Dr. Tetsuro Sakai

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Associate Professor

Email: sakait@upmc.edu

Qualifications

2001 Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan

1989 M.D., Kyoto University, Japan

Publications (Selected)

1. Ball RD, Scouras NE, Orebaugh S, Wilde J, Sakai T (corresponding). A Randomized, Prospective, Observational Simulation Study Comparing Residents’ Needle-Guided vs. Free Hand Ultrasound Techniques for Central Venous Catheter Access. British Journal of Anesthesia (in press).
2. Sakai T (corresponding), Matsusaki T, Dai, F, Tanaka, KA, Donaldson, JB, Hilmi, IA, Marsh, JW, Planinsic, RM, Humar, A. Pulmonary Thromboembolism during Adult Liver Transplantation: Incidence, Clinical Presentation, Outcome, and Risk Factors. British Journal of Anesthesia (in press).
3. Sakai T (corresponding), Xu Y. Stem Cells Decreased Neuronal Cell Death after Hypoxic Stress in Primary Fetal Rat Neurons in vitro. Cell Transplantation (in press).
4. Scouras NE, Matsusaki T, Boucek CD, Wells C, Cooper EA, Planinsic RM, Sullivan EA, Bermudez CA, Toyoda Y, Sakai T (corresponding). Portopulmonary hypertension as an indication for combined heart-lung-liver or lung-liver transplantation: literature review and case presentation. Liver Transplantation 17:137-43; 2011.
5. Matsusaki T, Sakai T (corresponding) The Role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in the United States. J Anesth. 25:734-40; 2011.
6. Sakai T, Matsusaki T, Abu-Elmagd K, Amesur N, Thaete FL, Zak MF, Aggarwal S. The Role of Ultrasonography in Determining Central Venous Patency in Patients Undergoing Bowel Transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 2011Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01533.x. [Epub ahead of print].
7. El-Baghdadi M, Sakai T (corresponding). Fatal Pulmonary Embolism During Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Diagnostic Challenge of the “Flat Line” Thromboelastograms. Journal of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia 24:641-3; 2010.
8. Sakai T (corresponding), Gligor S, Diulus J, McAffee R, Marsh JW, Planinsic RM. Insertion and Management of Percutaneous Veno-Venous Bypass Cannula for Liver Transplantation: A Reference for Transplant Anesthesiologists. Clinical Transplantation 24:585-91; 2010.
9. Sakai T (corresponding), Matsusaki T, Marsh JW, Hilmi IA, Planinsic RM. Comparison of Surgical Methods in Liver Transplantation: Retrohepatic Caval Resection with Venovenous Bypass (VVB) vs. Piggyback (PB) with VVB vs. PB without VVB. Transplant International 23:1247-58; 2010.
10. Sakai T, Planinsic RM, Mathier MA, de Vera ME, Venkataramanan R. Initial experience using continuous intravenous treprostinil to manage pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with end stage liver disease.Transplant International 22:554-61; 2009.
11. Sakai T (corresponding), DeVita M. Rapid Response System. Journal of Anesthesia 23: 403-8; 2009.
12. Sakai T, Repko BM, Griffith BP, Waters JH, Kameneva MV. Intravenous infusion of a drag reducing polymer extracted from aloe vera prolonged survival time in a rat model of acute myocardial ischemia. British Journal of Anesthesia 98:23-8; 2007.
13. Fujimoto KL, Guan J, Oshima H, Sakai T, Wagner WR. In vivo evaluation of a porous, elastic, biodegradable patch for reconstructive cardiac procedures. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83:648-54; 2007.
14. Sakai T, Planinsic RM, Hilmi IA, Marsh W. Complications associated with percutaneous placement of internal jugular vein cannula for venovenous bypass in adult orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 13:961-5; 2007.
15. Sakai T, Planinsic RM, Quinlan JJ, Handley LJ, Kim TY, Hilmi IA. The incidence and outcome of perioperative pulmonary aspiration in a university hospital: a 4-year retrospective analysis. Anesthesia & Analgesia 103:941-7; 2006.
16. Payne TR, Oshima H, Sakai T, Ling Y, Gharaibeh B, Cummins J, Huard J. Regeneration of dystrophin-expressing myocytes in the mdx heart by skeletal muscle stem cells. Gene Therapy 12:1264-74; 2005.
17. Oshima H, Payne TR, Urish KL, Sakai T, Ling Y, Gharaibeh B, Tobita K, Keller BB, Cummins JH, Huard J. Differential myocardial infarct repair with muscle stem cells compared to myoblasts. Molecular Therapy 12:1130-41; 2005.