Research Interests:

liver transplant anesthesia, potassium changes in liver transplantation

Publications:

1. Neelakanta G. Cricoid pressure is effective in preventing esophageal regurgitation. Anesthesiology. 2003 Jul;99(1):242.
2. Neelakanta G, Colquhoun S, Csete M, Koroleff D, Mahajan A, Busuttil RW. Efficacy and safety of heat exchanger added to venovenous bypass circuit during orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Nov;4(6):506-9.
3. Neelakanta G, Csete M, Busuttil RW. Arteriovenous obstruction of arm due to venovenous bypass during liver transplantation. J Clin Anesth. 1997 Sep;9(6):507-9.
4. Neelakanta G, Sopher M, Chan S, Pregler J, Steadman R, Braunfeld M, Csete M. Early tracheal extubation after liver transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1997 Apr;11(2):165-7.
5. Laine E, Steadman R, Calhoun L, Blackall D, Levin P, Braunfeld M, Nourmand H, Neelakanta G, Ting L, Gornbein J, Busuttil R, Petz L. Comparison of RBCs and FFP with whole blood during liver transplant surgery. Transfusion. 2003 Mar;43(3):322-7.
6. Braunfeld MY, Chan S, Pregler J, Neelakanta G, Sopher MJ, Busuttil RW, Csete M. Liver transplantation in the morbidly obese. J Clin Anesth. 1996 Nov;8(7):585-90.
7. Neelakanta G, Miller J. Minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane for tracheal extubation in deeply anesthetized children. Anesthesiology. 1994 Apr;80(4):811-3.
8. Csete M, Neelakanta G, Shaked A, Busuttil RW. Prolonged venovenous bypass for intraoperative failure of transplanted livers--a report of three cases. Transplantation. 1993 Nov;56(5):1290-2.
9. Khoury GF, Raybould D, Ward D, Nyerges A, Neelakanta G, Busuttil R. Ketoacidosis in patients undergoing foregut resection and orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1991 Sep;52(3):552-5.