Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2023 Norwood Operation: Immediate vs Delayed Sternal ClosureAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  115:649-654. 2023
2023 Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Airway Versus Non-Airway Pediatric Extubation Failure 2023
2023 Association Between Venous Homografts and Allosensitization After Norwood ProcedureWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.  14:25-30. 2023
2022 Fluid Accumulation After Neonatal Congenital Cardiac Operation: Clinical Implications and OutcomesAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  114:2288-2294. 2022
2022 Epidemiology of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Without Cardiopulmonary BypassAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  114:1786-1792. 2022
2022 "I Didn't Want My Baby to Pass, But I Didn't Want Him Suffering Either": Comparing Bereaved Parents' Narratives With Nursing End-of-Life Assessments in the Pediatric Intensive Care UnitJournal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.  24:271-280. 2022
2022 Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Through Multicenter CollaborationJAMA Pediatrics.  176:1027-1036. 2022
2022 Pediatric Ventilation Liberation: A Survey of International Practice among 555 Pediatric IntensivistsCritical Care Explorations.  4:E0756. 2022
2022 Inferior and Superior Vena Cava Saturation Monitoring After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery∗Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.  23:E347-E355. 2022
2022 Transient and persistent acute kidney injury phenotypes following the Norwood operation: a retrospective studyCardiology in the Young.  32:564-571. 2022
2022 Identification of phenotypes in paediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a latent class analysis 2022
2022 Cardiac and Pulmonary Histopathology in Baboons Following Genetically-Engineered Pig Orthotopic Heart Transplantation 2022
2022 Outcomes in Pediatric Post-Cardiotomy ECMO Support With Modification of Systematic Support StrategyWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.  13:46-52. 2022
2021 Thrombomodulin is associated with increased mortality and organ failure in mechanically ventilated children with acute respiratory failure: biomarker analysis from a multicenter randomized controlled trial 2021
2021 Early Versus Late Sternal Closure in Infants—Perioperative Associations and OutcomesWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.  12:589-596. 2021
2021 The Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis Conundrum: Is It Worth It?: ReplyAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  111:1740-1741. 2021
2021 Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis After the Arterial Switch Operation: A Retrospective Cohort StudyAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  111:655-661. 2021
2021 Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury after Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: A Report from the Multicenter Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes NetworkCritical Care Medicine.  E941-E951. 2021
2020 Solvent/Detergent-Treated Plasma in the Management of Pediatric Patients Who Require Replacement of Multiple Coagulation Factors: An Open-Label, Multicenter, Post-marketing StudyFrontiers in Pediatrics.  8. 2020
2020 Red blood cell transfusion after stage I palliation is associated with worse clinical outcomesJournal of the American Heart Association.  9. 2020
2019 Aspiration After Congenital Heart SurgeryPediatric Cardiology.  40:1296-1303. 2019
2019 Perioperative serum albumin and its influence on clinical outcomes in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: A multi-centre retrospective studyCardiology in the Young.  29:761-767. 2019
2019 A prospective investigation of interleukin-8 levels in pediatric acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome 2019
2019 Neonatal and Paediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network: Design of a multi-centre retrospective cohort studyCardiology in the Young.  29:511-518. 2019
2019 Use of magnetic resonance imaging in severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: Assessment of current practiceJournal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.  23:471-479. 2019
2019 Sedation Management for Critically Ill Children with Pre-Existing Cognitive ImpairmentJournal of Pediatrics.  206:204-211.e1. 2019
2019 Positive airway pressure versus high-flow nasal cannula for prevention of extubation failure in infants after congenital heart surgeryPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  20:149-157. 2019
2018 Age and Mortality in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from an International StudyNeurocritical Care.  28:302-313. 2018
2018 Does extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improve survival in pediatric acute respiratory failure?American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  197:1177-1186. 2018
2018 Furosemide response predicts acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in infants and neonatesPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  19:310-317. 2018
2018 Correction to: Routine Sildenafil Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes After Fontan Operation (Pediatr Cardiol, (2017), 38, (1703-1708), 10.1007/s00246-017-1716-4)Pediatric Cardiology.  39:644-645. 2018
2018 Impact of hemolysis on acute kidney injury and mortality in children supported with cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 2018
2017 Routine Sildenafil Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes After Fontan OperationPediatric Cardiology.  38:1703-1708. 2017
2017 Challenges and opportunities for pediatric severe TBI—review of the evidence and exploring a way forwardChild's Nervous System.  33:1663-1667. 2017
2017 Impact of contrast exposure from computed tomography angiography on acute kidney injury after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass surgeryCongenital Heart Disease.  12:540-545. 2017
2017 The authors replyPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  18:605-606. 2017
2017 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Parental Refusal of Consent in a Large, Multisite Pediatric Critical Care Clinical TrialJournal of Pediatrics.  184:204-208.e1. 2017
2017 Central Venous to Arterial C o 2 Difference after Cardiac Surgery in Infants and Neonates∗Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.  18:228-233. 2017
2017 Adrenal insufficiency in neonates after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass 2017
2016 Distal Superficial Femoral Vein Cannulation for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement in Infants with Cardiac DiseaseCongenital Heart Disease.  11:733-740. 2016
2016 Early Postoperative Albumin Administration Contributes to Morbidity After the Fontan OperationPediatric Cardiology.  37:1278-1283. 2016
2016 Novel, Long-axis In-plane Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis for Postoperative Pericardial Effusion DrainagePediatric Cardiology.  37:1328-1333. 2016
2016 ReplyAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  194:522. 2016
2016 Reply: It Is Too Early to Say No Place for High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Children with Respiratory Failure.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  194:522. 2016
2016 Decreasing IV potassium in pediatric cardiac intensive care: Quality improvement projectPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  17:772-778. 2016
2016 ReplyAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  193:1068-1069. 2016
2016 Reply: Do We Really Know How to Use High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Critically Ill Children?American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  193:1068-1069. 2016
2016 Smaller circuits for smaller patients: improving renal support therapy with Aquadex™Pediatric Nephrology.  31:853-860. 2016
2016 The authors replyPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  17:476. 2016
2016 Early high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric acute respiratory failure: A propensity score analysisAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.  193:495-503. 2016
2016 Patterns of Sedation Weaning in Critically Ill Children Recovering From Acute Respiratory FailurePediatric Critical Care Medicine.  17:19-29. 2016
2015 Postoperative hydrocortisone infusion reduces the prevalence of low cardiac output syndrome after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypassPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  16:629-636. 2015
2015 Anti-Xa directed protocol for anticoagulation management in children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenationASAIO Journal.  61:339-344. 2015
2015 Balloon Angioplasty for the Treatment of Left Innominate Vein Obstruction Related Chylothorax after Congenital Heart SurgeryCongenital Heart Disease.  10:E155-E163. 2015
2014 Ultrasound-versus landmark-guided femoral catheterization in the pediatric catheterization laboratory: A randomized-controlled trialPediatric Cardiology.  35:1246-1252. 2014
2014 Central Venous Lines Are a Risk Factor for Chylothorax in Infants After Cardiac SurgeryWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.  5:522-526. 2014
2014 Peritoneal dialysis: An alternative modality of fluid removal in neonates requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac surgery 2014
2014 Prophylactic Peritoneal Dialysis Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Is Associated with Decreased Inflammation and Improved Clinical OutcomesCongenital Heart Disease.  9:106-115. 2014
2013 Successful continuous renal replacement therapy using two single-lumen catheters in neonates and infants with cardiac diseasePediatric Nephrology.  28:2383-2387. 2013
2013 Differences in medical therapy goals for children with severe traumatic brain injury - An international studyPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  14:811-818. 2013
2013 Inferior vena cava oxygen saturation monitoring after the Norwood procedureAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  95:2114-2121. 2013
2012 Side-arm grafts for femoral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulationAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  94. 2012
2012 Ultrasound-guided femoral vein catheterization in neonates with cardiac diseasePediatric Critical Care Medicine.  13:654-659. 2012
2012 Early initiation of arginine vasopressin infusion in neonates after complex cardiac surgeryPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  13:300-304. 2012
2012 Implantation of the HeartWare HVAD in a child after a recent thromboembolic strokeAnnals of Thoracic Surgery.  93:977-978. 2012
2012 Postoperative Serum Cortisol Concentration and Adrenal Insufficiency in Neonates Undergoing Open-Heart SurgeryWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.  3:214-220. 2012
2011 Pediatric mechanical ventilationRivista di clinica pediatrica.  63:411-424. 2011
2011 Factors associated with pediatric critical care attending follow-up with families after the death of a patient: A national survey with an experimental designPediatric Critical Care Medicine.  12:622-627. 2011
2010 Surfactant treatment for congenital heart disease patients with acute respiratory distress syndromeCongenital Heart Disease.  5:624-628. 2010
2010 Patient position during lumbar puncture has no meaningful effect on cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in childrenJournal of Child Neurology.  25:616-619. 2010
2008 Patency of internal jugular vein following repair after ECMO stabilization prior to Berlin heart implantation: Utility of repaired vein for subsequent cardiac catheterization and biopsyCongenital Heart Disease.  3:411-414. 2008
2008 Physicians' contact with families after the death of pediatric patients: A survey of pediatric critical care practitioners' beliefs and self-reported practicesPediatrics.  122. 2008

Education And Training

  • UAB Hospital, Internship
  • UAB Hospital, Residency
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctor of Medicine, 2000
  • Full Name

  • Santiago Borasino