Pete Kovatsis, MD
Director of Liver Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
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Pete Kovatsis, MD
Director of Liver Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
1989
Chicago
IL
Internship
University of Chicago
1990
Chicago
IL
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
1992
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1993
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
1993
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology (General)
Publications
Comparing videolaryngoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy to rescue failed direct laryngoscopy in children: a propensity score matched analysis of the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. View Abstract
Coaching inexperienced clinicians before a high stakes medical procedure: randomized clinical trial. View Abstract
Awake Supraglottic Airway Placement in Pediatric Patients for Airway Obstruction or Difficult Intubation: Insights From an International Airway Registry (PeDI). View Abstract
Airway management in the paediatric difficult intubation registry: a propensity score matched analysis of outcomes over time. View Abstract
Difficult intubation in syndromic versus nonsyndromic forms of micrognathia in children. View Abstract
Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines. View Abstract
Immediate extubation after pediatric liver transplantation: Update on a single-center experience. View Abstract
Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines. View Abstract
Video laryngoscopy is not the nemesis of direct laryngoscopy. View Abstract
Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Intubation: Reply. View Abstract
Efficacy of a hybrid technique of simultaneous videolaryngoscopy with flexible bronchoscopy in children with difficult direct laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. View Abstract
In the Director's Chair: Screen Time, Coaching, and Intubation in the PICU. View Abstract
Difficult or impossible facemask ventilation in children with difficult tracheal intubation: a retrospective analysis of the PeDI registry. View Abstract
Educational Review: Error traps in anesthesia for pediatric liver transplantation. View Abstract
Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Tracheal Intubation in Children with Difficult Airways: A Cohort Study from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. View Abstract
Practice Guidelines for Difficult Airway Management: Comment. View Abstract
Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study. View Abstract
Difficult tracheal intubation and perioperative outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease: A retrospective study. View Abstract
Comparing standard and non-standard videolaryngoscopes in children: methodological issues. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021; 127: e52-e4. View Abstract
Lessons from COVID-19: A reflection on the strengths and weakness of early consensus recommendations for pediatric difficult airway management during a respiratory viral pandemic using a modified Delphi method. View Abstract
Hands-free continuous transthoracic echocardiography: A contemporary evolution of the precordial stethoscope. View Abstract
Aerosol barriers in pediatric anesthesiology: Clinical data supports FDA caution. View Abstract
Risk of Hypoxemia by Induction Technique Among Infants and Neonates Undergoing Pyloromyotomy. View Abstract
Supraglottic airway and aerosol generation: Reality or simulation? View Abstract
First-attempt success rate of video laryngoscopy in small infants (VISI): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. View Abstract
A comparison of videolaryngoscopy using standard blades or non-standard blades in children in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. View Abstract
Airway Abnormalities in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: Incidence and Associated Factors. View Abstract
A Retrospective Analysis of Neuromuscular Blocking Drug Use and Ventilation Technique on Complications in the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry Using Propensity Score Matching. View Abstract
Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients: Consensus Guidelines From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society. View Abstract
More on Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation. View Abstract
A Narrative Review of Oxygenation During Pediatric Intubation and Airway Procedures. View Abstract
Emerging trends, techniques, and equipment for airway management in pediatric patients. View Abstract
Neonatal Airway Management. View Abstract
Cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes for general anaesthesia in children aged eight years and under. View Abstract
The efficacy of GlideScope® videolaryngoscopy compared with direct laryngoscopy in children who are difficult to intubate: an analysis from the paediatric difficult intubation registry. View Abstract
Videolaryngoscopy versus Fiber-optic Intubation through a Supraglottic Airway in Children with a Difficult Airway: An Analysis from the Multicenter Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry. View Abstract
Incidence and predictors of massive bleeding in children undergoing liver transplantation: A single-center retrospective analysis. View Abstract
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it'. View Abstract
Continuous ventilation during flexible fiberscopic-assisted intubation via supraglottic airways. View Abstract
Airway management complications in children with difficult tracheal intubation from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) registry: a prospective cohort analysis. View Abstract
New pediatric airway devices, friends or foes? View Abstract
A randomized multi-institutional crossover comparison of the GlideScope® Cobalt Video laryngoscope to the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope in a Pierre Robin manikin. View Abstract
Risks of fixed-angle supraglottic airways in infants. View Abstract
GlideScope cobalt videolaryngoscope: mirrors and illusions. View Abstract
Videolaryngoscopes in pediatric anesthesia: what's new? View Abstract
Blind intubation through the air-Q laryngeal mask in children – A word of caution View Abstract
Blind intubation through the air-Q laryngeal mask in children - a word of caution. View Abstract
Simple, reliable replacement of pilot balloons for a variety of clinical situations. View Abstract
Initial experience with the air-Q as a conduit for fiberoptic tracheal intubation in infants. View Abstract
An Endotracheal Tube as the “Circuit Connector” When Intubating Via Laryngeal Masks View Abstract
Analysis of the Pre-induction Checkout of the Anesthesia Machine for Quality Assurance Before and After Implementation of a Feedback System View Abstract
Overcoming the Pilot Balloon “Blues” View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
An Improved Washout Procedure for the Drager Apollo® Anesthesia Machine View Abstract
Prolonged Idle Times for Drager Apollo® Anesthesia Machines Improve
Isoflurane Washout View Abstract
Prolonged Idle Times for Drager Apollo® Anesthesia Machines Improve Isoflurane Washout View Abstract
Managing The Difficult Pediatric Airway: Attending And Trainee Preferences For Education And Training View Abstract
Managing The Difficult Pediatric Airway: Attending And Trainee Practice Patterns
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An Improved Washout Procedure For The Drager Apollo® Anesthesia Machine View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
Transplantation Anesthesia. 3rd ed View Abstract
Open Globe Injury Repair View Abstract
Splenectomy View Abstract
Lacrimal Duct Probe and Irrigation View Abstract
Anesthetic Implications of Pallister-Hall Syndrome View Abstract
Delayed Inhalation Induction? Comparing the Rate of Rise of Inspired Sevoflurane in an Older (Narkomed 2B) and a New Generation (Dräger Apollo) Anesthesia Machine View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
Urgent fiberoptic intubation through a laryngeal mask airway in neonate with Pierre Robin Sequence outside of an operating room environment View Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with Fontan physiology. View Abstract
Anesthesia for Open Globe Repair View Abstract
Anesthesia for Splenectomy View Abstract
Anesthesia for Lacrimal Duct Probe and Irrigation View Abstract
Anesthetic management of a patient with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, prolonged QTc interval and panhypopituitarism for liver transplantation View Abstract
Urgent fiberoptic intubation through a laryngeal mask airway in neonate with Pierre Robin Sequence outside of an operating room environment View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
Laparoscopic Surgery in a Patient with Fontan Physiology View Abstract
Postoperative Green Urine View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
Complete Cleft Sternum and Tetralogy of Fallot in a Newborn View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
Failure of the Arndt Endobronchial Blocker Due to an Anatomical Variant of the Right Main Bronchus View Abstract
Anesthesia for Transplantation Digital Reference Library View Abstract
E-cylinder-powered mechanical ventilation may adversely impact anesthetic management and efficiency. View Abstract
Anesthesia for Splenectomy View Abstract
Anesthesia for Open Globe Repair View Abstract
Anesthesia for Lacrimal Duct Probe and Irrigation View Abstract
Formula to Prevent Overdoses of Muscle Relaxants View Abstract
Catecholamine Surges during Pheochromocytoma Resection have a Stimulatory Effect on the Bispectral Index View Abstract
Pediatric Airway Management and the PeriAnesthesia Nurse View Abstract
Is there a Controversy Over Propofol for Strabismus Surgery? View Abstract
Unrecognized Electrocardiographic Events in Children During Anesthesia View Abstract
Specific Considerations with Renal Disease View Abstract
Automated entry of radiology requisition information with artificial-intelligence techniques. View Abstract
Radiology "Order Entry" Using Artificial-Intelligence Techniques View Abstract
Amphiphilic Beta-strand Segment of Apolipoprotein E View Abstract
Life at Pritzker View Abstract
Heterobifunctional Structure of Apolipoprotein E View Abstract