Karen L. R. Boretsky, MD
Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
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Karen L. R. Boretsky, MD
Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Pittsburgh
PA
Internship
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
PA
Residency
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
PA
Fellowship
Critical Care Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
Publications
Acute compartment syndrome in pediatric patients with peripheral nerve blocks. View Abstract
Towards a brighter future: transforming care for children with chronic postsurgical pain. View Abstract
Comparison of continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement using Vitalstream™ to invasive Intraarterial pressure in pediatric surgery. View Abstract
Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of upper and lower limb nerve blocks. View Abstract
Local anesthetic dosing and toxicity of pediatric truncal catheters: a narrative review of published practice. View Abstract
Concerns regarding "Regional anesthesia and acute compartment syndrome: principles for practice". View Abstract
Recommendations for effective documentation in regional anesthesia: an expert panel Delphi consensus project. View Abstract
Ultrasound determination of the dural sac to sacrococcygeal membrane distance in premature neonates. View Abstract
Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound on a Very Small Infant. View Abstract
Standardizing nomenclature in regional anesthesia: an ASRA-ESRA Delphi consensus study of abdominal wall, paraspinal, and chest wall blocks. View Abstract
Local anesthetic systemic toxicity in children: a review of recent case reports and current literature. View Abstract
In the Arms of Morpheus without Morphia; Mitigating the United States Opioid Epidemic by Decreasing the Surgical Use of Opioids. View Abstract
Isolated t-wave morphology changes during caudal injection in an infant. View Abstract
Distal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Successfully Assesses Sciatic Nerve Integrity Following Parasacral Sciatic Motor Block: A Case Report. View Abstract
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine expert panel recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound education and training for regional anesthesiologists and pain physicians-part II: recommendations. View Abstract
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine expert panel recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound education and training for regional anesthesiologists and pain physicians-part I: clinical indications. View Abstract
Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children. View Abstract
Peripheral nerve blocks in children and adolescents with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type. View Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound for the pediatric regional anesthesiologist and pain specialist: a technique review. View Abstract
Technical success of the ultrasound-guided supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block in older children and adolescents for hip arthroscopy. View Abstract
In Response. View Abstract
Continuous chloroprocaine paravertebral infusions for postoperative analgesia in infants and very young children. View Abstract
Confirmation of success rate of landmark-based caudal blockade in children using ultrasound: A prospective analysis. View Abstract
Quadratus lumborum and rectus sheath blocks in an infant with severe pulmonary hypertension undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. View Abstract
Gastric Ultrasound Imaging to Direct Perioperative Care in Pediatric Patients: A Report of 2 Cases. View Abstract
A Review of Regional Anesthesia in Infants. View Abstract
Seeing Is Believing: Ultrasound in Pediatric Procedural Performance. View Abstract
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in the Pediatric Perioperative Setting. View Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension manifesting as atrial arrhythmia in an anesthetized child; Diagnosis using focused cardiac ultrasound. View Abstract
Success of bedside ultrasound to identify puncture site for spinal anesthesia in neonates and infants. View Abstract
Laparoscopic Surgery in Infants Under Spinal Anesthesia Block: A Case Report of 3 Cases. View Abstract
Maximum Recommended Dosage of Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine for Pediatric Regional Anesthesia. View Abstract
Complications in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Analysis of More than 100,000 Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network. View Abstract
Images in Anesthesiology: Point-of-care Ultrasound to Diagnose Esophageal Intubation: "The Double Trachea". View Abstract
Benefits of Ultrasound Imaging for Placement of Caudal Epidural Blockade in 3 Pediatric Patients: A Case Report. View Abstract
Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block in children and adolescents using a transverse lumbar paravertebral sonogram: Initial experience. View Abstract
Persistent pain following common outpatient surgeries in children: A multicenter study in Italy. View Abstract
A Case Report of Incidental Hepatic Cysts Found on Ultrasound Imaging: Implications for the Anesthesiologist. View Abstract
Technical success of the ultrasound-guided supra-inguinal fascia iliaca compartment block in older children and adolescents for hip arthroscopy. View Abstract
Dexmedetomidine as a Supplement to Spinal Anesthesia Block: A Case Report of Three Infants. View Abstract
Images in Anesthesiology: Use of Ultrasound to Facilitate Neonatal Spinal Anesthesia. View Abstract
Ultrasound Images of the Epidural Space through the Acoustic Window of the Infant. View Abstract
Dermatomal spread following posterior transversus abdominis plane block in pediatric patients: our initial experience. View Abstract
Use of Ultrasound to Facilitate Neonatal Spinal Anesthesia. View Abstract
Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Patients: Safety and Clinical Experience. View Abstract
Regional Anesthesia Is Cost-Effective in Preventing Unanticipated Hospital Admission in Pediatric Patients Having Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. View Abstract
Chloroprocaine: local anesthetic systemic toxicity in a 9-month infant with paravertebral catheter. View Abstract
A Phase 1, Dose-escalation, Double-blind, Block-randomized, Controlled Trial of Safety and Efficacy of Neosaxitoxin Alone and in Combination with 0.2% Bupivacaine, with and without Epinephrine, for Cutaneous Anesthesia. View Abstract
Femoral nerve block for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction--do we have the information we need? Letter to the editor. View Abstract
Paravertebral nerve block catheters using chloroprocaine in infants with prolonged mechanical ventilation for treatment of long-gap esophageal atresia. View Abstract
Pediatric Research, Risk, and Paravertebral Blocks. View Abstract
"Kiddie" caudal: safe but more to learn. View Abstract
Regional anesthesia in pediatrics: marching forward. View Abstract
Re: Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane vs surgeon administered intraoperative regional field infiltration with bupivacaine for early postoperative pain control in children undergoing open pyeloplasty: A. J. Lorenzo, J. Lynch, C. Matava, H. El-Beheiry and J. Hayes. J Urol 2014; 192: 207-213. View Abstract
Ultrasound-guided paravertebral block facilitated tracheal extubation in a 5-week-old infant with rib fractures and respiratory failure. View Abstract
Paravertebral block for analgesia after pediatric thoracic surgery. View Abstract
A comparison of paravertebral nerve block catheters and thoracic epidural catheters for postoperative analgesia following the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum repair. View Abstract
Ultrasound-guided approach to the paravertebral space for catheter insertion in infants and children. View Abstract
Postoperative analgesia via transversus abdominis plane (TAP) catheter for small weight children-our initial experience. View Abstract
The effects of oral ondansetron disintegrating tablets for prevention of at-home emesis in pediatric patients after ear-nose-throat surgery. View Abstract
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