Karl A. Poterack, M.D.

1. Anesthesiologist
2. Clinical Informaticist

1. Mudumbai SC, Gabriel RA, Howell S, Tan JM, Freundlich RE, O'Reilly-Shah VN, Kendale S, Poterack K, Rothman BS. Public Health Informatics and the Perioperative Physician: Looking to the Future. Anesth Analg. 2024 Feb 1; 138 (2):253-272 Epub 2024 Jan 12
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2. Patel S, Alfafara C, Kraus MB, Buckner-Petty S, Bonner T, Youssef MR, Poterack KA, Mour G, Mathur AK, Milam AJ. Individual- and Community-Level Socioeconomic Status and Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Outcomes. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Nov 14 [Epub ahead of print]
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3. Verdiner R, Khurmi N, Choukalas C, Erickson C, Poterack K. Does adding muscle relaxant make post-operative pain better? a narrative review of the literature from US and European studies. Anesth Pain Med (Seoul). 2023 Oct; 18 (4):340-348 Epub 2023 Oct 30
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4. Mueller JT, Geyer HD, Karimi S, Poterack KA, Seville MTA, Buckner Petty S, Tipton SM. Two masks can be worse than one: N95 respirator failure caused by an overlying face mask. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Sep; 44 (9):1529-1531 Epub 2022 Dec 20
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5. Frasco PE, Mathur AK, Chang YH, Alvord JM, Poterack KA, Khurmi N, Bauer I, Aqel B. Days alive and out of hospital after liver transplant: comparing a patient-centered outcome between recipients of grafts from donation after circulatory and brain deaths. Am J Transplant. 2023 Jan; 23 (1):55-63 Epub 2023 Jan 11
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6. Frasco PE, Rosenfeld DM, Jadlowiec CC, Zhang N, Heilman RL, Bauer IL, Alvord J, Poterack KA. Postoperative statin therapy is not associated with reduced incidence of venous thromboembolic events following kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2022 Dec; 36 (12):e14805 Epub 2022 Sept 20
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7. Frasco PE, Smith BB, Murray AW, Khurmi N, Mueller JT, Poterack KA. Context Analysis of Continued Citation of Retracted Manuscripts Published in Anesthesiology Journals. Anesth Analg. 2022 Nov 1; 135 (5):1011-1020 Epub 2022 Oct 21
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8. Mueller JT, Karimi S, Poterack KA, Seville MTA, Tipton SM. Double masking: Does science coincide with common sense? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jul; 43 (7):954-955 Epub 2021 Apr 07
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9. Kraus MB, Poterack KA, Strand NH. Nudge theory in anesthesiology clinical practice. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2021 Oct 1; 59 (4):22-26
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10. Frasco PE, Aqel B, Alvord JM, Poterack KA, Bauer I, Mathur AK. Statin Therapy and the Incidence of Thromboembolism and Vascular Events Following Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2021 Oct; 27 (10):1432-1442 Epub 2021 June 30
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11. Mueller JT, Karimi S, Poterack KA, Seville MTA, Tipton SM. Surgical mask covering of N95 filtering facepiece respirators: The risk of increased leakage. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May; 42 (5):627-628 Epub 2021 Feb 09
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12. Eschenroeder HC, Manzione LC, Adler-Milstein J, Bice C, Cash R, Duda C, Joseph C, Lee JS, Maneker A, Poterack KA, Rahman SB, Jeppson J, Longhurst C. Associations of physician burnout with organizational electronic health record support and after-hours charting. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Apr 23; 28 (5):960-966
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13. Verdiner RE, Arroyo RC, Chaudhry MR, Khurmi N, Poterack K, Gorlin A, Jayaraman A, Rodriguez G. Calcineurin Inhibitor Use and Myoclonus Association. Is There a Clinical Implication? Open J Anesthesiol. 2021; 11(4).
    
14. Grando MA, Vellore V, Duncan BJ, Kaufman DR, Furniss SK, Doebbeling BN, Poterack KA, Miksch T, Helmers RA. Study of EHR-mediated workflows using ethnography and process mining methods. Health Informatics J. 2021 Apr-Jun; 27 (2):14604582211008210
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15. Duncan BJ, Kaufman DR, Zheng L, Grando A, Furniss SK, Poterack KA, Miksch TA, Helmers RA, Doebbeling BN. A micro-analytic approach to understanding electronic health record navigation paths. J Biomed Inform. 2020 Oct; 110:103566 Epub 2020 Sept 13
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16. Seman MT, Alvord JM, Gorlin AW, Poterack KA, Frasco PE, Verdiner RE, Rosenfeld DM, Khurmi NS. Nontraditional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Views to Evaluate Hepatic Vasculature in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation and Liver Resection Surgery. Transplant Direct. 2020 Sep; 6 (9):e594 Epub 2020 Aug 12
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17. Zheng L, Kaufman DR, Duncan BJ, Furniss SK, Grando A, Poterack KA, Miksch TA, Helmers RA, Doebbeling BN. A Task-Analytic Framework Comparing Preoperative Electronic Health Record-Mediated Nursing Workflow in Different Settings. Comput Inform Nurs. 2020 Jun; 38 (6):294-302
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18. Duncan BJ, Kassis AN, Kaufman DR, Grando A, Poterack KA, Helmers RA, Miksch TK, Zheng L, Doebbeling BN. We're Lost, But We are Making Good Time: Navigating Complex Pathways in a Patient-Order Management Task. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2020; 2020:402-411 Epub 2021 Jan 25
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19. Zheng L, Duncan BJ, Kaufman DR, Furniss SK, Grando A, Poterack KA, Helmers RA, Miksch TA, Doebbeling BN. EHR Conversion on the PreOp Care: A Pre-Post Workflow Comparison. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2020; 2020:1402-1411 Epub 2021 Jan 25
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20. Helmers R, Doebbeling BN, Kaufman D, Grando A, Poterack K, Furniss S, Burton M, Miksch T. Mayo Clinic Registry of Operational Tasks (ROOT): A Paradigm Shift in Electronic Health Reco Implementation Evaluation. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2019 Sep; 3 (3):319-326 Epub 2019 Aug 23
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21. Hodgson NR, Poterack KA, Mi L, Traub SJ. Association of Vital Signs and Process Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients. West J Emerg Med. 2019 May; 20 (3):433-437 Epub 2019 Apr 16
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22. Vellore VR, Grando MA, Duncan B, Kaufman DR, Furniss SK, Doebbeling BN, Poterack KA, Miksch T, Helmers RA. Process Mining and Ethnography Study of Medication Reconciliation Tasks. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2019; 2019:1167-1176 Epub 2020 Mar 04
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23. Gong X, Poterack KA. Retrospective Review of Universal Preoperative Pregnancy Testing: Results and Perspectives. Anesth Analg. 2018 Aug; 127 (2):e4-e5
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24. Poterack KA, Epstein RH, Dexter F. The Anesthesiologist-Informatician: A Survey of Physicians Board-Certified in Both Anesthesiology and Clinical Informatics. Anesth Analg. 2018 Jul; 127 (1):115-117
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25. Grando A, Manataki A, Furniss SK, Duncan B, Solomon A, Kaufman D, Hirn S, Sunday R, Bouchereau J, Doebbeling B, Burton MM, Poterack KA, Miksch T, Helmers RA. Multi-Method Study of Electronic Health Records Workflows. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2018; 2018:498-507 Epub 2018 Dec 05
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26. Duncan BJ, Zheng L, Furniss SK, Solomon AJ, Doebbeling BN, Grando G, Burton MM, Poterack KA, Miksch TA, Helmers RA, Kaufman DR. In Search of Vital Signs: A Comparative Study of EHR Documentation. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2018; 2018:1233-1242 Epub 2018 Dec 05
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27. Murphree DH, Kinard TN, Khera N, Storlie CB, Ngufor C, Upadhyaya S, Pathak J, Fortune E, Jacob EK, Carter RE, Poterack KA, Kor DJ. Measuring the impact of ambulatory red blood cell transfusion on home functional status: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Mar 31; 18 (1):153
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28. Scheitel MR, Kessler ME, Shellum JL, Peters SG, Milliner DS, Liu H, Komandur Elayavilli R, Poterack KA, Miksch TA, Boysen J, Hankey RA, Chaudhry R. Effect of a Novel Clinical Decision Support Tool on the Efficiency and Accuracy of Treatment Recommendations for Cholesterol Management. Appl Clin Inform. 2017 Feb 8; 8 (1):124-136 Epub 2017 Feb 08
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29. Grando A, Groat D, Furniss SK, Nowak J, Gaines R, Kaufman DR, Poterack KA, Miksch T, Helmers RA. Using Process Mining Techniques to Study Workflows in a Pre-operative Setting. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2017; 2017:790-799 Epub 2018 Apr 16
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30. Hansen DA, Poterack KA, Temkit MH, Laney MB, Trentman TL. Preoperative midodrine use does not predict intraoperative hypotension during orthotopic liver transplantation. Journal of Anesthesia & Clinical Research.2016;7:(11):
    
31. Sorajja D, Ramakrishna H, Poterack AK, Shen WK, Mookadam F. Brugada syndrome and its relevance in the perioperative period. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Jul-Sep; 18 (3):403-13
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32. Rosenfeld DM, Poterack KA, Money SR, Katariya NN, Trentman TL. Dialysis access flow phenomenon demonstrated via an internal jugular central venous catheter uniquely positioned within a superior vena cava stenosis. Anesthesiology. 2012 Jul; 117(1):212-5.
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33. Rosenfeld DM, Trentman TL, Simula DV, Ivancic MG, Poterack KA, Weinmeister KP, Seamans DP, Mulligan DC, Noble BN. Adult live donor hepatectomy: a retrospective pilot study comparing four strategies of perioperative pain control. J Transplant Technol Res. 2012; S1-007.
    
34. Frasco PE, Poterack KA, Hentz JG, Mulligan DC. A comparison of transfusion requirements between living donation and cadaveric donation liver transplantation: relationship to model of end-stage liver disease score and baseline coagulation status. Anesth Analg. 2005 Jul; 101 (1):30-7, table of contents
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35. Poterack KA. How controversial are anesthetic controversies? J Clin Anesth. 1997 Jun; 9(4):266-9.
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36. Farber NE, Poterack KA, Schmeling WT. Dexmedetomidine and halothane produce similar alterations in electroencephalographic and electromyographic activity in cats. Brain Res. 1997; 774(1-2):131-41.
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37. Lorenzini NA, Poterack KA. Somatosensory evoked potentials are not a sensitive indicator of potential positioning injury in the prone patient. J Clin Monit. 1996 Mar; 12(2):171-6.
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38. Poterack KA. Who uses transesophageal echocardiography in the operating room? Anesth Analg. 1995; 80:454-8.
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39. Farber N, Poterack K, Kampine J, Schmeling W. The effects of halothane, isoflurance, and enflurance on thermoregulatory responses in the neuraxis of cats. Anesthesiology. 1994; 80:879-91.
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40. Gale DW, Valley MA, Rogers JN, Poterack KA. The effects of neuolytic concentrations of alcohol and phenol on dacron and gore-tex vascular prosthetic grafts. Reg Anesth. 1994; 19(6):395-401.
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41. Poterack K, Aggarwal A. Central venous air embolism without a catheter. Can J Anaesth. 1991; 38:338-40.
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42. Poterack K, Kampine J, Schmeling W. The effects of isoflurance, etomidate, and miazolam on cardiovascular responses to stimulation of CNS pressor sites in chronically instrumented cats. Anesth Analg. 1991; 73.
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43. Poterack K, Kampine J, Schmeling W. The effect of halothane on thermosensitive neurons in the preoptic region of the anterior hypothalamus in acutely instrumented cats. Anesthesiology. 1991; 75:625-33.
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44. Cilley R, Poterack K, Lemmer J, Dafoe D. Defects of the broad ligament of the uterus. Am J Gastroenterol. 1986 May; 81(5):389-91.
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