Resident And Fellow Scholarly Activity

2011 Midwestern Anesthesiology Residents Conference (MARC)

Of the 24 oral and 3 poster presentations by the housestaff, over half of them received awards:

16 housestaff earned six- 1st place, five- 2nd place, and four- 3rd place awards. Out of 23 participating medical centers, Northwestern tied for the second most number of total awards and earned the second most number of 1st place awards.

Resident physicians Ryan Pollina, Jami Eidem, Ronen Harris, Rachel Kacmar, and Ying Zhu holding awards.

Housestaff	Category	Award	Title
Beckmann, Katharina	4- Equipment_Monitoring	2nd Place	A Comparison Between A Transfixing And Direct Puncture Technique On The Success Rate Of Arterial Line Cannulation In High Risk Patients.
Beckmann, Katharina	9- Patient_Safety	2nd Place	The Effect Of Blood Transfusion On Tumor Recurrence In Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Cambic, Angela	1- Airway	1st Place	A Dose Escalating Study on the Effect of Preoperative Systemic Dexamethasone on Postoperative Airway Morbidity After Outpatient Surgery
Cambic, Angela	10- Regional	3rd Place	A Dose Ranging Effect Of Preoperative Transverses Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block On Postoperative Quality Of Recovery In Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.
Cambic, Angela	2- Clinical_Pharmacology	2nd Place	A Meta-Analysis of the Dose Dependent Analgesic Effect of Single Dose Dexamethasone Administration for Postoperative Pain.
Chalifoux, Laurie	7- OB	1st Place	Use of Portable Transthoracic Echocardiography For Assessing Volume Status in Healthy, Term Parturients
Cox, Paul	8- Pain		PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS OF PAIN MEDICINE PHYSICIANS
Eidem, Jami	7- OB	1st Place	Subdural Hematoma After Attempted Combined Spinal-Epidural Labor Analgesia
Eisenberg, Paul	7- OB		Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Two Cases, Two Outcomes
Harris, Ronen	7- OB		COAGULOPATHY AND POST-PARTUM HEMMORRHAGE AFTER UNDERGOING SELECTIVE TERMINATION OF TWO FETUSES IN A TRIPLET PREGNANCY
Harris, Ronen	10- Regional		The Sensitivity of Systolic Blood Pressure Fluctuations Following a Test Dose to Confirm Correct Thoracic Epidural Placement
Hoxie, Silas	9- Patient_Safety		NEW ANTICOAGULANT DRUGS AND NEURAXIAL INJECTIONS
Kacmar, Rachel	4- Equipment_Monitoring		USE OF TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOR IN A PARTURIENT WITH SEVERE PULMONARY HTN IN WHOM PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERIZATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL
Kesner, Kimberly	6- Neuro	2nd Place	ANESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF WATERPIPE USE
Lim, Grace	7- OB		MANAGEMENT OF PERIPARTUM AORTIC DISSECTION
Nixon, Heather	3- Education	1st Place	Development of CEVL NEURAXIAL – A Computer-Enhanced Visual Learning Method to Augment the Teaching of Neuraxial Procedures in Obstetrical Anesthesiology
Peralta, Feyce	7- OB		Obese Parturients and the Incidence of Postdural Puncture Headache After Unintentional Dural Puncture
Pollina, Ryan	9- Patient_Safety	1st Place	DETERMINATION OF THE RESIDUAL ACTIVITY OF CLOPIDOGREL
Pollina, Ryan	10- Regional		ANATOMIC STUDY TO ASSIST IN ANKLE BLOCKS
Rahmani, Rodd	2- Clinical_Pharmacology		Dose Dependent Effect of Preoperative Dexamethasone on Pain and Analgesic Consumption Following Outpatient Gynecologic Laparoscopy
Rahmani, Rodd	10- Regional		Neuraxial Anesthesia Increases Relapse Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients After Primary Cytoreductive surgery
Shah, Nirav	7- OB	3rd Place	Efficacy of Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia in Women with Prior Discectomy Surgery
Spisak, Kristen	1- Airway	1st Place	Ultrasound Assisted Translaryngeal Block for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation
Spisak, Kristen	10- Regional	3rd Place	A Dose Ranging Effect of The Transversus Abdominis Block (TAP) Block on Postoperative Pain and Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Laparoscopic Surgery.
Sasso, Uma	7- OB	3rd Place	Unintentional Dural Puncture and Labor Outcome
Zendner, Amber	5- General	2nd Place	ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND NARCOLEPSY
Zhu, Ying	7- OB		Breakage of an Epidural Catheter Following Labor Analgesia

2010 Midwestern Anesthesiology Residents Conference (MARC)

Northwestern’s residents and fellows presented 35 abstracts in 13 out of 17 categories. Northwestern presented the second most number of abstracts and garnered five 1st Place Awards, the second most number of 1st Place Awards.

Resident Jami Eidem presents her poster along with Faculty Antoun Koht at the 2010 ASA.

Housestaff	Category	Award	Title
Buoy, Carl	Basic Science-Pharmacology		ESTIMATION OF THE CD50 AND LD50 OF AN N-LINKED SYMMETRICAL LIDOCAINE DIMER IN MICE
Stockman, Joel	clinical studies- pain		ULTRASOUND GUIDED AXILLARY NERVE BLOCKADE IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Agarwal, Deepti	clinical studies- pain	1st Place	DURATION OF EFFICACY OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC BLOCKS AND PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY LESIONING FOR OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Chalifoux, Laurie	clinical studies- pain	1st Place	EFFECT OF MANIPULATION OF THE PROGRAMMED INTERMITTENT BOLUS TIME INTERVAL AND INJECTION VOLUME ON TOTAL DRUG USE AND QUALITY OF LABOR EPIDURAL ANALGESIA.
Hulata, David	clinical studies- pain		CATHETER TIP LOCATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ANALGESIA REQUIREMENTS AFTER LOW THORACIC EPIDURAL PLACEMENT
Hulata, David	clinical studies- pain		THE ACCURACY OF PREOPERATIVE LANDMARK ASSESSMENT ON LOW THORACIC EPIDURAL CATHETER PLACEMENT
Lee, Johnny	clinical studies- pain		FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: A COMPARISON OF CONTINOUS FEMORAL NERVE AND OPIOD ANALGESIA IN THE PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD
Cambic, Angela	clinical studies- pain		ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) BLOCK IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN: AN OBSERVATIONAL ANALYSIS
Eisenberg, Paul	clinical studies- operative		SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN DURING CESAREAN DELIVERIES UNDER NEURAXIAL ANESTHESIA AND FETAL OUTCOMES: A META-ANALYSIS
Liu, Ken	clinical studies- operative		A COMPARISON OF TRANSCUTANEOUS AND NASAL END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENTS DURING DEEP SEDATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING AMBULATORY GYNECOLOGIC HYSTEROSCOPY
Narang, Shweta	clinical studies- perioperative		BARRIERS TO LABOR ANALGESIA
Chalifoux, Laurie	clinical studies- perioperative	1st Place	THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW DOSE INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE DURING CESAREAN DELIVERY, CHRONIC PAIN, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Dholakia, Palak	Complications in Anesthesia		ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA INJURY DURING LIVER RESECTION
Olson, Sarah	Complications in Anesthesia		NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION AFTER EPIDURAL BLOOD PATCH
Agarwal, Deepti	case report- OB		GILBERT’S SYNDROME IN THE PARTURIENT
Akikwala, Tulsi	case report- OB		ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION DURING OXYTOCIN ADMINISTRATION
Deer, Jeremy	case report- OB		TRANSFUSION-RELATED ANAPHYLAXIS DURING EMERGENT CESAREAN SECTION DELIVERY
Weingart, Adam	case report- patient safety		USE OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE
Spisak, Kristen	case report- peds		FUNCTIONAL ABDOMINAL PAIN: CAN AN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TAP BLOCK COME TO THE RESCUE?
Shah, Nirav	case report- peds		POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA FOLOWING SPINAL FUSION SURGERY IN CHILDREN: CAN EPIDURAL ANALGESIA ALONE DO THE TRICK?
Shah, Nirav	case report- peds		COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF 2-OCTYLCYANOACRYLATE (DERMABONDTM): CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST
Akikwala, Tulsi	case report- critical care/trauma		MEDIASTINAL MIGRATION OF SUBCLAVIAN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS
Sasso, Uma	case report- critical care/trauma		ABERRANT CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER PLACEMENT AND ASSOCIATED THROMBOSIS
Cambic, Angela	case report- neuroanesthesia	1st Place	CEREBRAL MYCOTIC ANEURYSM RESECTION IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERE ACUTE AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Chenault, Kristin	case report- neuroanesthesia		ADENOSINE-INDUCED FLOW ARREST IS A USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR CLIP LIGATION OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS FOR PATIENTS WITH LOEYS-DIETZ SYNDROME
Eidem, Jami	case report- neuroanesthesia		ACUTE BILATERAL DECREASE IN AMPLITUDE OF BRAINSTEM AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL DURING HYPERVENTILATION
Kalmanek, Katherine	case report- neuroanesthesia		HYPERKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS
Cohen, Joshua	case report- cardiac/thoracic		TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN AORTIC PSEUDOANEURYSM AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
Strandness, Tom	case report- cardiac/thoracic		CASE OF INTRAOPERATIVE POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
Eidem, Jami	case report- Airway/ENT		NASOTRACHEAL TUBE EXCHANGE VIA AIRWAY EXCHANGE CATHETER DURING MAXILLOMANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT SURGERY FOR OBSTUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Harris, Ronen	case report- Airway/ENT		AIRWAY MANAGEMENT FOR TRACHEAL RECONSTRUCTION OF CRITICAL TRACHEAL STENOSIS
Cox, Paul	case report- regional and acute/chronic pain		PULSE RADIOFREQUNCY AS TREATMENT FOR SYMPTOMATIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS: A CASE REPORT
Pollina, Ryan	case report- regional and acute/chronic pain		TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH MYELODYSPLASIA AND BRONCHECTASIS
Rodes, Meghan	case report- regional and acute/chronic pain	1st Place	SCALENE MUSCLE INJECTIONS IN THORACIC OUTLET SYNDRO
Trivedi, Premal	case report- regional and acute/chronic pain		SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK IN A PATIENT RECEIVING CLOPIDROGEL

2010 Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH)

Laurie A. Chalifoux, M.D., Christine S. Park, M.D., Sarah E. Olson, M.D., K. Elliott Higgins III, B.S., H. David Smith, PhD. A Comparison of Competency-specific vs. Generalized Checklists for the Evaluation of Resident Performance in Simulated Critical Events.

Sarah E. Olson, MD, Christine S. Park, MD, Megan R. Richert, MD, K. Elliott Higgins, BS, Ljuba Stojiljkovic, MD, PhD. Longitudinal Evaluation of Resident Performance in Simulated Scenarios Using Global Assessment Ratings.

Megan R. Richert, MD, Christine S. Park, MD, Laurie A. Chalifoux, MD, K. Elliott Higgins, BS, Ljuba Stojiljkovic, MD, PhD. Skill Retention in Critical Event Management One Year Following Simulation-Based Training.

Residents Megan Richert, Laurie Chalifoux,
Sarah Olson and Faculty Christine Park

2009 American Society of Regonal Anesthesia (ASRA)

Benzon HA, Benzon HT, Sekhadia M, Yaghmour E. Evoked Motor Response with Stimulation of the Deep Peroneal Nerve. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Benzon HT, Fragen R, Benzon HA, Robinson J. Spinal Anesthesia Five Days After Discontinuation of Clopidogrel. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Chekka K, Kendall M, Kozlov N, Nader A, McCarthy RJ. Ultrasound Guided, Nerve Stimulator Assisted Proximal Posterior Tibial Nerve Block: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Khandelwal N, Kendall MC, Doty Jr. R, Nader A, McCarthy RJ. Persistent Sciatic Artery: Implications for Sciatic Nerve Block. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Maniker R, Kendall MC, Chekka K, Nader A, McCarthy RJ. Saline injection used to facilitate removal of a knotted femoral catheter: a case report. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Nelson E, Kendall MC, Chung B, Nader A, McCarthy RJ. Post operative epidural analgesia may abolish newly developed phantom limb pain: A case report and literature review. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

Rodes M, Kendall MC, Chung B, Nader A, McCarthy R. The lateral circumflex femoral artery and its anatomical variation: an ultrasound study. ASRA. Phoenix, AZ. April 2009.

2009 Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)

Mandler T, Kendall MC, Nader A, McCarthy RJ. Evaluation of the Relationship of Femoral Nerve to the Femoral Artery Using Ultrasonography. SAMBA. May 2009.

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Rochlen LR, Afifi S, Ault M, Morris L, Naidech A, Trivedi P. Separate Designate Airway Emergency Team Improves Survival Rates at Hospital Discharge. SCCM. Jan. 2009.

2009 Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH)

Park CS, Rochlen LR, Vandenberg JB, Wade L, Templin R. Assessing Performance for Safety and Competence in Novice Residents Using High-Fidelity Simulation. SSH. Jan. 2009.

Rochlen LR, Park CS, Vandenberg JB, Wade L, Templin R, McCarthy R. Gender Influences Confidence, but not Performance after Training in Anesthetic Emergencies. SSH. Jan. 2009.

Vandenberg JB, Rochlen LR, Park CS, Wade L, Templin R. Effect of Internship Experience on Management of Simulated Acute Intra-Operative Events. SSH. Jan. 2009.

2009 Society for Obstetric Anesthesia (SOAP)

Cambic CR, Deleon A, McCarthy RJ. Analgesic Efficacy of the Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Block after the Administration of the Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Delivery. SOAP. Washington D.C. April 2009.

Lee AI, Healy L, Toledo P, ElSamadouny S, Kotis D, Wong CA. Retrospective Evaluation of the Impact of Implementation of an Oxytocin Administration Protocol on Uteronic Use and Maternal Hypotension. SOAP. Washington, D. C. April 2009.

Thach TT, Lee AI, Cambic CR, Wong CA. Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with a History of Acquired Long QT Syndrome. SOAP. Washington D.C. April 2009.

Toledo P, Wong CA, Shah N, McCarthy RJ, Sullivan JT. The Effect of Autonomic Nervous System Balance at Rest and Druing Parasympathetic Challenge on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Following Spinal Anesthesia. SOAP. Washington D.C. April 2009.

Wong CA, Lee AI, Gora RG, Ebarvia MJ, McCarthy RJ. A Randomized Trial of the Effect of Manipulation of the Programmed Intermittant Bolus Volume and Time Interval on the Extent of Sensory Blockade During Epidural Labor Analgesia. SOAP. Washington D.C. April 2009.

2009 Midwestern Anesthesiology Residents Conference (MARC)

Northwestern’s residents and fellows presented 38 abstracts representing 12 out of 15 categories. In addition, Northwestern presented the third highest number of abstracts. For the second year in a row, Northwestern garnered the most number of 1st Place Awards.

Housestaff	Category	Award	Title
Akikwala, Tulsi	10-pain		Saline injection used to faciliate removal of a knotted femoral catheter: a case report
Book, Heather	10-pain		Transient numbness and bowel incontinence after pcea boluses in a postoperative patient who had dural puncture
Khandelwal, Nita	10-pain		Relationship between femoral nerve catheter Distance and leakage
Kozlov, Natalie	10-pain		The needle orientation may influence the local anesthetic spread after femoral catheter placement. A prospective observational study
Nelson, Eric	10-pain		Post operative epidural analgesia may abolish newly developed phantom limb pain: a case report and literature review
Benzon, Hubert	9-regional		Deep peroneal nerve blockade using evoked motor response
Khandelwal, Nita	9-regional		Persistent sciatic artery: implications for sciatic nerve block
Lee, Johnny	9-regional		A case of Neuraxial Regional Technique for outpatient Microdiscectomy in a medically complicated patient
Mandler, Tessa	9-regional		Evaluation of the relationship of femoral nerve To the femoral artery using ultrasonography
Nava, Dean	9-regional		Ultrasound guided, nerve stimulator assisted proximal posterior tibial nerve block: prosective observational pilot study
Rodes, Meghan	9-regional	1st Place	The Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery and its Anatomical Variation: An Ultrasound Study
Youssefi, Rod	9-regional		Teaching ultrasound guidance for regional anesthesia: can serial mini-workshops improve resident proficiency?
Cambic, Christopher	6-OB	1st Place	Analgesic Efficacy of the Transversus Abdomins Plane (TAP) Block after the Administration of Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Delivery
Chenault, Kristin	6-OB	1st Place	The effect of live and web-based education on the accuracy of blood loss estimation
Kushelev, Michael	6-OB		A vaginal trial of labor in the setting of peripartum cardiomyopathy
Nava, Dean	6-OB		Low dose intravenous ketamine during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section does not reduce the need for postoperative supplemental analgesia
Nelson, Eric	6-OB	1st Place	Hemodynamic changes with spinal anesthesia during co-load with colloid vs. Crystalloid solutions
Panagopoulos, Electra	6-OB		Amniotic fluid embolism complicated by liver laceration in a patient undergoing primary cesarean delivery
Thach, Tien	6-OB	1st Place	Combined spinal epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a patient with a history of acquired long qt syndrome
Zhu, Ying	6-OB		Retrospective evaluation of the impact of implementation of an oxytocin administration protocol on uterotonic use and maternal hypotension
Chalifoux, Laurie	6-OB	1st Place	Cranial nerve vi palsy in a parturient after inadvertent dural puncture
Chalifoux, Laurie	6-OB	1st Place	A randomized trial of the effect of manipulation of the programmed intermittent bolus volume and time interval on the extent of sensory blockade during epidural labor analgesia
Crider, Steve	11-Pat. Safety		Femoral hematomas occurring in subjects with early Prophylactic anticoagulation following catheter placement: An ultrasound evaluation
Cambic, Christopher	13-Clin Pharm		The Effect of Ritonavir Administration on Plasma Fentanyl Levels during Epidural Administration: A Pharmacokinetic Simulation
Richert, Megan	1-airway		Glossopharyngeal nerve blocks for awake laryngeal mask airway insertion in an infant with peirre-robin syndrome: can a glidescope come to the rescue?
Serot, James	1-airway		Optimizing LMA Placement with Limited Intercisor distance
Silver, Gregory	2-pediatrics		Continuous femoral nerve catheter vs. Single shot femoral nerve block: which is more advantageous for acl repair?
Thach, Tien	3-CVT		Persistent left superior vena caca (plsvc): a case report of the intraoperative management for mitral valve repair in a patient with plsvc
Allen, Nadine	4-crit care		Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome and Cerebral Vascular Accident
Carabini, Louanne	4-crit care		A retrospective analysis of factors associated with survival after inpatient cardiac arrest
Dash, Anand	4-crit care	1st Place	Propofol infusion syndrome: a case report
Spisak, Kristen	5-transplant		Major hemorrhage after teeth extraction in a patient with subclinical vitamin k deficiency
Jahangiri, Farid	7-general		Case report: serotonergic medications in the perioperative period
Cambic, Angela	7-general	1st Place	Impending airway collapse after colon perforation during colonscopy
Cambic, Angela	7-general		Autonomic dysreflexia following bladder perforation in a patient with quadriplegia
Buoy, Carl	8-Neuro		A case of call-fleming syndrome in the neuro-intensive care unit
Hemmer, Laura	8-Neuro		Movement with motor evoked potentials during Craniotomy for intracranial aneurysms
Zeeni, Carine	8-Neuro		Loss of somatosensory evoked potentials during minimally invasive anterior lumbar interbody fusion—not simply a technical error

2008 Midwestern Anesthesiology Residents Conference

Northwestern residents and fellows presented a total of 35 Abstracts. Out of 32 participating institutions, Northwestern earned the most number of awards.

Author	Title	Category	Award
Bebawy, John	ALTERNATIVE ANTERIOR SITES FOR MEASURING POSTERIOR TIBIAL SENSORY EVOKED POTENTIALS	NERU
Beg, Yasmeen	ACQUIRED HEMOPHILIA OF PREGNANCY (FACTOR VIII INHIBITOR)	OBAN
Benzon, Huebrt	COMPARISON OF A SUPRAPOPLITEAL INTERMUSCULAR WITH A MID-POPLITEAL FOSSA APPROACH TO SCATIC NERVE BLOCK	REGN	1st Place
Benzon, Hubert	FACTOR VII ACTIVITIES DURING THE EARLY PHASE OF WARFARIN THERAPY	SAFE	1st Place
Bhalla, Tarun	SUSPECTED AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT UNDERGOING A PRIMARY CESAREAN DELIVERY	OBAN	1st Place
Bonn, Mary	A NOVEL APPROACH TO PATIENT POSITIONING DURING ULTRASOUND GUIDED SUPRACLAVICULAR PERIVASCULAR NERVE BLOCK	ACUP
Cambic, Christopher	THE INCIDENCE OF POSITIVE ANTIBODY SCREENS AT DELIVERY AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF RHOGAM IN THE PRENATAL PERIO	OBAN	1st Place + Best Overall Presentation
Cambic, Christopher	THE IMPACT OF AN OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIRECTED TRANSFUSION ALGORITHM ON BLOOD UTILIZATION	OBAN
Carabini, Louanne	INFLUENCE OF µ-OPIOID RECEPTOR GENETIC POLYMORPHISM ON POSTOPERATIVE INTRATHECAL MORPHINE ANALGESIA	PHAR
Chalifoux, Laurie	A SUCCESSFUL INSTRUMENTAL VAGINAL DELIVERY IN A PARTURIENT WITH AN EXTRA-ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA	OBAN
Charous, Matthew	SUCCESSFUL INTERSCALENE BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKADE WITH 5 ML 0.5% BUPIVACAINE	REGN
Crider, Steve	ALCOHOL BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS FOR PAINFUL PLEXOPATHY IN A CANCER PATIENT	CRPN
Darnule, Amit	INTRATHECAL ALCOHOL FOR POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA	CRPN
Hallman, Matthew	THE EFFECT OF INTRAVENOUS MAGNESIUM THERAPY ON THE DURATION OF INTRATHECAL FENTANYL LABOR ANALGESIA	ACUP	1st Place
Hemmer, Laura	CASE REPORT: CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS IN A PATIENT WITH GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY	CATH	1st Place
Kushelev, Michael	VASCULAR INJURY WITH VERESS NEEDLE INSERTION IN LAPAROSCOPIC TUBAL LIGATION	GENL
Kushelev, Michael	REPETITIVE SCIATIC NERVE BLOCKS WITH NO SENSORY OR MOTOR DEFICITS: A CASE REPORT	REGN
Kushelev, Michael	VASCULAR INJURY WITH VERESS NEEDLE INSERTION IN LAPAROSCOPIC TUBAL LIGATION	AMBU
Lee, Neil	THE USE OF INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY FOR INTRAOPERATIVE DEMARCATION OF A CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION	NERU
Maniker, Robert	AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN TREACHER COLLINS SYNDROME: USE OF A RETROGRADE FIBEROPTIC TECHNIQUE	AIRW
McCleish, Linda	POST-OPERATIVE CORONARY STENT THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT UNDERGOING NON-CARDIAC ACUTE SURGERY	SAFE
McCleish, Linda	COMPARISON OF THE SNAP II AND BIS VISTA INDICES DURING NORMOTHERMIC CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS	EQUP
Nava, Raymond	ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT FOR HEMITHYROIDECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH SPINAL BULBAR MUSCULAR ATROPHY	GENL
Panjwani, Anjali	A CONTINUOUS FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK CATHETER AND SEVERE FACTOR VII DEFICIENCY: A CASE REPORT	REGN
Robison, Trevor	CERVICAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA: A CASE REPORT	CRIT
Rochlen, Lauryn	ASSESSMENT OF NOVICE ANESTHESIA RESIDENT COMPETENCIES USING HIGH-FIDELITY PATIENT SIMULATION	EDUC
Rodes, Meghan	INCIDENCE AND PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACMENT	SAFE
Sapozhnik, Julia	MULTIPLE EPISODES OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN A PREGNANT PATIENT	OBAN
Spitznagel, Rachel	EPIDURAL SPACE PRESSURES IN PARTURIENTS	OBAN
Stockman, Joel	EPIDURAL ANALGESIA IN THE PRESENCE OF ELEVATED ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME	REGN
Taylor, Douglas	SURVEY OF THE OUTCOME MEASURES USED IN POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RESEARCH	ACUP
Toledo, Paloma	PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR INSTRUMENTAL VAGINAL DELIVERY	OBAN
Toledo, Paloma	THE IMPACT OF SIMULATOR TRAINING ON RESIDENT PERFORMANCE IN AN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY	EDUC
Trivedi, Permal	IMPACT OF A SEPARATE AIRWAY EMERGENCY TEAM (AET) ON INSTITUTIONAL RESUSCITATION	CRIT
VandenBerg, Jeremy	A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CO-ADMINISTERED HYDROXYETHYL STARCH 6% VERSUS LACTATED RINGER'S SOLUTION ON THE INCIDENCE OF MATERNAL HYPOTENSION FOLLOWING SPINAL ANESTHESIA FOR CESAREAN DELIVERY	OBAN

2007 Midwestern Anesthesiology Residents Conference

Out of 35 participating institutions, Northwestern received the third most number of 1st Place Awards with a total of seven. Northwestern residents presented a total of 24 Abstracts.

Author	Session	Abstract	Award
Bhalla, Tarun	Monitoring/Safety- General Session	BILATERAL VOCAL CORD PALSY POSTTHYROIDECTOMY DESPITE INTRAOPERATIVE RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE MONITORING.
Baudo, Andrew	Monitoring/Safety - Scientific	AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TESTING USING CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORMATIONS IN TERM PARTURIENTS
Carabini, Louanne	Airway- General Session	CASE REPORT: AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN A PATIENT WITH MEDIASTINAL MASS DURING GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Patel, Amish	Cardiothoracic- General Session	METHYLENE BLUE TREATMENT FOR METHEMOGLOBINEMIA DURING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
Lin, Louis	Neuro- General Session	BASELINE RSO2 FOR CEREBRAL OXIMETRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AFTER OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
Wadhwa, Nitin	Neuro- General Session	ADENOSINE INDUCED TRANSIENT CARDIAC STANDSTILL TO FACILITATE CLIP LIGATION OF A LARGE BASILAR ARTERY ANEURYSM	1st Place
Bebawy, John	Neuro- General Session	BASELINE RSO2 FOR CEREBRAL OXIMETRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AFTER OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION
Spitznagel, Rachel	Neuro- General Session	SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE AND CARDIOLOGIC CONSEQUENCES
Rochlen, Lauryn	Neuro- General Session	Alteration In Evoked Potentials Due To Relative Hypotension
Cambic, Christopher	OB- General Session	THE USE OF INTRATHECAL MEPERIDINE WITH EPINEPHRINE AS THE SOLE AGENTS FOR REPEAT CESAREAN DELIVERY IN A PATIENT WITH A HISTORY OF ALLERGIC REACTION TO LOCAL ANESTHETICS
Higgins, Nicole	OB- General Session	MANAGEMENT OF THE PARTURIENT WITH UNCORRECTED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
Toledo, Paloma	OB- General Session	BRONCHOSPASM AND LARYNGEAL STRIDOR: POSSIBLE ANAPHYLACTIOD REACTION TO ENDOGENOUS OXYTOCIN
Higgins, Nicole	OB- Scientific	ASSESSMENT OF SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING IN PARTURIENTS	1st Place
Toledo, Paloma	OB- Scientific	THE IMPACT OF COMBINED SPINAL-EPIDURAL ANALGESIA ON EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION FOR BREECH PRESENTATION	1st Place
Hsiung, Chih-Pin	Pediatrics- General Session	Closed Reduction of a Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: Is this Possible with Regional Anesthesia?
Swanson, Melissa	Pediatrics- Scientific	ANATOMICAL LOCATION OF THE BIFURCATION OF THE SCIATIC NERVE IN THE POSTERIOR THIGH IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN: A FORMULA DERIVED FROM MRI IMAGES FOR NERVE LOCALIZATION
Hemmer, Laura	Critical care- General Session	CASE REPORT: TRIGEMINOCARDIAC REFLEX IN THE POSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT	1st Place
Beg, Yasmeen	Critical care- General Session	FEEDING TUBE PLACEMENT: STRIVING FOR COMPLETE PATIENT SAFETY
Newell, Benjamin	Regional- General Session	REAPPEARANCE OF SPINAL ANESTHESIA: THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISTANCE FROM THE NEEDLE TIP TO THE EYELET AND THE SIZE OF THE EYELET IN THE DIFFERENT SPINAL NEEDLES	1st Place
Darnule, Amit	Regional- Scientific	NEEDLE POSITION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ULTRASOUND STRUCTURES AND ELICITING MOTOR RESPONSE DURING FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK
Gibbs, Trevor	Regional- Scientific	DOES A SUPPLEMENTAL POPLITEAL SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK FOLLOWING A FAILED SCIATIC BLOCK INCREASE THE INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL SEQUELAE?
Sapozhnik Julia	Regional- Scientific	IS IT SAFE TO REMOVE THE FEMORAL CATHETER WITH INR GREATER THAN 1.5? A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF 80 CASES	1st Place
Chung, Brian	Regional- Scientific	ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ELICITED MOTOR RESPONSE DURING AND AFTER FEMORAL CATHETER PLACEMENT WITH FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK SUCCESS.
Toledo, Paloma	Education/ Simulation- Scientific	ACCURACY OF BLOOD LOSS ESTIMATION AFTER VAGINAL DELIVERY	1st Place