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Daniel I. Sessler is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

Their work covers key topics including Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Anaesthetic depth and delirium after major surgery: a randomised clinical trial" (2021), British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • "Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery" (2022), New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Dexmedetomidine for reduction of atrial fibrillation and delirium after cardiac surgery (DECADE): a randomised placebo-controlled trial" (2020), The Lancet
  • "Prediction of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression on Inpatient Wards Using Continuous Capnography and Oximetry: An International Prospective, Observational Trial" (2020), Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • "Hypotension Prediction Index for Prevention of Hypotension during Moderate- to High-risk Noncardiac Surgery" (2020), Anesthesiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel I. Sessler include:

  • Alparslan Turan
  • P.J. Devereaux
  • Kamal Maheshwari
  • Kurt Ruetzler
  • Matthew T.V. Chan

Their research has been published extensively in several venues, with high-frequency contributions in:

  • Anesthesiology
  • British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
  • Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • Anaesthesia

Best Publications

  • PERIOPERATIVE NORMOTHERMIA TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL-WOUND INFECTION AND SHORTEN HOSPITALIZATION

    Andrea Kurz;Daniel I. Sessler;Rainer Lenhardt

  • A factorial trial of six interventions for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

    Christian C. Apfel;Christian C. Apfel;Kari Korttila;Mona Abdalla;Heinz Kerger

  • Duration of red-cell storage and complications after cardiac surgery

    Colleen Gorman Koch;Liang Li;Daniel I. Sessler;Priscilla Figueroa

  • Relationship Between Intraoperative Mean Arterial Pressure and Clinical Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery: Toward an Empirical Definition of Hypotension

    Michael Walsh;Philip J. Devereaux;Amit X. Garg;Andrea Kurz

  • Consensus guidelines for managing postoperative nausea and vomiting.

    Tong J. Gan;Tricia Meyer;Christian C. Apfel;Frances Chung

  • Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen to Reduce the Incidence of Surgical-Wound Infection

    Robert Greif;Ozan Akça;Ernst Peter Horn;Andrea Kurz;Andrea Kurz

  • Acute opioid tolerance: intraoperative remifentanil increases postoperative pain and morphine requirement.

    Bruno Guignard;Anne Elisabeth Bossard;Carole Coste;Daniel I. Sessler

  • Mild hypothermia increases blood loss and transfusion requirements during total hip arthroplasty.

    H Schmied;A Reiter;A Kurz;D.I Sessler

  • Can Anesthetic Technique for Primary Breast Cancer Surgery Affect Recurrence or Metastasis

    Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos;Donal J. Buggy;Denis C. Moriarty;Edward Mascha

  • Association between postoperative troponin levels and 30-day mortality among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

    P. J. Devereaux;M. T. Chan;P. Alonso-Coello

  • Mild perioperative hypothermia.

    Daniel I. Sessler

  • The effects of mild perioperative hypothermia on blood loss and transfusion requirement

    Suman Rajagopalan;Edward Mascha;Jie Na;Daniel I. Sessler

  • Remifentanil-induced Postoperative Hyperalgesia and Its Prevention with Small-dose Ketamine

    Vincent Joly;Philippe Richebe;Bruno Guignard;Dominique Fletcher

  • Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

    M. Mrkobrada;M. Mrkobrada;K. Leslie;P. Alonso-Coello;A. Kurz

  • Complications and treatment of mild hypothermia

    Daniel I. Sessler

  • Temperature monitoring and perioperative thermoregulation.

    Daniel I. Sessler

  • Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes

    Fernando Botto;Pablo Alonso-Coello;Matthew T V Chan;Matthew T V Chan;Juan Carlos Villar

  • Relationship between Intraoperative Hypotension, Defined by Either Reduction from Baseline or Absolute Thresholds, and Acute Kidney and Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

    Vafi Salmasi;Kamal Maheshwari;Dongsheng Yang;Edward J. Mascha

  • Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

    Tong J. Gan;Tricia A. Meyer;Christian C. Apfel;Frances Chung

  • Cauda equina syndrome following intended epidural anesthesia.

    Kenneth Drasner;Mark L. Rigler;Daniel I. Sessler;Marshall L. Stoller

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Kurz
Andrea Kurz Medical University of Graz
Edward J. Mascha
Edward J. Mascha Cleveland Clinic
Philip J. Devereaux
Philip J. Devereaux Population Health Research Institute
Matthew T. V. Chan
Matthew T. V. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Lehana Thabane
Lehana Thabane McMaster University
Amit X. Garg
Amit X. Garg University of Western Ontario
Ashish Khanna
Ashish Khanna Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT)
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Paul S. Myles
Paul S. Myles Monash University

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