Overview

I am interested in modifying existing anesthesia techniques and proposing and studying how novel anesthesia techniques reduce complications in newborns and young babies undergoing elective surgery. I am also interested in how using techniques to numb specific areas of the body undergoing surgery can help improve outcomes in children.

Publications

Perioperative management of infant inguinal hernia surgery; a review of the recent literature
Pediatric Anesthesia
Fiona Taverner and Prakash Krishnan and Robert Baird and Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg
DOI: 10.1111/pan.14726
10/2023

A comparison of operative and anesthetic techniques for inguinal hernia repair in infants
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Wendy H.C. Song and Aanisah Golam and Halle Golding and Andrew Poznikoff and Prakash Krishnan and Robert Baird
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.01.034
05/2023

Perioperative critical events and morbidity associated with anesthesia in early life: Subgroup analysis of United Kingdom participation in the NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE) prospective multicenter observational study
Paediatric Anaesthesia
Walker, S.M. and Engelhardt, T. and Ahmad, N. and Dobby, N. and Kuchi, S. and Masip, N. and Brooks, P. and Hare, A. and Casey, M. and Silva, S.D. and Krishnan, P. and Sogbodjor, L.A. and Walker, E. and King, S. and Nicholson, K. and Quinney, M. and Stevens, P. and Blevin, A. and Giombini, M. and Goonasekera, C. and Adil, S. and Bew, S. and Bodlani, C. and Gilpin, D. and Jinks, S. and Malarkkan, N. and Miskovic, A. and Pad, R. and Barry, J.W. and Abbott, J. and Armstrong, J. and Cooper, N. and Crate, L. and Emery, J. and James, K. and King, H. and Martin, P. and Catenacci, S.S. and Bomont, R. and Smith, P. and Mele, S. and Verzelloni, A. and Dix, P. and Bell, G. and Gordeva, E. and McKee, L. and Ngan, E. and Scheffczik, J. and Tan, L.-E. and Worrall, M. and Cassar, C. and Goddard, K. and Barlow, V. and Oshan, V. and Shah, K. and Bell, S. and Daniels, L. and Gandhi, M. and Pachter, D. and Perry, C. and Robertson, A. and Scott, C. and Waring, L. and Barnes, D. and Childs, S. and Norman, J. and Sunderland, R. and Disma, N. and Veyckemans, F. and Virag, K. and Hansen, T.G. and Becke, K. and Harlet, P. and Vutskits, L. and Walker, S.M. and Graaff, J.C.D. and Zielinska, M. and Simic, D. and Engelhardt, T. and Habre, W.
DOI: 10.1111/pan.14457
2022

Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE): a prospective European multicentre observational study.
British journal of anaesthesia
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.02.021
PubMed: 33812665
04/2021

Morbidity and mortality after anaesthesia in early life: results of the European prospective multicentre observational study, neonate and children audit of anaesthesia practice in Europe (NECTARINE).
British journal of anaesthesia
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.02.016
PubMed: 33812668
04/2021

Corrigendum to ‘Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE): a prospective European multicentre observational study’ (Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: 1173–81) (British Journal of Anaesthesia (2021) 126(6) (1173–1181), (S0007091221001161), (10.1016/j.bja.2021.02.021))
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Disma, N. and Virag, K. and Riva, T. and Kaufmann, J. and Engelhardt, T. and Habre, W. and Breschan, C. and Likar, R. and Platzer, M. and Edelman, I. and Eger, J. and Heschl, S. and Messerer, B. and Vittinghof, M. and Kroess, R. and Stichlberger, M. and Kahn, D. and Pirotte, T. and Pregardien, C. and Veyckemans, F. and Stevens, F. and Berghmans, J. and Bauters, A. and De Baerdemaeker, L. and De Hert, S. and Lapage, K. and Parashchanka, A. and Van Limmen, J. and Wyffels, P. and Lauweryns, J. and Najafi, N. and Vundelinckx, J. and Butkovi?, D. and Kerovec Sori?, I. and Kralik, S. and Marki?, A. and Azman, J. and Markic, J. and Pupacic, D. and Frelich, M. and Reimer, P. and Urbanec, R. and Cajkov{\'a}, P. and Mixa, V. and Sedl{\'a}?kov{\'a}, Y. and Knoppov{\'a}, L. and Zl{\'a}malov{\'a} (ne{\'e} Kv?to?ov{\'a}), A. and Vav?ina, M. and ?urek, J. and Hansen, T. and Afshari, A. and Bille, A.B. and Ellekvist, M. and Ilmoja, M.-L. and Moor, R. and Kikas, R. and V{\"a}li, M. and Kallio, K. and Reponen, E. and Suominen, P. and Suvanto, S. and V{\"a}h{\"a}talo, R. and Kokki, H. and Kokki, M. and Harju, J. and Kokkonen, M. and Vieri, J. and Manner, T. and Amory, C. and Ludot, H. and Bert, D. and Godart, J. and Laffargue, A. and Dupont, H. and Urbina, B. and Baujard, C. and Roulleau, P. and Staiti, G. and Bordes, M. and Nouette Gaulain, K. and Hamonic, Y. and Semjen, F. and Jacqmarcq, O. and Lejus-Bourdeau, C. and Magne, C. and Petry, L. and Ros, L. and Zang, A. and Bennis, M. and Coustets, B. and Fesseau, R. and Constant, I. and Khalil, E. and Sabourdin, N. and Audren, N. and Descarpentries, T. and Fabre, F. and Legrand, A. and Druot, E. and Orliaguet, G. and Sabau, L. and Uhrig, L. and de la Bri{\`e}re, F. and Jonckheer, K. and Mission, J.-P. and Scordo, L. and Couchepin, C. and Dadure, C. and De la Arena, P. and Hertz, L. and Pirat, P. and Sola, C. and Bellon, M. and Dahmani, S. and Julien-Marsollier, F. and Michelet, D. and Depret-Donatien, V. and Lesage, A. and Laschat, M. and Wappler, F. and Becke, K. and Brunner, L. and Oppenrieder, K. and Badelt, G. and Hochmuth, K. and Koller, B. and Reil, A. and Richter, S. and Fischer, T. and Diers, A. and Schorer, C. and Weyland, A. and Cohausz, R. and Kretz, F.-J. and L{\"o}ffler, M. and Wilbs, M. and Hoehne, C. and Ulrici, J. and Goeters, C. and Flinspach, A. and Klages, M. and Lindau, S. and Messroghli, L. and Zacharowski, K. and Eisner, C. and Mueller, T. and Richter, D. and Sch{\"a}fer, M. and Weigand, M. and Weiterer, S. and Ochsenreiter, M. and Sch{\"o}ler, M. and Terboven, T. and Eggemann, I. and Haussmann, S. and Leister, N. and Menzel, C. and Trieschmann, U. and Y{\"u}cetepe, S. and Keilig, S. and Kranke, P. and Jelting, Y. and Baehner, T. and Ellerkmann, R. and Ghamari, S. and Neumann, C. and S{\"o}hle, M. and Chloropoulou, P. and Ntritsou, V. and Papagiannopoulou, P. and Garini, E. and Karafotia, A. and Mammi, P. and Bali, E. and Iordanidou, D. and Malisiova, A. and Polyzoi, A. and Tsiotou, A. and Sapi, E. and Sz{\'e}kely, E. and Kosik, N. and Mar{\'a}czi, V. and Schnur, J. and Csillag, J. and G{\'a}l, J. and G{\"o}bl, G. and Hauser, B. and Petr{\'o}czy, A. and T{\"o}vish{\'a}zi, G. and Blain, S. and Gallagher, S. and Harte, S. and Jackson, M. and Meehan, E. and Nawoor, Z. and O{'}Hare, B. and Ross, M. and Lerro, D. and Astuto, M. and Grasso, C. and Scalisi, R. and Frasacco, G. and Lenares, E. and Leone, R. and Grazzini, M. and Minardi, C. and Zadra, N. and Cinnella, G. and Cotoia, A. and Galante, D. and De Lorenzo, B. and Kuppers, B. and Bottazzi, G. and Caramelli, F. and Mondardini, M.C. and Rossetti, E. and Picardo, S. and Vittori, A. and Camporesi, A. and Wolfler, A. and Calderini, E. and Colantonio, L.B. and Finamore, S.A. and Porro, G.A. and Bonfiglio, R. and Kotzeva, S. and Mameli, L. and Mattioli, G. and Micalizzi, C. and Montaguti, A. and Pistorio, A. and Zanaboni, C. and Guddo, A. and Neba, G.R. and Favarato, M. and Locatelli, B.G. and Maffioletti, M. and Sonzogni, V. and Garra, R. and Sammartino, M. and Sbaraglia, F. and Cortegiani, A. and Moscarelli, A. and Attanasi, E. and Tesoro, S. and Agapiti, C. and Pinzoni, F. and Vezzoli, C. and Bilotta, F. and Barzdina, A. and Straume, Z. and Zundane, A. and Lukosiene, L. and Maraulaite, I. and Razlevice, I. and Schmitz, B. and Mifsud, S. and Aehling, C. and Allison, C. and De Boer, R. and Emal, D. and Stevens, M. and Buitenhuis, M. and de Graaff, J. and De Liefde, I. and Machotta, A. and Scoones, G. and Staals, L. and Tomas, J. and Van der Knijff-van Dortmont, A. and Veldhuizen, M. and Alders, D. and Buhre, W. and Schafrat, E. and Schreiber, J. and Vermeulen, P.M. and Hendriks, M. and Lako, S. and Voet-Lindner, M. and Pieters, B. and Scheffer, G.-J. and Tielens, L. and Absalom, A.R. and Bergsma, M. and De Ruiter, J. and Meier, S. and Volkers, M. and Zweers, T. and Beukers, A.M. and Boer, C. and Dertinger, J. and Numan, S. and Van Zaane, B. and Boerke, W.B. and Ekiz, N. and Stensrud, K. and Drage, I.M. and Isern, E.R. and Bartkowska-Sniatkowska, A. and Grzeskowiak, M. and Juzwa-Sobieraj, M. and Rosada-Kurasi?ska, J. and Baranowski, A. and Jakubowska, K. and Lewandowska, D. and Mierzewska-Schmidt, M. and Sawicki, P. and Urban-Lechowicz, M. and Przemyslaw, P. and Zielinska, M. and Leal, T. and Soares, M. and Pina, P. and Pinho, S. and Patuleia, M.D. and Esteves, C.C. and Salgado, H. and Santos, M.J. and Badeti, R. and Cindea, I. and Oana, L. and Gurita, A. and Ilie, L. and Mocioiu, G. and Tabacaru, R. and Trante, I. and Munteanu, V. and Morariu, M. and Ny{\'i}ri, E. and Budic, I. and Marjanovic, V. and Dra?kovi?, B. and Pandurov, M. and Ilic, J. and Mandras, A. and Rados, Z. and Stankovic, N. and Suica, M. and Vasiljevic, S. and Knezevic, M. and Milojevic, I. and Petrov, I. and Puric Racic, S. and Simic, D. and Simic, I. and Stevic, M. and Vulicevic, I. and Cabanov{\'a}, B. and Hanula, M. and Berger, J. and Janjatovic, D. and Pirtov?ek ?tupnik, ?. and M{\'e}ndez, D. and Pino, G. and Rubio, P. and Izquierdo, A. and L{\'o}pez, S. and Gonz{\'a}lez Serrano, C. and Cebri{\'a}n, J. and Peleteiro, A. and Del Rey de Diego, P. and Mart{\'i}nez Garc{\'i}a, E. and Tormo de las Heras, C. and Troncoso Montero, P. and Arbona, C. and Art{\'e}s, D. and Chamizo, A. and Serrano, S. and Suarez Comas, M. and Escrib{\'a}, F. and Auli, C. and P{\'e}rez Pardo, O. and Sierra Biddle, N. and Su{\'a}rez Casta{\~n}o, C. and Villalobos Rico, M.I. and Manrique Mu{\~n}oz, S. and Garc{\'i}a Mart{\'i}nez, I. and Montferrer Estruch, N. and Vilardell Ort{\'i}z, E. and Poves-?lvarez, R. and Kohn, I. and Lindestam, U. and Reinhard, J. and Castellheim, A. and Sandstr{\"o}m, K. and Bengt, S. and D{\"o}renberg, R. and Frykholm, P. and Garcia, M. and Kvarnstr{\"o}m, A. and Pont{\'e}n, E. and Bruelisauer, T. and Erdoes, G. and Kaiser, H. and Marchon, M. and Seiler, S. and B{\"o}gli, Y. and Dolci, M. and Marcucci, C. and Pichon, I. and Vutskits, L. and Casutt, M. and H{\"o}lzle, M. and Hurni, T. and J{\"o}hr, M. and Mal{\"a}r, A.-U. and Mauch, J. and Erb, T. and Oeinck, K. and Akin, M. and Keskin, G. and Senayli, Y. and Kaya, G. and Kendigelen, P. and Tutuncu, A.?. and Hatipo?lu, Z. and {\"O}zcengiz, D. and Erdost, H.A. and {\"O}?men, E. and Olguner, ?. and Ayanoglu, H. and Dincer, P.C. and Umuroglu, T. and Azizoglu, M. and Birbi?er, H. and Doruk, N. and Sagun, A. and Baris, S. and Dmytriiev, D. and Kuchi, S. and Masip, N. and Brooks, P. and Hare, A. and Ahmad, N. and Casey, M. and De Silva, S. and Dobby, N. and Krishnan, P. and Sogbodjor, L.A. and Walker, E. and Walker, S. and King, S. and Nicholson, K. and Quinney, M. and Stevens, P. and Blevin, A. and Giombini, M. and Goonasekera, C. and Adil, S. and Bew, S. and Bodlani, C. and Gilpin, D. and Jinks, S. and Malarkkan, N. and Miskovic, A. and Pad, R. and Wolfe Barry, J. and Abbott, J. and Armstrong, J. and Cooper, N. and Crate, L. and Emery, J. and James, K. and King, H. and Martin, P. and Scalia Catenacci, S. and Bomont, R. and Smith, P. and Mele, S. and Verzelloni, A. and Dix, P. and Bell, G. and Gordeva, E. and McKee, L. and Ngan, E. and Scheffczik, J. and Tan, L.-E. and Worrall, M. and Cassar, C. and Goddard, K. and Barlow, V. and Oshan, V. and Shah, K. and Bell, S. and Daniels, L. and Gandhi, M. and Pachter, D. and Perry, C. and Robertson, A. and Scott, C. and Waring, L. and Barnes, D. and Childs, S. and Norman, J. and Sunderland, R. and Julia, D. and Prisca, F. and Pierre, H. and Sarah, H. and Brigitte, L. and Beno{\^i}t, P. and Katalin, V.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.05.015
2021

Caudal and Intravenous Anesthesia Without Airway Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Infants: A Case Series
A&A Practice
DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001251
07/2020

Caudal and Intravenous Anesthesia Without Airway Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Infants: A Case Series
A&A practice
Krishnan, P. and Whyte, S.D. and Baird, R. and Malherbe, S.
DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001251
2020

A multicentre audit of the use of bronchoscopy during open and thoracoscopic repair of oesophageal atresia with tracheo-oesophageal fistula.
Paediatric anaesthesia
Ahmad NS and Dobby N and Walker E and Sogbodjor LA and Kelgeri N and Pickard A and Burrows T and Nicholson KE and Green A and Shepherd L and Thornley H and Wolfe-Barry JA and Parker BJ and Krishnan P
DOI: 10.1111/pan.13621
PubMed: 30811748
02/2019

Patient reported outcome of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study.
British journal of anaesthesia
Walker EMK and Bell M and Cook TM and Grocott MPW and Moonesinghe SR and Central SNAP-1 Organisation and National Study Groups
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew381
PubMed: 27956674
06/2016

Design and methodology of SNAP-1: a Sprint National Anaesthesia Project to measure patient reported outcome after anaesthesia.
Perioperative medicine (London, England)
Moonesinghe SR and Walker EM and Bell M and SNAP-1 Investigator Group
DOI: 10.1186/s13741-015-0011-2
PubMed: 25949810
04/2015

An unusual reaction to IV pethidine - A Case Report
British Journal of Medical Practitioners
03/2014

An unusual reaction to IV pethidine - A case report
British Journal of Medical Practitioners
Krishnan, P. and Sultan, A.
2014

Research

Caudal and intravenous anesthesia without airway instrumentation for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants: a case series
A retrospective review of anesthetic charts for infants having laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair under a caudal block, intravenous anesthesia and no airway instrumentation. This case series demonstrated the feasibility of the defined anesthetic technique in allowing a superior surgical technique while potentially minimizing anesthesia-related complications. The case series has been recently published. My current research project is a follow-up from this as described below.

Surgical and anesthesia outcomes following inguinal hernia repair (minimally invasive and open techniques) in infants having caudal block without airway instrumentation or general endotracheal anesthesia
We are currently collecting data retrospectively for the above population in relation to the surgical and anesthetic techniques and short- and long-term outcomes and complications. This is with a view to quantifying and comparing outcomes/complications amongst the four groups of patients.