Brittany L. Willer

Remimazolam-Based Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery in an Infant With a Pathogenic RYR1 Variant

The ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) gene encodes a protein channel located on the terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle, thereby playing a key role in regulation of skeletal muscle contraction. RYR1 gene mutations may result in inherited neuromuscular co...

Epidemiology of Postoperative Pneumonia in Pediatric Inpatient Surgery: An ACS NSQIP-P Analysis

OBJECTIVE: Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is a serious surgical complication associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Although well described in adult surgical populations, the epidemiology of POP in children remains less clearly defined. Our objectiv...