Jason Hayes

Research Synopsis

Dr. Hayes's main research interests include the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anesthetic agents for procedural sedation in children, as well as various aspects of regional anesthesia/ analgesia practice, such as the use of ultrasound imaging and the efficacy of nerve blocks.

Recent Publications

1. Everett, T., Parker, K., Fish, J., Pehora, C., Budd, D., Kelly, C., et al. (2015). The construction and implementation of a novel postburn pruritus scale for infants and children aged five years or less: introducing the Toronto Pediatric Itch Scale. Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association, 36(1), 44–49. http://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000129
2. Lorenzo, A. J., Lynch, J., Matava, C., Beheiry, El, H., & Hayes, J. A. (2014). Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane vs surgeon administered intraoperative regional field infiltration with bupivacaine for early postoperative pain control in children undergoing open pyeloplasty. The Journal of Urology, 192(1), 207–213. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2014.01.026
3. Whyte, S. D., Nathan, A., Myers, D., Watkins, S. C., Kannankeril, P. J., Etheridge, S. P., et al. (2014). The Safety of Modern Anesthesia for Children with Long QT Syndrome. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1. http://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000000389
4. Hayes, J. A., Borges, B., Armstrong, D., & Srinivasan, I. (2014). Accuracy of manual palpation vs ultrasound for identifying the L3-L4 intervertebral space level in children. Pediatric Anesthesia, 24(5), 510–515. http://doi.org/10.1111/pan.12355
5. Borges, B. C. R., Wong, G., Isaac, L., & Hayes, J. A. (2014). Unusual presentation of postdural puncture headache requiring repeat epidural blood patch in a 4-year-old child. Pediatric Anesthesia, 24(5), 541–543. http://doi.org/10.1111/pan.12330
6. Hayes, J. A., Forrest, C. R., Walsh, W., Pétroz, G. C., Adeli, K., & Bissonnette, B. (2011). Continuous bupivacaine infusion post-iliac crest bone graft harvesting in pediatric cleft surgery: role and comparison with ketorolac. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 48(5), 532–537. http://doi.org/10.1597/10-148

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