Brendan Carvalho MD

PubMed

• Consensus statement on pain management for pregnant patients with opioid use disorder from the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Society for Maternal-...
  Grace Lim, Brendan Carvalho, Ronald B George, Brian T Bateman, Chad M Brummett
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025-03-11
• Racial and ethnic disparity in obstetric anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Robert Craig, Shaima El Nour, Lauren Borg Xuereb, Alexander Gibbs, Sureka Suriyakumar
  Anaesthesia. 2025-03-06
• Delphi consensus recommendations for neuraxial anesthesia in adults with platelet disorders and coagulation defects: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on vo...
  Wynn Peterson, Rachel Martin, Donald Arnold, Brendan Carvalho, Adam Cuker
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2025-02-12

Journal Articles

• Editorial: Vasopressors and Spinal Hypotension during Caesarean Delivery  
  Butwick AJ, Coloumb M, Carvalho B, Br J Anaesthesia, 1/30/2014
• Magnesium Sulfate Exposure and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission  
  Girsen AI, Greenberg MB, El-Sayed YY, Carvalho B, Lyell DJ, J Perinatol, 1/16/2014
• The Application of Validated Psychological Tests to Predict Labor Pain, Epidural Analgesic Consumption and Maternal Satisfaction  
  Carvalho B, Zheng M, Aiono-Le Tagaloa L, Anesth Analg, 1/15/2014
• Risk Factors for Severe Obstetric Morbidity in Patients with Uterine Atony undergoing Cesarean Delivery  
  Butwick AJ, Carvalho B, El-Sayed YY, Br J Anaesth, 1/6/2014
• Evaluation of a Prospectively Administered Written Questionnaire to Reduce the Reported Incidence of Suspected Latex Anaphylaxis during Elective Cesarean Delivery  
  Peer L, Brezis ML, Shalit M, Carvalho B, Philip LD, Seri O, Weiniger CF, Int J Obstet Anesth, 1/4/2014
• Drug Labeling in the Practice of Obstetric Anesthesia  
  Carvalho B, Wong C, Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1/2/2014
• Incidence of Failure of Continuous Peripheral Nerve Catheters for Postoperative Analgesia in Upper Extremity Surgery  
  Ahsan ZS, Carvalho B, Yao J, J Hand Surg Am, 1/1/2014
• Pharmacokinetics of Prophylactic Cefazolin in Parturients undergoing Cesarean Delivery  
  Elkomy MH, Sultan, P, Drover DR, Ekaterina E, Galinkin JL, Carvalho B, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2014
• The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy  
  Lipman S, Cohen SE, Einav S, Jeejeebhoy F, Mhyre J, Morrison L, Katz V, Tsen L, Daniels K, Halamek L, Arafeh J, Gauthier D, Carvalho J, Suresh M, Druzin M, Carvalho B ..., Anesth Analg, 1/1/2014
• Editorial: Analgesia following Cesarean Delivery: "Sometimes It Takes a Painful Experience to Make Us Change Our Ways"  
  Weiniger CF, Carvalho B, Israel Medical Association Journal, 1/1/2014
• Strategies to Optimize Post-Cesarean Delivery Analgesia  
  Carvalho B, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology, 1/1/2014
• Liposomal Bupivacaine Boosts TAP Block  
  Carvalho B, Anesthesiology News, 1/1/2014
• Comments on the Dilemma of Vaginal Breech Delivery Worldwide  
  Weiniger C, Carvalho B, Lancet, 1/1/2014
• "Pseudo" Shearing of a Peripheral Nerve Catheter for Interscalene Block  
  Carvalho B, Derby R, Horn JL, Reg Anesth Pain Med, 1/1/2014
• Primary Spoken Language Mediates Differences in Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Utilization among Racial and Ethnic Groups  
  Caballero JA, Butwick AJ, Carvalho B, Riley ET, Int J Obstet Anesth, 1/11/2013
• Intrathecal Morphine 100 and 200 mug for Post-cesarean Delivery Analgesia: A Trade-off between Analgesic Efficacy and Side Effects  
  Wong J, Carvalho B, Riley ET, Int J Obstet Anesth, 1/1/2013
• Peripartum Outcomes and Anesthetic Management of Parturients with Moderate to Complex Congenital Heart Disease or Pulmonary Hypertension  
  Maxwell BG, El-Sayed YY, Riley ET, Carvalho B, Anaesthesia, 1/1/2013
• Transport Decreases the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Simulated Maternal: Cardiac Arrest  
  Lipman S, Wong JYA, Arafeh J, Cohen SE, Carvalho B, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2013
• Open Forum: Measuring the Labor Pain Experience: Delivery Still Far Off!  
  Carvalho B, Cohen SE, Int J Obstet Anesth, 1/1/2013
• Evaluation of Experimental Pain Tests to Predict Labor Pain and Epidural Analgesic Consumption  
  Carvalho B, Zheng M, Aiono-Le Tagaloa L, Br J Anaesthesia, 1/1/2013
• The Effects of Continuous Subcutaneous Instillation of Ketorolac and Hydromorphone on Wound Biochemistry in Surgical Wounds following Cesarean Delivery  
  Carvalho B, Lemmens H, Ting V, Angst M, J Pain, 1/1/2013
• Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Rescue Analgesia Following Cesarean Delivery: A Case Series  
  Mirza F, Carvalho B, Can J Anesth, 1/1/2013
• The Effect of OPRM1 and COMT Genotypes on the Analgesic Response to Intravenous Fentanyl Labor Analgesia  
  Landau R, Liu SK, Blouin JL, Carvalho B, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2013
• A Cost-Analysis of Neuraxial Anesthesia to Facilitate External Cephalic Version  
  Carvalho B, Tan J, Macario A, El-Sayed Y, Sultan P, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2013
• Ultra-Low Compared to Higher Concentration Epidural Local Anesthetic Infusions During Labor: A Meta-Analysis  
  Sultan P, Halpern S, Murphy C, Carvalho B, Can J Anesth, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders 
  Chapter: Structural Heart Disease Chapter 
  Carvalho B, Jackson EEditors: Gambling DR, Douglas JM, McKay RSF.Cambridge University Press, CambridgeEdition 2nd,2008
• Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Postoperative Analgesia: Epidural and Spinal 
  Carvalho B, Butwick AJEditors: Chestnut DH, Tsen L, Wong C, Polley L.MosbyEdition 4th,2008
• Clinical Anesthesiology Board Review: A Test Simulation and Self-Assessment Tool 
  Chapter: Faculty Reviewer of the Obstetric and Regional Anesthesia Section 
  Editors: Chu LF.McGraw Hill, New YorkEdition 1st,2005
• Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures 
  Chapter: Obstetric Procedures Chapter 
  Carvalho B, Cohen SEEditors: Jaffe RA, Samuels SI.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 3rd,2004
• Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures 
  Chapter: Laparoscopy in Pregnancy 
  Carvalho B, Cohen SEEditors: Jaffe RA, Samuels SI.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2004
• Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia 
  Chapter: Anaesthesia Considerations in Down's Syndrome 
  Carvalho BEditors: Allman KG, Wilson IH.Oxford University Press, New YorkEdition 1st,2001
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Abstracts/Posters

• Rectus Muscle Closure at Cesarean and Post-Operative Pain
  Lyell D, Urban R, Naqvi M, Carvalho B, Society for Gynecologic Investigation 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Florence, Italy, 1/1/2014
• Saline versus Local Anesthetic Injection through the Block Needle for Peripheral Nerve Catheter Placement: A Retrospective Study
  Akbar K, Yin V, Horn JL, Carvalho B, ASRA Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2014
• Pharmacokinetics of Ondansetron in Pregnant Women and Neonates
  Elkomy M, Sultan P, Clavijo C, Drover D, Carvalho B, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Pharmacokinetics and Placental Transfer of Magnesium Sulfate in Pregnant Women
  Brookfield K, Drover DR, Adelus ML, Lyell D, Carvalho B, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Gertie Marx Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Second Line Uterotonic Agents and the Risk of Hemorrhage-related Morbidity
  A. Butwick, B Carvalho. YJ Blumenfeld, YY El-Sayed, BT Bateman, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Comparative Effectiveness of Lower Leg Compression Devices versus Sequential Compression Devices to Prevention Post-spinal Hypotension during Cesarean Delivery
  Butwick A, Zheng L, Carvalho B, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Rectus Muscles Closure at Cesarean Delivery Increases Post-operative Pain
  Lyell D, Naqvi M, Wong A, Kogut B, Carvalho B, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic Needs and Psychological Traits Predict Pain and Analgesic Usage Following Cesarean Delivery
  Carvalho B, Zheng M, Harter S, Sultan P, SOAP 45th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Checklists and Multidisciplinary Team Performance during Simulated Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Prospective Study
  Hilton G, Daniels K, Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Lipman S, Carvalho B, Butwick A, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Scheduled Cesarean Deliveries at 39 Weeks Compared to 37 Weeks Does Not Significantly Impact Obstetric and Anesthetic Workflow
  Cho Y, Carvalho B, Butwick A, Blumenfeld Y, Riley E, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• An Atypical Presentation of Placental Abruption as Neck and Shoulder Pain (Case Report)
  Ansari J, Carvalho B, Austin N, Butwick A, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Spinal Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Malaria Falciparum (Case Report)
  Soltanifar D, Jacobs M, Jones T, McGlennan A, Carvalho B, Sultan P, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Perioperative Management for Cesarean Delivery of a Woman with Super-morbid Obesity and Severe Preeclampsia (Case Report)
  Duffield A, Cho Y, Collins J, Lemmens H, Carvalho B, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Massive Hemorrhage and Pulmonary Embolus in a Parturient with Placenta Accreta (Case Report)
  Akbar K, Gurney J, Riley E, Carvalho B, Toronto, Canada, 1/1/2014
• Pharmacokinetics of Ondansetron in Non-pregnant and Pregnant Women
  Carvalho B, Sultan P, Elkomy M, Peltz G, Clavijo C, Drover D, Obstetric Anaesthetists Association of Great Britain (OAA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 1/1/2014
• An Analysis of the Workflow Impact of Changing Scheduled Elective Cesarean Deliveries from 37 to 39 Weeks
  Carvalho B, Cho Y, Butwick A, Blumenfeld Y, Riley E, OAA Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 1/1/2014
• Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic Needs and Psychological Traits Predict Post-Cesarean Delivery Pain and Analgesic Usage
  Carvalho B, Zheng M, Harter S, Sultan P, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• Second Line Uterotonic Agents and the Risk of Hemorrhage-related Morbidity
  Butwick A, Carvalho B, Blumenfeld YJ, El-Sayed YY, Bateman BT, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• Checklists and Multidisciplinary Team Performance during Simulated Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Prospective Study
  Hilton G, Daniels K, Goldhaber-Fiebert S, Lipman S, Carvalho B, Butwick A, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• Comparative Effectiveness of Lower Leg Compression Devices versus Sequential Compression Devices to Prevention Post-spinal Hypotension during Cesarean Delivery
  Butwick A, Zheng LL, Carvalho B, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• Pharmacokinetics and Placental Transfer of Magnesium Sulfate Administered to Pregnant Women
  Su F, Brookfield K, Drover DR, Adelus ML, Carvalho B, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• The Effects of Crystalloid Coload Compared to Colloid Preload on Vasopressor Use and Hypotension for Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia
  Mangum K, Riley ET, Butwick A, Carvalho B, ASA Annual Meeting, FAER, New Orleans, 1/1/2014
• Magnesium Sulfate Exposure and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission
  Girsen AI, Greenberg MB, El-Sayed YY, Carvalho B, Lyell DJ, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1/1/2013
• Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Placental Transfer of Cefazolin Administered prior to Cesarean Delivery
  Sultan P, Drover D, Carvalho B, SOAP 44th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1/1/2013
• Methylnaltrexone to Prevent Intrathecal Morphine-Induced Pruritus after Cesarean Delivery: The MEAN ITCH Trial
  Carvalho B, Nathan E, Mirza F, Akbar K, Sia A, Sng BL, Paech M, SOAP 44th Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

• Post-Cesarean Section Analgesia 
  Leuven, Belgium - 1/1/2015
• Placental Perfusion and the Anesthetist 
  Cape Town, South Africa - 1/1/2014
• Cesarean Delivery Pain Management: Past, Present and Future 
  University of Virginia (UVA) - 1/1/2014
• Post-Cesarean Delivery Pain Management: Past, Present and Future 
  Johns Hopkins University - 1/1/2014
• Refresher Course Speaker: Strategies to Optimize Post-Cesarean Delivery Analgesia 
  New Orleans - 1/1/2014
• Moderator: Cutting-edge Technologies and Point-of-care Devices to Improve Care of the Obstetric Patient 
  New Orleans - 1/1/2014
• Panel Speaker: Technology to Assess Blood Loss and Hemodynamics During Obstetric Hemorrhage 
  New Orleans - 1/1/2014
• Key Obstetric Anesthesia Topics for the Boards 
  Stanford - 1/1/2014
• Plenary Bruce Scott Lecture: The Customer Is Always Right: Understanding Our Role in the Obstetric Pain Experience 
  Dublin Ireland, UK - 1/1/2014
• Transthoracic Echocardiography: An Essential Tool for the Obstetric Anaesthetist? 
  Dublin Ireland, UK - 1/1/2014
• Most Influential Papers of the past 10 Years 
  Dublin Ireland, UK - 1/1/2014
• SOAP Panel Moderator and Speaker: Techniques and Drugs to Optimize Labor Analgesia 
  Montreal Canada - 1/1/2014
• PBLD: Non-Obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy 
  Montreal Canada - 1/1/2014
• Transthoracic Echocardiography for the Obstetric Anesthesiologist Workshop 
  Toronto, Canada - 1/1/2014
• Lecture: The Role of Echocardiography in Peripartum Management 
  San Francisco - 1/1/2014
• PBLD: Non-Obstetric Surgery in the Pregnant or Breastfeeding Patient 
  San Francisco - 1/1/2014
• Moderator: Clinical Optimization and Resuscitation 
  San Francisco, California - 1/1/2014
• Speaker: Postoperative Analgesia 
  San Francisco, California - 1/1/2014
• Speaker: Ultrasound: An Essential Tool for the Obstetric Anesthesia Provider 
  San Francisco, California - 1/1/2014
• Grand Rounds: Optimizing Labor Analgesia 
  Highland Hospital, California - 1/1/2014
• Anesthesia Department Presentation: Providing Optimal Cesarean Delivery Analgesia 
  University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - 1/1/2014
• Obstetric Department Presentation: Labor Analgesia: Strategies to Enhance Maternal and Fetus Outcomes 
  University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - 1/1/2014
• Panel Speaker and Moderator: Role of Ultrasound Guidance and Echocardiography in Obstetric Anesthesia 
  San Francisco - 1/1/2013
• New Techniques to Provide Ideal Cesarean Anesthesia and Analgesia 
  Alexandrina, Egypt - 1/1/2013
• Strategies to Optimize Labor Analgesia 
  Alexandrina, Egypt - 1/1/2013
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Other

• Analgesia Following Cesarean Delivery 
  
  1/1/2014
• Cardiac Arrest during Pregnancy 
  
  http://AA2day.org
  1/1/2014
• Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy: New Consensus Statement Addresses CPR for Expectant Moms 
  Scopeblog and Inside Stanford Medicine
  1/1/2014
• Women Prefer Longer Labor over More Intense Pain: Study 
  Reuters Health
  1/1/2014
• Can Labor Pain, Need for Local Analgesics during Labor, and Time to Epidural Analgesia Request for Labor Be Predicted? 
  
  http://AA2day.org
  1/1/2014
• Strategies to Optimize Post-Cesarean Delivery Analgesia 
  OpenAnesthesia OB Anesthesia Fellows' Webinar
  1/1/2014
• Anesthesia Increases Success Rates of Turning Breech Babies, Reduces Delivery Costs 
  Inside Stanford Medicine, Science Newsline, SGI, AANA Anesthesia E-ssential
  http://wn.com
  1/1/2013
• Various Topics Covering Obstetric Anesthesia 
  International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) OpenAnesthesia.org Ask the Experts
  1/1/2013
• Peripheral Administration of Analgesia with NSAIDs Reduces Pain and Inflammation in Cesarean Wounds 
  Anesthesiology News
  1/1/2012
• Ask the Experts interviews Dr. Brendan Carvalho Obstetric Anesthesia 
  International Anesthesia Research Society
  http://OpenAnesthesia.org
  1/1/2012
• Anesthesia More Evidence One Size of Anesthesia Doesn't Fit All 
  Anesthesiology News
  1/1/2011
• For PCEA, Let Device, Not Staff, Do the Talking 
  Anesthesiology News
  1/1/2006
• Sustained-Release Morphine Offers New Analgesic Options 
  Anesthesiology News
  1/1/2005
• Ultra-light PCEA Regimens Benefit Obstetric Patients and MDs 
  Anesthesiology News
  1/1/2004
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