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Dr. Metta Rajasekhar


Designation : Assistant Professor

Qualification

MBBS (2013) from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.

MD in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (2018) rom Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad.

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Research Profile

Area of Interest

  • Pain and Palliative Care,
  • Oncoanesthesia,
  • Regional Anesthesia,
  • Cardiac Anesthesia,
  • Critical Care,
  • Trauma, CPR.

Memberships

  • Life member of Indian Society of Anesthesiology (ISA)
  • Life member in Indian Society for the Study of Pain (ISSP)
  • Life member in All India Difficult Airway association (AIDAA)

Books / Chapters

  • ‘Anesthesia for Organ Donation’ in Essentials of Anesthesia & Critical Care, Second edition, Editors: Anshul Jain, Pradeep Bhatia ISBN: 978-93-5696-292-7

Publications

Sl.No. Article Name

1

Role of intravenous Dexmedetomidine in the prevention and treatment of shivering in pregnant patients undergoing caesarean section under central neuraxial blockade: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Accepted, Oct 2023)

2

Nikhar, S.A., Metta, R., Nimmagadda, R. et al. Does the systemic rise in serum lactate levels correlate to free flap failure in head and neck reconstructive surgeries—series of cases. Ain-Shams J Anesthesiol 15, 73 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-023-00370-2

3

Pratyusha AC, Prasad CRK, Rajasekhar M, Ranganathan G. Evaluation of perioperative renal function in elderly patients with administration of hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) in below umbilicus orthopaedic surgery – Randomised controlled trial. Indian J Anaesth. 2023 May;67(5):463-466. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_626_22

4

Biyani G, Metta R. Is there enough evidence to recommend routine use of preprocedural ultrasound for neuraxial blockade?. Indian Anaesth Forum 2022;23:1-2

5

Biyani G, Metta R. Sensory blocks for knee surgery: The dawn of a new era. Indian Anaesth Forum 2022;23:81-2

6

Eeshwar M V, Metta R, Biyani G. Use of ultrasound in pediatric airway: Revisiting the past, reviewing the present, and recommending for the future. Indian Anaesth Forum 2022;23:83-90

7

Sadik M, Biyani G, Metta R, Dang D. Which Airway Pressure Determines Air Leakage While Using a Laryngeal Mask Airway Device? Anesth Analg. 2023 Jun 1;136(6):e30-e31. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006401

8

Bhatia, Pradeep; Metta, Rajasekhar,. Rebound pain: Undesired, yet unexplored. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 38(4):p 527-528, Oct–Dec 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_435_22

9

Rajasekhar M, Yadav M, Kulkarni D, Gopinath R. Comparison of hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and intubation using Macintosh or McCoy or C-MAC laryngoscope during uniform depth of anesthesia monitored by entropy. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2020;36:391-7.

10

Anne Kiran Kumar, Kaluvala Prasad Rao, Metta Rajasekhar, Anyapu Praveena, Jillella Sindhuja, Gopinath Ramchandran. The haemodynamic effects of thiopentone/propofol and combined use of low dose thiopentone and propofol on induction and intubation – a three modality comparative study. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research 2018;5(7):G4-G10

Achievements / Awards

  • Topper of the batch in MD Anesthesiology in NIMS, Hyderabad.