Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

Anesthesiology

Doctor Peter Szmuk, MD practices Anesthesiology. Doctor Peter Szmuk, MD has written publications. He has 100 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Skin vasomotor reflex as a measure of depth of anesthesia.'

Publications

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• Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age after general anaesthesia and awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international multicentre, randomised contro...
• Intraocular Pressure in Pediatric Patients During Prone Surgery.
• The VeinViewer Vascular Imaging System Worsens First-Attempt Cannulation Rate for Experienced Nurses in Infants and Children with Anticipated Difficult Intravenous Acc...
• Drug-induced sleep endoscopy for upper airway evaluation in children with obstructive sleep apnea.
• Perioperative metabolic alkalemia is more frequent than metabolic acidemia in major elective abdominal surgery.
• Airway obstruction due to endotracheal tube's lumen collapse secondary to cuff.
• Withdrawal from multiple sedative agent therapy in an infant: is dexmedetomidine the cause or the cure?
• Use of needle-free injection systems to alleviate needle phobia and pain at injection.
• Accurate neurovision electrode placement for recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during neck surgery.
• Gastroesophageal regurgitation during anesthesia and controlled ventilation with six airway devices.
• A prospective, randomized comparison of cobra perilaryngeal airway and laryngeal mask airway unique in pediatric patients.
• Airway rescue using an "undersized" CobraPLA during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Identification of the epidural space using pressure measurement with the compuflo injection pump--a pilot study.
• Listening to music during anesthesia does not reduce the sevoflurane concentration needed to maintain a constant bispectral index.
• The effects of remifentanil or acetaminophen with epidural ropivacaine on body temperature during labor.
• An evaluation of the T-Line Tensymeter continuous noninvasive blood pressure device during induced hypotension.
• A brief history of tracheostomy and tracheal intubation, from the Bronze Age to the Space Age.
• Correct depth of insertion of right internal jugular central venous catheters based on external landmarks: avoiding the right atrium.
• More or less CHAOS: case report and literature review suggesting the existence of a distinct subtype of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome.
• The sedative effect of high dose lidocaine.
• Use of CobraPLUS for airway management in a child with tracheomalacia.
• The importance of blood sampling site for determination of hemoglobin and biochemistry values in major abdominal and orthopedic surgery.
• Teaching and operating room efficiency.
• The CobraPLA basic design has been modified to aid insertion.
• Proper insertion depth of endotracheal tubes in adults by topographic landmarks measurements.
• The outcome of preterm neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage delivered with intravenous meperidine or epidural analgesia.
• The accuracy of electrocardiogram-controlled central line placement.
• Tube obstruction of CobraPLA in a patient with fixed flexed neck.
• Recent trends in tracheal intubation: emphasis on the difficult airway.
• Teaching airway management is dependent on the knowledge of the teachers.
• Correct sizing of the CobraPLA is necessary for valid study results.
• Comparison of hemodynamic profiles in transurethral resection of prostate vs transurethral resection of urinary bladder tumors during spinal anesthesia: a bioimpedance...
• Morbidly obese patients are hemodynamically stable during laparoscopic surgery: a thoracic bioimpedance study.
• Use of the Rapiscope vs chest auscultation for detection of accidental bronchial intubation in non-obese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• The role of anesthesiologists in the selection and administration of perioperative antibiotics: a survey of the American Association of Clinical Directors.
• Phosphate salt bowel preparation regimens alter perioperative acid-base and electrolyte balance.
• Use of CobraPLA as a conduit for fiberoptic intubation in a child with neck instability.
• Appropriate response to hypotension.
• Anaesthetic management of thoracopagus twins with complex cyanotic heart disease for cardiac assessment: special considerations related to ventilation and cross-circul...
• Difficult intubation in thoracopagus twins in MRI suite.
• Use of CobraPLA for airway management in a neonate with Desbuquois syndrome. Case report and anesthetic implications.
• CobraPLA as a conduit for flexible bronchoscopy in a child under general anaesthesia.
• Use of a new supraglottic airway device--the CobraPLA--in a ''difficult to intubate/difficult to ventilate'' scenario.
• Nasal versus oral fiberoptic intubation via a cuffed oropharyngeal airway (COPA) during spontaneous ventilation.
• Anesthesia for restrictive bariatric surgery (gastric bypass not included): laparoscopic vs open procedures.
• Internal or external diameter?
• Tracheal intubation in obese patients.
• Difficult airway management practice patterns among anesthesiologists practicing in the United States: have we made any progress?
• Anaesthesia for magnetoencephalography in children with intractable seizures.
• Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients by ultrasound quantification of anterior neck soft tissue.
• Changes in onset time of rocuronium in patients pretreated with ephedrine and esmolol--the role of cardiac output.
• Difficult airway management patterns among attending anaesthetists practising in Israel.
• Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis: the role of the anesthesiologist.
• The effects of hydration on core temperature in pediatric surgical patients.
• Increased body mass index per se is not a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy.
• The endotracheal tube moves more often in obese patients undergoing laparoscopy compared with open abdominal surgery.
• Endotracheal intubation with a gum-elastic bougie in unanticipated difficult direct laryngoscopy: comparison of a blind technique versus indirect laryngoscopy with a l...
• Development criteria for academic leadership in anesthesiology: have they changed?
• [The significance and cost of preoperative laboratory screening in young healthy patients in a public hospital in Israel].
• A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with halothane in neonates and infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. II. Perioperative breathing patterns in neonat...
• A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with halothane in neonates and infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. I. Emergence and recovery profiles.
• Difficult airway in obstetric anesthesia: a review.
• The incidence of class "zero" airway and the impact of Mallampati score, age, sex, and body mass index on prediction of laryngoscopy grade.
• Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for Cesarean section in a patient with peripartum dilated cardiomyopathy.
• Body morphology and the speed of cutaneous rewarming.
• Accidental extreme neck extension during repositioning of an operating room table.
• Anesthetic management of a patient with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and limited mouth opening.
• Use of a ventilating tube exchanger in patients undergoing tracheostomy: report of two cases.
• Carotid artery-internal jugular vein fistula: A complication of internal jugular vein catheterization.
• Sonoclot analysis in healthy children.
• Celite-activated thrombelastography in children.
• Antinociceptive and cardiovascular properties of esmolol following formalin injection in rats.
• A warm air blanket causes intraoperative airway obstruction.
• Peripartum general anasthesia without tracheal intubation: incidence of aspiration pneumonia.
• The onset time of rocuronium is slowed by esmolol and accelerated by ephedrine.
• Use of cuffed oropharyngeal vs laryngeal mask airway in elderly patients.
• Modified esophageal detector device.
• Skin vasomotor reflex as a measure of depth of anesthesia.
• Oral clonidine premedication does not prolong analgesia after herniorrhaphy under subarachnoid anesthesia.
• Pharyngoscopic views.
• Spinal anesthesia speeds active postoperative rewarming.
• Abbreviated laparotomy and planned re-operation.
• Anaesthesia for Hecht Beals syndrome.
• Intramuscular rocuronium.
• Central anticholinergic syndrome complicating management of a difficult airway.
• Anaesthetic management for Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.
• Combined lumbosacral plexus block.
• Hypotension and spinal anesthesia.
• Adult respiratory distress syndrome after radical neck dissection.
• Laryngeal mask and pulmonary edema.
• Delayed-onset meningitis after spinal anesthesia.
• Anaesthesia for Golz-Gorlin syndrome.
• [Benefits of perioperative hemodynamic monitoring in coronary patients].
• Alfentanil and propofol for difficult intubation?
• Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in a patient requiring continuous positive airway pressure.
• Regional anaesthesia for circumcision in adults: a comparative study.
• Perioperative torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia induced by hypocalcemia and hypokalemia.
• An unusual case of failure to ventilate the lungs.
• [Combined intrapleural and low epidural anesthesia for upper abdominal surgery].

Doctors Specialties

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• Anesthesiology

Accepted Insurances

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Hospital

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• Children's Health System of Texas
• Parkland Health & Hospital System
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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