Kei Togashi

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Associate Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
M.D.
M.P.H.
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive South, B53-225, Orange CA 92868
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Cardiac anesthesia, Critical Care, Transesophageal Echocardiography
Publications
1. Krishnan, S; Kuhl, S; Ahmed, W; Togashi, K; Ueda, K: “Efficacy of an Online Education Program for Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax”; Anesthesiology. Mar;118(3):715-21; 2013

2. Togashi, K; Nandate, K; Hoaglan, C; Sherman, B; Bowdle, T A: “Multicenter Evaluation of a Compact, Sterile, Single-Use Pressure Transducer for Central Venous Catheter Placement”; Anesth Analg. 2013 May;116(5):1018-23

3. Jelacic S, Bowdle A, Togashi K, Vonhomeyer P.: “The Use of TEE Simulation in Teaching Basic Echocardiography Skills to Senior Anesthesiology Residents”; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Aug;27(4):670-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.01.016.

4. Hata JS, Togashi K, Kumar AB, Hodges LD, Kaiser EF, Tessmann PB, Faust CA, Sessler DI. : “The Effect of the Pressure-Volume Curve for Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration on Clinical Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review”; J Intensive Care Med. Jul 11, 2013

5. Failor E, Bowdle A, Jelacic S, Togashi K: “High-Fidelity Simulation of Lung Isolation with Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes and Bronchial Blockers in Anesthesiology Resident Training”; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Nov 11. pii: S1053-0770(13)00425-4.

6. Jelacic S, Bowdle A, Nair BG, Kusulos D, Bower L, Togashi K: “A System for Anesthesia Drug Administration Using Barcode Technology: The Codonics Safe Label System and Smart Anesthesia Manager™
Anesth Analg. 2014 May 22.

7. Togashi K, Joffe AM, Sekhar L, Kim L, Lam A, Yanez D, Broeckel-Elrod JA, Moore A, Deem S, Khandelwal N, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM.: “Randomized pilot trial of intensive management of blood pressure or volume expansion in subarachnoid hemorrhage (IMPROVES)” Neurosurgery. 2015 Feb;76(2):125-34; discussion 134-5

8. Madathil R, Togashi K, VonHomeyer P, Hermsen JL.: “Acute bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis” Intensive Care Med. 2016 Jun;42(6):1073-4

9. Srdjan J, Togashi K, Ferreira R, Bowdle T; "Ultrasound Identification of the Guidewire in the Brachiocephalic Vein for the Prevention of Inadvertent Arterial Catheterization During Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Placement"; Anesth Analg. 2016 Oct;123(4):896-900

10. Togashi K, Hermsen J, Joffe D: “Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Rupture Misdiagnosed as a Ventricular Septal Defect: The importance of understanding physiology in the diagnosis of abnormal flow”; Anesth Analg. 2017 May;124(5):1437-1439

11. McLean SR, von Homeyer P, Cheng A, Hall ML, Mulligan MS, Cain K, Togashi K.: “Assessing the Benefits of Preoperative Thoracic Epidural Placement for Lung Transplantation.”; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Apr 3. pii: S1053-0770(18)30229-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.002.

12. Bowdle TA, Jelacic S, Nair B, Zucker F, Bussey LS, Togashi K, Yang JT, Lang J.: “Electronic Audit and Feedback With Positive Rewards Improve Anesthesia Provider Compliance With a Barcode-Based Drug Safety System.”; Anesth Analg. 2018 Oct 12. 129(2):418-425.

13. Jelacic S, Bowdle A, Nair BG, Togashi K, Boorman DJ, Cain KC, Lang JD, Dellinger EP.; “Aviation-Style Computerized Surgical Safety Checklist Displayed on a Large Screen and Operated by the Anesthesia Provider Improves Checklist Performance.”; Anesth Analg. 2020 Feb. 130(2):382-390.

14.  Jelacic S, Togashi K, Bussey L, Nair BG, Wu T, Boorman DJ, Bowdle A.J; “Development of an aviation-style computerized checklist displayed on a tablet computer for improving handoff communication in the post-anesthesia care unit.”; Clin Monit Comput. 2020 May 13
15. Bowdle A, Bussey L, Michaelsen K, Jelacic S, Nair B, Togashi K, Hulvershorn; “Counting train-of-four twitch response: comparison of palpation to mechanomyography, acceleromyography, and electromyography”; J.Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jun;124(6):712-717.
Professional Societies
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Last updated
02/03/2023