Sarani B, Orkin B. Case report: Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an unhealed wound in Crohn’s disease. Southern Medical Journal 90(9):940-942, Sept. 1997.

Winer KK, Yanovski JA, Sarani B, Cutler GB Jr. A randomized, cross-over trial of once-daily versus twice-daily parathyroid hormone 1-34 in treatment of hypoparathyroidism. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 83(10):3480-3486, Oct. 1998.

Kim JH, Sarani B, Orkin BA, Young HA, White J, Tannebaum I, Stein S, Bennett B. HIV-positive patients with anal carcinoma have poorer treatment tolerance and outcome than HIV-negative patients. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 44(10):1496-1502, Oct. 2001.

Martinez JM, Wagner KE, Snider RH, Nylen ES, Muller B, Sarani B, Becker KL, White JC. Late immunoneutralization of procalcitonin arrests the progression of lethal porcine sepsis. Surgical Infections 2(3):193-203, 2001.

Sarani B, Scanlon J, Jackson P, Evans SR. Selection criteria among gastroenterologists and surgeons for laparoscopic antireflux surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 16(1):57-63, Jan. 2002.

Evans S, Sarani B. The modern medical school graduate and general surgical training: Are they compatible? Archives of Surgery 137(3):274-277, Mar. 2002.

Sarani B, Chan T, Wise R, Evans S. Nissen fundoplication has a vagolytic effect on the lower esophageal sphincter. Surgical Endoscopy 17(8):1206-1211, Aug. 2003.

Sarani B, Brody F. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Department of Surgery. Archives of Surgery 140(5):422-424, May 2005.

David M, Sarani B, Moid F, Tabbara S, Orkin BA. Case report: Paradoxical inflammatory reaction to Seprafilm®: Case report and review of the literature. Southern Medical Journal 98(10):1039-1041, Oct 2005.

Sarani B, Waring S, Sonnad S, Schwab CW. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is A Useful Adjunct In The Evaluation Of The Cervical Spine Of Injured Patients. Journal of Trauma 63(3): 637-640, Sept 2007.

Sarani B, Dunkman J, Dean L, Sonnad S, Rohrbach J, Gracias V. Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma in Critically Ill Surgical Patients is Associated with an Increased Risk of Infection. Critical Care Medicine 36(4): 1114-1118; April 2008.

Sarani B, Brenner S, Gabel B, Myers J, Gibson G, Phillips J, Fuchs B. Improving sepsis care through systems change: The impact of a medical emergency team. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, 34(3): 179-182, March 2008.

Sarani B, Sonnad S, Bergey M, Phillips J, Fitzpatrick MK, Chalian A, Myers J. Resident and Nurse Perceptions on the Impact of a Medical Emergency Team on Education and Patient Safety in an Academic Medical Center. Critical Care Medicine, Accepted for publication. April 2009.

Babak Sarani, Brandy Temple-Lykens, Patrick Kim, Seema Sonnad, et al. Factors Associated with Mortality and Brain Injury Following Falls from the Standing Position. Journal of Trauma, Accepted for Publication. May 2009

Reviews in Peer Reviewed Research Publications
Sarani B, Gleiber M, Evans SR. Esophageal pH monitoring, indications, and methods. [Review] Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 34(3):200-206, Mar. 2002.

Badillo AT, Sarani B, Evans SR. Optimizing the use of blood cultures in the febrile postoperative patient. [Review] Journal of the American College of Surgeons 194(4):477-487, Apr. 2002.

Babak Sarani MD, Albert Chun MD, Anthony Venbrux, MD. The Role of Optional (i.e. Retrievable) Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Surgical Patients at Risk for Venous Thromboembolic Disease: A Review of the Literature. [Review] Journal of the American College of Surgeons 201(6): 957-964, Dec 2005.

Stawicki S, Sarani B. Selenium supplementation in critically ill patients: Why should we bother? [Review] Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 7(7):693-699, 2007
5. Sarani B, Kinkle W, Reilly P. Pitfalls in Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Using the Ciaglia One-Step Technique. [Review] Southern Medical Journal 101 (3):297-302, 2008.

S. Peter Stawicki MD, Carrie A. Sims MD, Rohit Sharma MD, Natalie S. Weger DO, Michael Truitt MD, James Cipolla MD, Sherwin P. Schrag MD, Manuel Lorenzo MD, Maher El Chaar MD, Drew A. Torigian MD MA, Patrick K. Kim MD, Babak Sarani MD. Vena cava filters: A synopsis of complications and related topics. [Review] J Vasc Access, Accepted for publication, March 2008.

S. Peter Stawicki, Carrie Sims, Babak Sarani, Michael D. Grossman and Vicente H. Gracias. Methylene Blue and Vasoplegia: Who, When, and How? [Review] Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 8(5): 472-490, May 2008.

S.P. Stawicki, Munish Goyal, Babak Sarani. High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation and Airway Pressure Release Ventilation: A Practical Guide. [Review]. J Int Care Med, Accepted for publication, July 2009.

Babak Sarani, Michelle Strong, Jose Pascual, C. William Schwab. Necrotizing Fasciitis: Current Concepts and Review of the Literature [Review]. Journal of the American College of Surgeons , 208 (2) : 279-288, Feb 2009.

Abstracts, Past 3 Years
Sarani B, Blisard D, Gayowski T, Linden P. Safety and Efficacy Of Recombinant Activated Protein C For Severe Sepsis In Abdominal Organ Recipients. Presented at the American Society for Transplantation, 2006.

Linden P, Sarani B, Gayowski T, Blisard D. Safety of Drotecogin-Alfa in Abdominal Organ Recipients and Coagulopathic Patients with Severe Sepsis. Presented at the American Thoracic Society, 2006.

Sarani B, Dunkman WJ, Sonnad S, Dean L, Rohrbach J, Gracias V. Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma in Critically Ill Surgical Patients is Associated with an Increased Risk of Infection. Critical Care Medicine 34(suppl): A77, Dec 2006.

Myers J, Phillips J, Sarani B, Brenner S, Torbet J, Rich V. The development of a critical care nursing coordinator model to lead a rapid response team in an academic medical center. Presented at the International Rapid Response Conference, 2007.

Sarani B, Gabel B, Myers J, Phillips J, Gibson G, Fuchs B. Interdisciplinary Rapid Response Systems Decrease the Time to Stat Antibiotic Administration. Critical Care Medicine 35(suppl): A276, Dec 2007.

Sarani B, Phillips J, Myers J. Resident and Nurse Attitudes About the Effects of a Rapid Response Team on Patient Safety and Education. Critical Care Medicine 35(suppl): A96, Dec 2007.

Sims C, Jaffe R, Foreman J, Menger R, Sonnad S, Pascual J, Sarani B. Adrenal insufficiency in hemorrhagic shock. Crit Care Med 2008;36:A65.

Emily Palilonis, William Schweickert, Jennifer Myers, Joanne Phillips, Seema Sonnad, Carrie Sims, Jose Pascual, Babak Sarani. Differences between medical and surgical patients evaluated by a medical emergency team. Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Rapid Response Systems, Denmark. May 2009.

Lyons M, Camacho M, Garbovsky L, Sarani B. Prozac contributing to postoperative QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Presented at the ACNP National Clinical Conference, Albuqerque, NM. Oct 2009.

Editorials, Chapters and Participation in Committee Reports
Evans S, Sarani B. Anatomic variants of the stomach: Diaphragmatic hernia, volvulus, diverticula, heterotopia, antral web, duplication cysts, and microgastria. In Volume 1 of DiMarino A, Benjamin S (eds.): Gastrointestinal Disease, An Endoscopic Approach, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Publishing, 2002. Pages 523-535.

Sarani B, Kormos R. Adult cardiac failure: Management and use of Extracorporeal Life Sup-port. In Zwischenberger J, Bartlett R (eds.): ECMO: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Sup-port in Critical Care, 3rd Edition. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 2005 Pages 39-47.

Sarani B, Badillo, A. Graham Patch Repair. In Evans, SRT (ed): Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management. Elsevier Science, 2008.

Sarani B, Gosalia, A. Anesthesia Pitfalls for the General Surgeon. In Evans, SRT (ed): Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management. Elsevier Science, 2008.

Pascual J, Sarani B, Schwab CW. ACS criteria for surgeon presence at initial trauma resuscitations: superfluous or necessary. Annals of Emergency Medicine 50 : 15-17, July 2007.

Pascual J, Sarani B, Schwab CW. Are surgeons superfluous to initial major trauma resuscitations? Annals of Emergency Medicine 51 : 335-338, 2008.

Sarani B, Huang D, West, R. Major Orthopedic Surgery. In Newman, Fink (eds): Perioperative Medicine, Managing for Outcome. WB Saunders Co, 2007.

Meredith D, McGinley S, Sarani B. Hemodynamic Failure. In Pryor, Todd, Dryer (eds): Clinicians Guide to Surgical Critical Care. McGraw-Hill, 2008. Pgs 59-70.

Sarani B, Gracias V. Propofol is a Safe and Effective Sedative in the Intensive Care Unit Journal of Trauma 64 : 242, Jan 2008 (letter to the editor)

Martin N, Sarani B. Injuries of the Esophagus and Stomach. In Flint, Meredith, Schwab, et al (eds). Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2008. Pgs 407-418.

Sarani B, Reilly P. Transfusion and Coagulation. In Trauma: Contemporary Principles and Therapy. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2008. Pgs 723-734.

Sarani B, Peitzman A. Phase 0: Prehospital and Emergency Room Management. In Pape, Peitzman, Schwab, Giannoudis (eds): Damage Control Surgery in Orthopedics and Trauma. Springer Science, 2008. Publication pending.

Shiroff A., Sarani B. When is transfusion therapy indicated in critical illness - and when is it not? In Neligan and Deutschman (eds): The Evidenced Based Practice of Critical Care. Elsevier Science, 2008. In Progress.

Sarani B, Gracias V. Hemoglobin-based blood substitutes and the risk of myocardial infarction and death. JAMA 300 : 1297-98, 2008 (letter to the editor)

Sarani B, Pryor J. Use of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers as rescue therapy: Justifiable experiment or unnecessary risk? (Invited Commentary). J Clin Anesth 20 : 489-91.

Brad Leshnower, Babak Sarani. Surgical Infectious Disease. In Kaiser L (ed): Surgical Review Manual. 2008. In progress.