DAPM @ ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024
On October 18, 2024, the City of Brotherly Love began welcoming UCLA DAPM faculty and resident physicians and administrative staff to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting, ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024. It was a weekend full of connecting with colleagues from across the country, attending presentations and workshops, and learning about the latest ideas and innovations.
Here were all DAPM presentations, posters, and awards from 2024:
Best Abstracts
Development of a perioperative predictive model for postoperative major complications: Arabdha Biswas, BS, Tiffany Williams, MD, PhD, Theodora Wingert, MD, Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD, Jeffrey N. Chiang, PhD
Inhibition Rescues Pulmonary Hypertension-Induced Right Ventricular Failure: John Park, MD, PhD, Soban Umar, MD, PhD
Special Meetings
Understanding and Addressing the Anesthesia Workforce Supply and Demand Balance: Moderator – Dan Cole, MD; Speaker – Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
FAER/eSAS Day for New Researchers: Sungsoo “Danny” Kim, MD, MS, PhD – FAER Resident Scholar Award
Intraoperative Deep Learning Model for Imputation of the Continuous CVP and PAP Waveforms from Minimally Invasive Measurements: Sungsoo Danny Kim, MD, MS, PhD, Alan Bovik, PhD, Mia Markey, Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
33rd Journal Symposium: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics in Anesthesiology. Artificial Intelligence in Hemodynamic Management – Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology Patrick P. Sim Forum: The Process of Discovery: Advancing Modern Medicine: Moderator and Lead Speaker - Jane Moon, MD
Oral Presentations
Neurocognitive Function at Discharge following Administration of Midazolam or Remimazolam for Cataract Surgery: Gundappa Neelakanta, MB, BS, Suraj Kulkarni, Zhuang Fang, MD
Perioperative Adverse Events in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients undergoing Gastrostomy Tube Placement: Lindsay Brown, MD, Theodora Wingert, MD, Rebecca Toohey, MD, Lisa Lee, MD
Geriatric Anesthesia: Robert Whittington, MD – Moderator
Differences between Subjective and Objective Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with End Stage Renal Disease: Leslie Wann, BA, Howard Hing, Tina Keshishian, BA, Stephanie-Dee Sarovich, BA, Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH
Feasibility Study on the Implementation of Early Delirium Screening to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Lexy Anderson, BS, Zarah Antongiorgi, MD, Natalie Moreland, MD, Victor Duval, MD, M. Scott Vandiver, MD, PhD, Cecilia Canales
Paper Posters
Intraoperative Hemodynamics and Postoperative Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation: Searching for the Optimal Mean Arterial Pressure: Victor Xia, MD, Chinnarat Pongpruska, MD, Nutchanok Khampitak, MD, Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD
Adult Preoperative Fasting and Clinical Aspiration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Recent Literature: Stephanie Lam, DO, Maxime Cannesson, MD, PHD, Antonia Osuna-Garcia, MLS, Edward Livingston, MD
Fatal Pulmonary Emboli and Ischemic Stroke with Hemorrhagic Conversion in a Patient with a Patent Foramen Ovale: Andrea Antenucci, MD, Fadi Dahoud, BS, Dustin Roberts, MD, Soban Umar, MD, PhD
Anesthetic Approach to the Resection of Large Multinodular Goiter Requiring Sternotomy: Sonali Nayak, MD, Dane Saksa, MD, MBA
Anesthetic Considerations and Management of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) undergoing General Anesthesia: A Case Study: Thang Tran, MD, Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH
Perioperative Hemodynamic Management for Surgical Debulking of Metastatic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Danny Le, MD, Micaela Zywicki, MD, Leo L. Li, MD
Esophagectomy complicated by malignant invasion of mainstem bronchus; A review of the mechanics of single-lung ventilation: Joseph Bello, MD, MS
Persistently Low Pulse Oximetry Reading Following Isosulfan Blue Dye Administration: A Case Report: Michaelyn Nguyen, MD, Ryan H. Bakhit, DO, MHS
Clear Passage: Managing Trismus and Hematemesis via Awake Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation: Emmanuel Seyoum, MD, Aleena Imran, BA, Parisa Partownavid, MD
ePosters
Do Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Lactate, and Base Deficit Accurately Predict Degree of Hemorrhage and Need for Transfusion Versus Volume Resuscitation or Vasoconstriction: Retrospective Evaluation in Canine Hemorrhagic Shock as Assessed by Significant Hypovolemia/Hypotension Model: Jonathan Jahr, MD, PhD, FASA, Jonathan Dang, BS, Ashley Tong, BS, Stephanie Iskander, Tristan Grogan, MS, Robert Gunther, PhD, Bernd Gunther, VMD
LOXL2 Inhibition Rescues Pulmonary Hypertension-Induced Right Ventricular Failure: John Park, MD, PhD, Soban Umar, MD, PhD
Machine Learning to predict normal & high central venous pressure using features extracted from photoplethysmography (PPG) waveforms: Ravi Pal, PhD, Akos Rudas, PhD, Sunny Vinay, Jeffrey N. Chiang, PhD, Tiffany M. Williams, MD, PhD, Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD
Association between Premedication in Frail Older Adults undergoing Neuraxial Procedures and Post-operative Delirium: Raina Serota, BS, James Elkins, BS, Howard Hing, Stephane-Dee Sarovich, BS, Natale Naim, MD, Siamak Rahman, MD, Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preoperative Anxiolytic Medication Delivery: Derek Pan, BS, Gundappa Neelakanta, MB, BS, Tristan Grogan, MS
Factors Associated with Improved Perioperative Rapport between Patients and their Anesthesiologist: Boss Le, BS, Fahim Mahmud, MD, Oladunni Alomaja, BS, Erica Parker, MD, Jason Lee, MD
Identifying Targets for Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Screen for Frailty: Leslie Wann, BA, Einat Mazor, BA, Joshua Smith, BA, Ashie Kapoor, MD, Scott Vandiver, MD, PhD, Sumit Singh, MD, Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH
The Perioperative Mystical Experience from the Multimodal KE622 Sedation Could be Beneficial for Patient Brain Health: Kirolos Sami, MD, Maegan Lu, MD, Tristan Grogan, MS, Natalie Chow, Christine Nguyen Buckley, MD, Zhuang Fang, MD, FASA
A Comparative Analysis of Intravenous Sedation for Ophthalmic Surgery in Elderly and Obese Patients: Victoria Starks, MD, Zhuang Fang, MD, FASA, Fiona Crampton, MD, Christine Nguyen-Buckley, MD, Lindsay Brown, MD, Tristan Grogan, MS
Medically Challenging Cases
Mitochondrial Disease and Monitored Anesthesia Care in an ambulatory surgery setting: Allen Le, MD, Brandon Ngo, BS, Zhuang Fang, MD
Anesthetic Management for a Patient with Severe Baroreflex Failure: Edward Mezian, MD, Linda Li, MD
Challenging Airway Considerations and Management for Complex IR Embolization of Angiosarcoma of Upper Palate: George Lee, MD, Neil Shaw, MD
Acute Airway Management following Penetrating Subglottic Tracheal Trauma: Lauren Ellis, MD, MS, Andrea Poon, MD
Inadvertent Intradural Injection during Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection: A Rare Complication with Significant Implications: Fadi Dahoud, BS, Laura Pasternack, MD, Alex Pham, MD, Sandra Sacks, MD, MEd
A Case of Pancreatitis-Panniculitis-Polyarthritis Syndrome: Tackling Cancer Pain with a Rare Condition: Varina Clark Onwunyi, MD, Bi Mo, MD, MPH, Sandra Sacks, MD, Med.
Medically Challenging Cases: MCC Facilitator – Elaine Liew, MD, FRCA
Neuraxial Anesthesia in an Obstetric Patient with Thrombocytopenia after Liver Transplant: Nilson Wu, MD, Tina Yu, MD, Catherine Cha, MD
Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine Induction for a Difficult Airway Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Case: Andy Moon, MD, Reza Borna, MD
Probable Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity in an Elderly Patient with Significant Cardiac Disease: Mishan Rambukwella, MD, Steve Kwon, MD, Pamela Chia, MD, Kenneth Higgins, MD
Monitor 20. Primary Neuraxial Anesthetic for Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device: Julia Klein, MD, Hanin Sheikh, MD, Kenneth E. Higgins, MD, John W. Patton III, MD, Benjamin Chu, MD
Monitor 8. Troubling Tracheostomy: Fiberoptic-Assisted Oral Intubation in a Patient with Multiple Tracheal and Hypopharyngeal Defect: Nicole Nguyen, MD, Jordan Francke, MD, MPH, Cecilia Canales, MD, MPH, Brannon Altenhofen, MD
Perioperative Management of Pediatric Liver Transplantation for AKR1D1 Deficiency: Desmond Lowe, MD, Christopher Wray, MD
Mitigating Pediatric Airway Compromise from Thyroid Mass with Preemptive VV-ECMO Strategy: Rebecca Toohey, MD, Lindsay Brown, MD, Sohit Kantora, MD, Ihab Ayad, MD
Medically Challenging Cases 130: MCC Facilitator (Monitor 10) – Jack Buckley, MD, FASA
Unexpected Subdural Hematoma after Dural Puncture Epidural, a case without warning signs: Allen Le, MD, Brandon Ngo, BS, Jason Hirsch, MD, Tina Yu, MD
Panels
Rapid-Fire Cases of Patients with High-Risk Cardiac Disease Presenting for Non-cardiac Surgery: Tiffany Williams, MD, PhD – The Patient with a Single Ventricle Presenting with a Humerus Fracture
Perioperative Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) and Anesthesiology: Sandra Sacks, MD, Med – Perioperative Discussions from an Anesthesiologist Perspective
Why Does Global Health Matter to the ASA?: Betelehem Asnake, MD – From Ethiopia to UCLA and Back: My Journey to Impact Anesthesia
A Case-Based Discussion of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Tips and Tricks from the Experts Tiffany Williams, MD, PhD – The Single Ventricle, a Setup for Multiple Problems
Well-Being in Anesthesiology: Intersections with Quality & Safety; Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; and Career Development: K. Elliott Higgins, MD – Perioperative Health and Well-Being; Emily Methangkool, MD – Quality and Patient Safety
Disparities in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: What is the Problem and How Can We Eliminate Them?: John Wesley Patton, MD – Disparities in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management
Quality Reporting and Value-Based Payments: Does the Current System Work for Anesthesiologists? Jonathan Pregler, MD – Medicare Payments and Anesthesiologists
Subspecialty Panels
Perioperative Care of the Pregnant Patient with Cardiovascular Disease – What to Do, What Not to Do, and Everything in Between: Co-Moderator – Jonathan Ho, MD
Hands-on Workshops
High-Yield Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Every Anesthesiologist: Rana Movahedi, MD, FASA – Upper Limb Blocks
ASA Diagnostic POCUS Certificate Part 2 Workshop: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Image Acquisition: Tiffany Williams, MD, PhD
High-Yield Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Every Anesthesiologist: Rana Movahedi, MD, FASA – Speaker
Clinical Forums
Brain Freeze! How Cognitive Overload Affects Patient Safety, and How We Can Work to Overcome It: Emily Methangkool, MD – When Solutions Become the Problem: How Cognitive Overload Impacts Patient Safety
Intraoperative Thoracic and Airway Disasters: Who Said Thoracic Day is Easy? Sophia Poorsattar, MD – No One Said There Would Be Days Like These: Intraoperative Management of Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Problem-Based Learning Discussions
Perioperative Pain Medicine in Multi-specialty Anesthesiology Practice for Patients with Long COVID Pain Syndrome: Eric Hsu, MD – Table 1
Perioperative Pain Medicine in Multi-specialty Anesthesiology Practice for Patients with Long COVID Pain Syndrome: Eric Hsu, MD – Table 12
Snap-Talks
ALERT! What Do I Need to Know About Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring? Natalie Moreland, MD – Why Do We Care About Amplitudes and Latency? SSEPs for the General Anesthesiologist
Anesthesia X: Hot Innovations in Perioperative Management Technologies: Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD – POCUS Technology for Preoperative Cardiovascular Assessment
Golden Opportunities in the Golden Years: Comprehensive Care for Geriatric Patients: Sandra Sacks, MD, Med. – Post-operative Pain Management