William J. Mauermann, M.D.

  1. Anesthesiologist
  2. Echocardiographer
  1. Schmitz KT, Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Patlolla SH, Rose CH, Bendel-Stenzel E, Mauermann W, Arendt KW, Connolly HM, Schaff HV, Crestanello J, Young KA. Is Cardiac Surgery Safe During Pregnancy? A 40-Year Single-Institution Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug 6 Epub 2024 Aug 06
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  2. Skojec AJ, Christensen JM, Yalamuri SM, Smith MM, Arghami A, LeMahieu AM, Schroeder DR, Mauermann WJ, Nuttall GA, Ritter MJ. Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Sternotomy for Cardiac Surgery-A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jan; 38 (1):189-196 Epub 2023 Oct 04
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  3. Borlaug BA, Schaff HV, Asirvatham SJ, Koepp KE, Mauermann WJ, Rowse PG. Surgical pericardiotomy to treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a first clinical study. Eur Heart J. 2023 Nov 21; 44 (44):4719-4721
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  4. Wittwer ED, Cerhan JH, Schroeder DR, Schaff HV, Mauermann WJ. Impact of ketamine versus propofol for anesthetic induction on cognitive dysfunction, delirium, and acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery in elderly, high-risk patients. Ann Card Anaesth. 2023 Jul-Sep; 26 (3):274-280
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  5. Vinzant NJ, Christensen JM, Yalamuri SM, Smith MM, Nuttall GA, Arghami A, LeMahieu AM, Schroeder DR, Mauermann WJ, Ritter MJ. Pectoral Fascial Plane Versus Paravertebral Blocks for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Analgesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Jul; 37 (7):1188-1194 Epub 2023 Feb 11
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  6. Ripoll JG, Warner MA, Hanson AC, Marquez A, Dearani JA, Nuttall GA, Kor DJ, Mauermann WJ, Smith MM. Coagulation Tests and Bleeding Classification After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Jun; 37 (6):933-941 Epub 2023 Feb 06
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  7. Herrera RA, Smith MM, Mauermann WJ, Nkomo VT, Luis SA. Perioperative management of aortic stenosis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1145290 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  8. Smith MM, Schroeder DR, Nelson JA, Mauermann WJ, Welsby IJ, Pochettino A, Montonye BL, Assawakawintip C, Nuttall GA. Prothrombin Complex Concentrate vs Plasma for Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Coagulopathy and Bleeding: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2022 Sep 1; 157 (9):757-764
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  9. Vinzant NJ, Christensen JM, Smith MM, Leibovich BC, Mauermann WJ. Perioperative Outcomes for Radical Nephrectomy and Level III-IV Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug; 36 (8 Pt B):3093-3100 Epub 2022 Apr 22
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  10. Nelson JA, Diaz Soto JC, Warner MA, Stulak JM, Schulte PJ, Weister TJ, Mauermann WJ, Smith MM. Use of plasma late on cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. Artif Organs. 2022 Mar; 46 (3):491-500 Epub 2021 Aug 24
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  11. Klompas AM, Greason K, Click RL, Mauermann WJ. Emergent pulmonary thromboembolectomy and atrial septal aneurysmectomy for intracardiac impending paradoxical embolism: An en bloc approach to prevent clot embolism and facilitate repair. Ann Card Anaesth. 2021 Oct-Dec; 24 (4):476-478
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  12. Welsby IJ, Norris PJ, Mauermann WJ, Podgoreanu MV, Conn CM, Meade L, Cannon T, Keating SM, Silliman CC, Kehler M, Schulte PJ, Kor DJ. Bedside Allogeneic Erythrocyte Washing with a Cell Saver to Remove Cytokines, Chemokines, and Cell-derived Microvesicles. Anesthesiology. 2021 Mar 1; 134 (3):395-404
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  13. Diaz Soto JC, Mauermann WJ, Lahr BD, Schaff HV, Luis SA, Smith MM. MELD and MELD XI Scores as Predictors of Mortality After Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):619-635
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  14. Smith BB, Mauermann WJ, Yalamuri SM, Frank RD, Gurrieri C, Arghami A, Smith MM. Intraoperative Fluid Balance and Perioperative Outcomes After Aortic Valve Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct; 110 (4):1286-1293 Epub 2020 Mar 07
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  15. Rehfeldt KH, Renew JR, Subramanian A, Pulido JN, Mauermann WJ. The Safety and Feasibility of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Esophageal Stricture. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jul; 34 (7):1846-1852 Epub 2019 Nov 21
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  16. Smith BB, Nuttall GA, Mauermann WJ, Schroeder DR, Scott PD, Smith MM. Coagulation test changes associated with acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2020 May; 35 (5):1043-1050 Epub 2020 Apr 05
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  17. Karkkainen JM, Cirillo-Penn NC, Sen I, Tenorio ER, Mauermann WJ, Gilkey GD, Kaufmann TJ, Oderich GS. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage complications during first stage and completion fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr; 71 (4):1109-1118.e2 Epub 2019 Sept 26
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  18. Matzek LJ, Smith BB, Mauermann WJ, Bower TC, Smith MM. Same-Day Cancellation in Vascular Surgery: 10-Year Review at a Large Tertiary Care Center. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 62:349-355 Epub 2019 Aug 23
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  19. Maltais S, Anwer LA, Daly RC, Poddi S, Topilsky Y, Enrique-Sarano M, Michelena HI, Mauermann WJ, Dearani JA. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair: Indication for Surgery Does Not Influence Early Outcomes. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Nov; 94 (11):2263-2269 Epub 2019 Oct 18
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  20. Hui J, Mauermann WJ, Stulak JM, Hanson AC, Maltais S, Barbara DW. Intensive Care Unit Readmission After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Causes, Associated Factors, and Association With Patient Mortality. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun; 128 (6):1168-1174
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  21. Nelson JA, Mauermann WJ, Barbara DW. Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Noncardiac Surgery. Adv Anesth. 2018 Dec; 36 (1):99-123 Epub 2018 Sept 27
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  22. Borlaug BA, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Pedrotty DM, Asirvatham SJ, Abel MD, Carter RE, Mauermann WJ. Pericardiotomy Enhances Left Ventricular Diastolic Reserve With Volume Loading in Humans. Circulation 2018 Nov 13; 138 (20):2295-2297
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  23. Al-Bawardy B, Schettle SD, Gorospe E, Kee Song LMW, Pereira NL, Alexander JA, Bruining DH, Coelho-Prabhu N, Fidler JL, Mauermann WJ, Barbara DW, Dierkhising R, Rajan E. Small bowel bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist device: outcomes of conservative therapy versus balloon-assisted enteroscopy. Ann Gastroenterol. 2018 Nov-Dec; 31 (6):692-697 Epub 2018 Sept 26
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  24. Hui J, Mauermann WJ, Stulak JM, Hanson AC, Maltais S, Barbara DW. Intensive Care Unit Readmission After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Causes, Associated Factors, and Association With Patient Mortality. Anesth Analg. 2018 Oct 8 Epub 2018 Oct 08
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  25. Smith MM, Smith BB, Lahr BD, Nuttall GA, Mauermann WJ, Weister TJ, Dearani JA, Barbara DW. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors Are Not Associated With Bleeding or Transfusion in Cardiac Surgical Patients. Anesth Analg. 2018 Jun; 126 (6):1859-1866
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  26. Barbara DW, Broski SM, Leibovich BC, Mauermann WJ. Inferior vena cava tumour thrombus and renal cell carcinoma. Can J Anaesth. 2018 May; 65 (5):588-589 Epub 2017 Nov 01
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  27. Nelson JA, Maltais S, Fox JJ, Hagan JB, Rossow KL, Mauermann WJ. Successful Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement Using Normothermic Fibrillatory Arrest in a Patient With Cold Urticaria. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Apr; 32 (2):935-937 Epub 2017 May 03
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  28. Smith BB, Smith MM, Hyder JA, Mauermann WJ, Warner ME, Licatino LK, Barbara DW. Same-Day Cancellation in Ambulatory Surgery: A Retrospective Review at a Large Academic Tertiary Referral Center. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Apr/Jun; 41 (2):118-127
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  29. Taggarse A, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Anwer LA, Choi W, Michelena HI, Mauermann WJ, Maltais S. Reoperation rate for recurrent mitral disease is low after robotically assisted mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jan; 155 (1):e13-e16 Epub 2017 Sept 14
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  30. Warner MA, Mauermann WJ, Armour S, Barbara DW. Red urinary discolouration following hydroxocobalamin treatment for vasoplegic syndrome. Can J Anaesth. 2017 Jun; 64 (6):673-674 Epub 2017 Feb 22
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  31. Said SM, Pislaru S, Kotkar KD, Rihal CS, Mauermann WJ, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Ring Implantation: A Word of Caution. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Dec; 102 (6):e495-e497
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  32. Barbara DW, Christensen JM, Mauermann WJ, Dearani JA, Hyder JA. The Safety of Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Patients With Cardiac Transplantation. Transplantation. 2016 Dec; 100: (12)2723-2728.
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  33. Hargrave JM, Capdeville MJ, Duncan AE, Smith MM, Mauermann WJ, Gallagher PG. CASE 5-2016Complex Congenital Cardiac Surgery in an Adult Patient With Hereditary Spherocytosis: Avoidance of Massive Hemolysis Associated With Extracorporeal Circulation in the Presence of Red Blood Cell Fragility. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Jun; 30 (3):800-8 Epub 2015 Dec 01
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  34. Barbara DW, Hyder JA, Behrend TL, Abel MD, Schaff HV, Mauermann WJ. Safety of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy at a Tertiary Care Center. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Jun; 30 (3):659-64 Epub 2015 Aug 20
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  35. Pulido JN, Lynch JJ, Mauermann WJ, Michelena HI, Rehfeldt KH. Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation in a Patient With Complex Native Mitral and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Rare Phenomenon With Potential Catastrophic Consequences. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Mar; 20: (1)100-3.
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  36. Suri RM, Taggarse A, Burkhart HM, Daly RC, Mauermann W, Nishimura RA, Li Z, Dearani JA, Michelena HI, Enriquez-Sarano M. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Simple and Complex Degenerative Disease: Midterm Clinical and Echocardiographic Quality Outcomes. Circulation. 2015 Nov 24; 132: (21)1961-8.
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  37. Wittwer ED, Mauermann WJ, Torres NE, Oderich GS, Pulido JN. Rapid Ventricular Transvenous Pacing via Pulmonary Artery Catheter:Deliberate Hypotension Technique for Precise Proximal Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft Deployment The Open Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Journal. 2015; 8, 2015.
  38. Barbara DW, Olsen DA, Pulido JN, Boilson BA, Bruining DH, Stulak JM, Mauermann WJ. Periprocedural Management of 172 Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2015 Nov-Dec; 61 (6):670-5
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  39. Gossl M, Kane GC, Mauermann W, Holmes DR. Pulmonary hypertension in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: discussion of the current evidence. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jun; 8: (6)e002253.
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  40. Kor DJ, Warner DO, Carter RE, Meade LA, Wilson GA, Li M, Hamersma MJ, Hubmayr RD, Mauermann WJ, Gajic O. Extravascular lung water and pulmonary vascular permeability index as markers predictive of postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective cohort investigation. Crit Care Med. 2015 Mar; 43 (3):665-73
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  41. Barbara DW, Rehfeldt KH, Pulido JN, Li Z, White RD, Schaff HV, Mauermann WJ. Diastolic function and new-onset atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Jan-Mar; 18 (1):8-14
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  42. Barbara DW, McKenzie KM, Parikh SA, Ashrani AA, Pruthi RK, Burkhart HM, Suri RM, Mauermann WJ. Successful Perioperative Management of Severe Bleeding From Undiagnosed Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitors. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015; 29: (3)731-4.
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  43. Said SM, Telesz BJ, Makdisi G, Quevedo FJ, Suri RM, Allen MS, Mauermann WJ. Awake cardiopulmonary bypass to prevent hemodynamic collapse and loss of airway in a severely symptomatic patient with a mediastinal mass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct; 98: (4)e87-90.
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  44. Smith MM, Mauermann WJ, Cook DJ, Hyder JA, Dearani JA, Barbara DW. Same-day cancellation of cardiac surgery: a retrospective review at a large academic tertiary referral center. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 148 (2):721-5 Epub 2014 Mar 05
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  45. Wittwer ED, Lynch JJ, Oliver WC Jr, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Mauermann WJ. The incidence of vasoplegia in adult patients with right-sided congenital heart defects undergoing cardiac surgery and the correlation with serum vasopressin concentrations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 148 (2):625-30 Epub 2013 Nov 23
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  46. Rehfeldt KH, Wittwer ED, Mauermann WJ. Inferior vena cava obstruction after total artificial heart implantation. Anesth Analg. 2014 Jul; 119 (1):26-29
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  47. Smith MM, Barbara DW, Mauermann WJ, Viozzi CF, Dearani JA, Grim KJ. Morbidity and mortality associated with dental extraction before cardiac operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar; 97 (3):838-44 Epub 2013 Dec 17
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  48. Rodrigues ES, Lynch JJ, Suri RM, Burkhart HM, Li Z, Mauermann WJ, Rehfeldt KH, Nuttall GA. Robotic mitral valve repair: a review of anesthetic management of the first 200 patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Feb; 28: (1)64-68.
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  49. Mauermann WJ, Ross-Huot MC, Barbara DW, Burkhart HM, Rehfeldt KH. Multimodal imaging of an embolized vena cava filter strut causing right ventricular perforation. Can J Anaesth. 2014 Jan; 61(1):80-1. Epub 2013 Oct 17.
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  50. Mauermann WJ, Crepeau AZ, Pulido JN, Lynch JJ, Lobbestael A, Oderich GS, Worrell GA. Comparison of electroencephalography and cerebral oximetry to determine the need for in-line arterial shunting in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Dec; 27(6):1253-9. Epub 2013 Aug 27.
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  51. Barbara DW, Mauermann WJ, Neal JR, Abel MD, Schaff HV, Winters JL. Cold agglutinins in patients undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Sep; 146(3):668-80. Epub 2013 Apr 13.
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  52. Barbara DW, Wetzel DR, Pulido JN, Pershing BS, Park SJ, Stulak JM, Zietlow SP, Morris DS, Boilson BA, Mauermann WJ. The perioperative management of patients with left ventricular assist devices undergoing noncardiac surgery. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Jul; 88(7):674-82.
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  53. Rabbitts JA, Groenewald CB, Mauermann WJ, Barbara DW, Burkhart HM, Warnes CA, Oliver WC Jr, Flick RP. Outcomes of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery in a series of patients with Fontan palliation. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013 Feb; 23 (2):180-7 Epub 2012 Sept 23
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  54. McKellar SH, Morris DS, Mauermann WJ, Park SJ, Zietlow SP. Evolution of general surgical problems in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Surgery. 2012 Nov; 152 (5):896-902 Epub 2012 May 08
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  55. Mauermann WJ, Pulido JN, Barbara DW, Abel MD, Li Z, Meade LA, Schaff HV, White RD. Amiodarone versus lidocaine and placebo for the prevention of ventricular fibrillation after aortic crossclamping: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov; 144(5):1229-34. Epub 2012 Jul 04.
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  56. Rehfeldt KH, Mauermann WJ, Burkhart HM, Suri RM. Robot-assisted mitral valve repair. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Aug; 25(4):721-30. Epub 2011 May 26.
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  57. Varela NL, Pulido JN, Lynch JJ, Mauermann WJ, Rehfeldt KH. Acute coronary syndrome after mitral valve surgery: a rare complication secondary to mechanical occlusion of the circumflex artery. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2011 Spring; 49(2):32-41.
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  58. Lynch JJ, Mauermann WJ, Pulido JN, Rehfeldt KH, Torres NE. Use of paravertebral blockade to facilitate early extubation after minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Mar; 14(1):47-8.
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  59. Mauermann WJ, Nuttall GA, Cook DJ, Hanson AC, Schroeder DR, Oliver WC. Hemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass does not decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg. 2010 Feb 1; 110 (2):329-34 Epub 2009 Nov 21
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  60. Peskey CS, Mauermann WJ, Meyer SR, Abel MD. Vasopressin withdrawal associated with massive polyuria. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Aug; 138(2):491-2. Epub 2008 Aug 01.
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  61. Huffmyer JL, Mauermann WJ, Thiele RH, Ma JZ, Nemergut EC. Preoperative statin administration is associated with lower mortality and decreased need for postoperative hemodialysis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Aug; 23(4):468-73. Epub 2009 Jan 20.
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  62. Rehfeldt KH, Mauermann WJ, Suri RM, Grogan M. The diagnosis of Shone's anomaly by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Feb; 23: (1)75-6.
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  63. Rehfeldt KH, Mauermann WJ, Bower TC, Click RL. The diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Dec; 22: (6)858-60.
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  64. Mauermann WJ, Rehfeldt KH, Lynch JJ, Click RL, Dearani JA. Functional right-to-left shunt caused by deliberate closure of the coronary sinus orifice. Anesth Analg. 2008 Dec; 107: (6)1828-9.
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  65. Mauermann WJ, Sampathkumar P, Thompson RL. Sternal wound infections. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2008 Sep; 22 (3):423-36
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  66. Mauermann WJ, Rehfeldt KH, Park SJ. Transesophageal echocardiography in a patient in hemodynamic compromise after Jarvik 2000 implantation: the suckdown effect. Anesth Analg. 2008 Sep; 107(3):791-2.
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  67. Mauermann WJ, Sheehan JP, Chernavvsky DR, Laws ER, Steiner L, Vance ML. Gamma Knife surgery for adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing pituitary adenomas after bilateral adrenalectomy. J Neurosurg. 2007 Jun; 106(6):988-93.
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  68. Mauermann WJ, Rehfeldt KH, Bell MR, Lowson SM. Percutaneous coronary interventions and antiplatelet therapy in the perioperative period. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2007 Jun; 21(3):436-42. Epub 2007 Apr 27.
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  69. Mauermann WJ, Shilling AM, Zuo Z. A comparison of neuraxial block versus general anesthesia for elective total hip replacement: a meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2006 Oct; 103(4):1018-25.
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  70. Mauermann WJ, Nemergut EC. The anesthesiologist's role in the prevention of surgical site infections. Anesthesiology. 2006 Aug; 105(2):413-21; quiz 439-40.
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  71. Lambert GP, Broussard LJ, Mason BL, Mauermann WJ, Gisolfi CV. Gastrointestinal permeability during exercise: effects of aspirin and energy-containing beverages. J Appl Physiol. 2001 Jun; 90(6):2075-80.
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