SATA

Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia

Research

The goal of SATA research activity is to provide a high quality evidence in optimizing perioperative care of all transplant patients and donors through collaborative, multidisciplinary, basic and clinical research. To achieve the goal, we have created committees which have distinctive interests and research focus.    

Any SATA members who wish to get involved in the current projects or wish to propose a new research idea are encouraged to directly contact to the chair of the respective committee.

 

Cardiothoracic Transplantation Committee:

           Overall goal of the committee

To investigate clinical management of thoracic transplantations and to provide the guideline for a better perioperative management of the patients undergoing cardiothoracic transplantations

 

      Chair: Kathirvel, Subramaniam MD, MPH (UPMC), subramaniamk@upmc.edu

      Published Studies

  • Subramaniam K, Rio JMD, Wilkey BJ, et al. Anesthetic management of lung transplantation: Results from a multicenter, cross-sectional survey by the society for advancement of transplant anesthesia [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 2]. Clin Transplant. 2020;e13996. doi:10.1111/ctr.13996
  • Abrams BA, Melnyk V, Allen WL, et al. TEE for Lung Transplantation: A Case Series and Discussion of Vascular Complications. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020;34(3):733-740. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2019.09.005
  • Wilkey BJ, Abrams BA, Del Rio JM, et al. Statement From the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia: White Paper Advocating Desirable Milestones and Competencies for Anesthesiology Fellowship Training in the Field of Lung Transplantation. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020;24(1):104-114. doi:10.1177/1089253219867695

      On-Going Projects

  • A registry study led by Dr. Joshua Knight (UPMC) entitle, “Perioperative Heart Transplant Registry” comprehensively investigates…(more details at Member Only Section)
  • A survey study led by Dr. Barbara Wilkey (University of Colorado) entitled “Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support Survey” grasps the US practice of…(more details at Member Only Section)
  • Kathir Subramaniam (UPMC) leads the clinical study entitled, “Transfusion and Transplantation Lung: An Outcome Study” to elucidate the one year mortality…(more details at Member Only Section)
  • Dr. Archer Martin (Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville) leads the team in the study entitled, “Lung Transplantation Anesthesia- Evidence-based Recommendations” to establish…(more details at Member Only Section)

 

Quality & Standard Committee:

      Overall goal of the committee

To provide the standard practice guidelines for perioperative abdominal organ transplantations based on the wide range of survey and on the currently published high quality evidence

 

      Chair: Adrian Hedrickse, MD (University of Colorado), adrian.hendrickse@cuanschutz.edu

      Published Studies:

  • Hendrickse A, Crouch C, Sakai T, et al. Service Requirements of Liver Transplant Anesthesia Teams: Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia Recommendations. Liver Transpl. 2020;26(4):582-590. doi:10.1002/lt.25711

      On-Going Projects:

  • North American multiple survey studies headed by Dr. Crouch (University of Colorado) entitled, “Current Liver Transplant Anesthesia Practice Patterns in the United States: Survey Results from SATA”, comprehensively investigates…(more details at Member Only Section)

 

Pediatric Transplantation Committee:

      Overall goal of the committee

To investigate all clinical aspects of pediatric organ transplantations and provide the guideline for a better perioperative management of the pediatric patients undergoing organ  transplantations

 

      Chair: TBA

      Published Studies

      On-Going Projects

 

Research Committee:

      Overall goal of the committee

To investigate all clinical aspects of adult abdominal organ transplantations for a better perioperative management of recipients and donors

 

      Chair: Sher-Lu Pai, MD (Mayo Clinic Florida), pai.sherlu@mayo.edu

      Published Studies

  • Smith NK, Zerillo J, Kim SJ, et al. Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest During Adult Liver Transplantation: Incidence and Risk Factor Analysis From 7 Academic Centers in the United States [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 9]. Anesth Analg. 2020;10.1213/ANE.0000000000004734. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000004734
  • Efune GE, Zerillo J, Zhou G, et al. Intravenous Fluid Management Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Pilot Study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 29] [published correction appears in Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Mar 2;:1089253220912853]. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020;1089253220901665. doi:10.1177/1089253220901665

      On-Going Projects

  • A national and international survey study headed by Dr. Gitman (University of Illinois) entitled, “Current Practice Patterns of Intraoperative Anesthesia Management for Liver Transplantation”, investigates…(more details at Member Only Section)