The University of Arizona Medical Center anesthesiology faculty, residents and staff conduct research on inhalation anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, mechanisms of anesthesia, resuscitation, cardiopulmonary monitoring and pain management.
General Anesthesiology
- Development of ultrasound techniques to assess endotracheal tube position
- Evaluation of inhalation anesthetics
- pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- biotransformation
- potential toxicity
- Evaluation of new intravenous anesthetics
- Evaluation of antiemetic agents for post anesthesia nausea and vomiting
- Studies evaluating intravenous anesthetic antagonists
- Efficacy and application of neuromuscular relaxant agents
Obstetric Anesthesia
- Decreasing labor pain to facilitate labor epidural placement
- Influence of regional anesthetic techniques on maternal analgesia
- Evaluation of opioid/local anesthetic combination and dose on maternal analgesia
- Cardiovascular effects of regional anesthesia in pregnancy
Acute Pain Management Service
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Management of coordinated service including peripheral nerve blocks, continuous peripheral nerve catheters and neuraxial blockades with minimal complications
Critical Care Medicine
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Chronic Pain Management
- Management of chronic pain with the use of implantable devices
- Evaluation of the efficacy of new pharmacologic agents for the treatment of chronic pain
Engineering Section
- Evaluation of monitoring devices for oxygen delivery of cardiovascular function
- Investigation of new modalities to determine depth of anesthesia/awareness
Molecular mechanism of anesthetic gas molecules
- Transcranial Ultrasound ('TUS') effects on traumatic brain injury and post-operative cognitive dysfunction Quantum mechanics and consciousness