia della carotide. Criteri di selezione dei pazienti e metodiche di protezione cerebrale.]
(1980) Acta neurologica. Quaderni, 41, pp. 96-104.
Source: Scopus
Mastronardi, P., Cafaggi, G., Tommasino, C.
Ethrane in anesthesia for microneurosurgery [L’ETHRANE NELL’ANESTESIA PER LA MICRONEUROCHIRURGIA]
(1980) Rassegna Internazionale di Clinica e Terapia, 60 (2), pp. 115-119.
Source: Scopus
Mastronardi, P., Tommasino, C., Torre, V.
Preliminary clinical observations on the use of RO 5-4200 (Roipnol) in anesthesia for electroshock therapy [Prime osservazioni cliniche sull’impiego del RO 5-4200 (“Roipnol”) nella narcosi per elettroshock-terapia.]
(1977) Minerva Anestesiologica, 43 (11-12), pp. 615-617.
Source: Scopus
Dr. Alexopoulos, a Cardiovascular and Transplant Anesthesiologist and Intensivist. Dr. Alexopoulos serves as the Co-Director of Cardiac Anesthesia and the Educational Lead in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). He completed his residency and fellowship training at McGill University and Toronto General Hospital. With a focus on cardiovascular anesthesia and critical care, he’s contributed internationally in ECMO and circulatory support education. His area of academic interest includes medical education, cardiovascular intensive care and mechanical circulatory support.
Lawrence C. Tsen, MD
Lawrence C. Tsen, MD is an Associate Professor in Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School and Director of Anesthesia for the Center for Reproductive Medicine, in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Tsen’s research focuses on the assessment of novel agents and techniques for labor analgesia, the optimization of maternal and fetal physiology during the peripartum period, and professionalism and wellness for healthcare providers. He has authored over 180 peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters and is the recipient of several research and teaching awards. He serves as Chair for the MassGeneralBrigham Human Research Office/Institutional Review Board and as a member of several global Research Grant Review Boards.
Dr. Tsen has served as President for the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology and Editor in Chief for the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. He currently serves as Editor for Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practices and is on the editorial boards of a number of anesthesia journals. Dr. Tsen’s favorite activity is being “dad” to his three children and playing jazz piano.
Short Bio – G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE, FSCAI
Dr. G. Burkhard Mackensen is the Allan J. Treuer Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology and Chair of the University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine in Seattle, WA. He also serves as the Director of Interventional Echocardiography at the UW Medicine Heart Institute.
Dr. Mackensen is a practicing cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and a key member of the UW structural heart valve team. As an internationally recognized expert in perioperative and interventional echocardiography, Dr. Mackensen is intimately involved in multidisciplinary efforts that aim to advance minimally invasive transcatheter cardiovascular care. He has given numerous national and international lectures on the role of 2D and 3D TEE in interventional/structural heart disease and surgical decision making, and has published over 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and is the author of more than 20 book chapters.
As a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), Dr. Mackensen is the Chair of the ASE’s Industry Relations Committee (IRT) and the immediate past Chair of the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography (COPE). Dr. Mackensen also represents the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) at the echocardiography board of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) and as part of that board created the opportunity for perioperative echocardiography services to be accredited by the IAC.
G. Burkhard Mackensen, MD, PhD, FASE, FSCAI
Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Allan J. Treuer Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology
Director of Interventional Echocardiography
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
JM Constantin is Head of the Intensive Care Unit at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris and Professor of Medicine at the Sorbonne University. He also heads the clinical research group on anesthesia and intensive care at the same university. His main research themes are mechanical ventilation, ARDS and sedation-rehabilitation in intensive care. He has published over 300 articles in these fields. He is President of the French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SFAR).
Vincent Bonhomme is Head and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University Hospital of Liege and the University of Liege, Belgium, as well as the Principal Investigator of the Anesthesia and Intensive Care Laboratory, GIGA-Consciousness Thematic Unit, GIGA Research, Liege University, Belgium. He is deeply involved in the Belgian Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine, and Pain management (BeSARPP), a titulary Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica, and the co-Chair of the Forum 3 – Organs of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). His main clinical activity englobes neurosurgical anesthesiology and algology. He has long been involved in clinical and fundamental research, with main topics of interest including, among others, the brain mechanisms of the alteration of consciousness during general anesthesia and nociception monitoring. He is the author or co-author of more than 160 publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as of several book chapters.
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