Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Department of General Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

Biography

Dr. Steven Allen is an Associate professor in the Department of General Surgery, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, USA. DR.Steven Allen is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. He published articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Alcohol Intoxicated Trauma Patients: Hemodynamic Effects of General Anesthesia
  Author(s): Jennifer Mardini, Deep Patel, Maegan Tupinio*, Kevin Nolt, Steven Allen and Arne Budde
  
  Purpose: The current work aims to determine whether patients presenting with Acute Alcohol Intoxicated (AAI) traumatic injuries are at higher risk for hemodynamic compromise after induction of general anesthesia. Method: A retrospective chart review from January 1, 2008 to June 1, 2017 of patients aged ≥ 18 years of age undergoing emergent exploratory laparotomy within 4 hours of presentation were included in the study. Data collected included age, sex, weight, blood alcohol level, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), INR, injury severity score, base deficit, pre- and post-induction Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), induction medication and dose, length of hypotension, and vasoactive medications administered within 20 minutes post-induction. Results: Post-induction MAPs were lower for alcohol intoxicated patients than for non.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.20.11.974

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