Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2012
Mentor: Peter Szmuk, MD
Department: Department of Anesthesiology
Room number: B3304 Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Mail Code: B3304
Phone number: 214-456-6404
E-mail: Peter.szmuk@UTsouthwestern.edu
Project # 1 title: Endo Pharmaceuticals – An Open-Label, Ascending, Two-part, Single and Multiple-Dose evaluation of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Effectiveness of Oxymorphone for Acute Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Subjects: EN3203-010
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): 102008-028
Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: This is a full board review study, currently pending with the IRB. The PI for this study is Dr. Szmuk. We plan to enroll a total of 15 subjects locally.
Project # 2 title: Changes in Intraocular Pressure during Surgery in Prone Position in Pediatric Patients
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): 012008-067
Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: This is a full board review, active study, with Dr. Szmuk as the PI in which we are recording the eye pressures a minimum of 4 instances intraoperatively during neurological surgery cases for prone position patients. We currently have 1 protocol amendment for this study, several MODs, and a continuing review has just been submitted with an enrollment increase. At the time we have 21 subjects enrolled and needing another 20.
Project #3 title: Multicenter Study of Use and Complication in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): 062008-064
Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: This is an active database study, expedited review, currently maintained by Axio research. We currently have 140 subjects enrolled in this research study. The PI for this is Dr. Szmuk. For this study we generated intraoperative and postoperative regional block/epidural forms to be filled out and entered in the secure database. Our allotted number of subjects for this study is 3200 subjects.
Project #4 title: Use of Vein Viewer for Insertion of Peripheral Venous Cannula in Pediatric Patients with Difficult Intravenous Access
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): 112008-041
Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: This is an active expedited study with Dr. Szmuk as the PI. We have an allotted number of 790 patients to be randomized with either the VeninViewer machine or standard IV cannulation by the PICC team. We will work in conjunction with the team to get our data and evaluate the VeinViewer machine. We currently have enrolled 48 subjects in the study.
Project #5 title: Early clinical experience with the GlideScope Cobalt Video Baton in neonates and infants
Protocol in preparation for IRB submission
Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects)
Patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: This will be a clinical study looking into the ease and efficacy of the new GlideScope Cobalt Video Baton for intubation in neonates and infants. The laryngoscopy in all the consecutive cases presenting to the operating room at Children Medical Center for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation, will be performed with the GlideScope Cobalt Video Baton. We will record the time of intubation, difficulties and complications. We intend to enroll 200 patients.