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Mihaela Damian, MD

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Locations and Hours

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

725 Welch Rd
4th Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 497-8000
Map, Directions & Parking

Specialties

Critical Care

Work and Education

Professional Education

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Iasi, Romania, 09/30/2003

Internship

University of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Stanford University Pain Management Fellowship, Redwood City, CA, 08/26/2012

Board Certifications

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Services

Critical Care Services

All Publications

International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA) position statement supporting prioritizing pediatric recipients for deceased donor organ allocation. Pediatric transplantation Freeman, M. A., Botha, J., Brewer, E., Damian, M., Ettenger, R., Gambetta, K., Lefkowitz, D. S., Ross, L. F., Superina, R., Blydt-Hansen, T. 2022: e14358

Abstract

A position statement of the International Pediatric Transplant Association endorsing prioritizing pediatric recipients for deceased donor organ allocation, examining the key ethical arguments that serve as the foundation for that position, and making specific policy recommendations to support prioritizing pediatric recipients for deceased donor organ allocation globally.

View details for DOI 10.1111/petr.14358

View details for PubMedID 36468303

Implementation of a tight control of blood pressure improve postoperative outcomes in children receiving liver transplantation Damian, M., Blair, L., Moss, J., Bohham, A. WILEY. 2022

View details for Web of Science ID 000783167500227

Quality improvement project to safely expedite liver biopsy in pediatric acute liver failure Mendoza, J., Ebel, N. H., Josephs, S., Wolke, O., Depper, J., Bonham, C. A., Damian, M. A., Esquivel, C. O., Gallo, A. WILEY. 2022

View details for Web of Science ID 000783167500111

Re-transplantation in pediatric liver transplant: Indicators of intra-operative mortality Brubaker, A., Mendoza, J., Bonham, C. A., Damian, M. A., Esquivel, C. O., Gallo, A. E. WILEY. 2022

View details for Web of Science ID 000783167500202

2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies Smith, H. A., Besunder, J. B., Betters, K. A., Johnson, P. N., Srinivasan, V., Stormorken, A., Farrington, E., Golianu, B., Godshall, A. J., Acinelli, L., Almgren, C., Bailey, C. H., Boyd, J. M., Cisco, M. J., Damian, M., deAlmeida, M. L., Fehr, J., Fenton, K. E., Gilliland, F., Grant, M. J., Howell, J., Ruggles, C. A., Simone, S., Su, F., Sullivan, J. E., Tegtmeyer, K., Traube, C., Williams, S., Berkenbosch, J. W. 1800; 23 (2): e74-e110

Abstract

RATIONALE: A guideline that both evaluates current practice and provides recommendations to address sedation, pain, and delirium management with regard for neuromuscular blockade and withdrawal is not currently available.OBJECTIVE: To develop comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for critically ill infants and children, with specific attention to seven domains of care including pain, sedation/agitation, iatrogenic withdrawal, neuromuscular blockade, delirium, PICU environment, and early mobility.DESIGN: The Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in critically ill pediatric patients with consideration of the PICU Environment and Early Mobility Guideline Taskforce was comprised of 29 national experts who collaborated from 2009 to 2021 via teleconference and/or e-mail at least monthly for planning, literature review, and guideline development, revision, and approval. The full taskforce gathered annually in-person during the Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress for progress reports and further strategizing with the final face-to-face meeting occurring in February 2020. Throughout this process, the Society of Critical Care Medicine standard operating procedures Manual for Guidelines development was adhered to.METHODS: Taskforce content experts separated into subgroups addressing pain/analgesia, sedation, tolerance/iatrogenic withdrawal, neuromuscular blockade, delirium, PICU environment (family presence and sleep hygiene), and early mobility. Subgroups created descriptive and actionable Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome questions. An experienced medical information specialist developed search strategies to identify relevant literature between January 1990 and January 2020. Subgroups reviewed literature, determined quality of evidence, and formulated recommendations classified as "strong" with "we recommend" or "conditional" with "we suggest." Good practice statements were used when indirect evidence supported benefit with no or minimal risk. Evidence gaps were noted. Initial recommendations were reviewed by each subgroup and revised as deemed necessary prior to being disseminated for voting by the full taskforce. Individuals who had an overt or potential conflict of interest abstained from relevant votes. Expert opinion alone was not used in substitution for a lack of evidence.RESULTS: The Pediatric Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in critically ill pediatric patients with consideration of the PICU Environment and Early Mobility taskforce issued 44 recommendations (14 strong and 30 conditional) and five good practice statements.CONCLUSIONS: The current guidelines represent a comprehensive list of practical clinical recommendations for the assessment, prevention, and management of key aspects for the comprehensive critical care of infants and children. Main areas of focus included 1) need for the routine monitoring of pain, agitation, withdrawal, and delirium using validated tools, 2) enhanced use of protocolized sedation and analgesia, and 3) recognition of the importance of nonpharmacologic interventions for enhancing patient comfort and comprehensive care provision.

View details for DOI 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002873

View details for PubMedID 35119438

Pharmacokinetics of Dexmedetomidine in Infants and Children After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA Damian, M. A., Hammer, G. B., Elkomy, M. H., Frymoyer, A., Drover, D. R., Su, F. 2020; 130 (1): 20916

View details for DOI 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003761

View details for Web of Science ID 000502991500038

The impact of intraoperative thromboelastography and blood product utilization during pediatric liver transplantation in a single center Ruiz, R., Lee, H., Mendoza, J., Burgis, J. C., Damian, M., Esquivel, C. O., Jeng, M. WILEY. 2019

View details for Web of Science ID 000485482200047

Implementation of a nurse led transplant specialty care team in a pediatric intensive care unit improves patient safety Blair, L., Dykes, N., Kent, K., Hamlin, A., Kelley, T., Chen, D., Shetty, R., Damian, M. WILEY. 2019

View details for Web of Science ID 000485482200277

Triheptanoin: A Rescue Therapy for Cardiogenic Shock in Carnitine-acylcarnitine Translocase Deficiency. JIMD reports Mahapatra, S., Ananth, A., Baugh, N., Damian, M., Enns, G. M. 2018; 39: 1923

Abstract

Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CACT) deficiency is a rare long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorder (LC-FAOD) with high mortality due to cardiomyopathy or lethal arrhythmia. Triheptanoin (UX007), an investigational drug composed of synthetic medium odd-chain triglycerides, is a novel therapy in development for LC-FAOD patients. However, cases of its safe and efficacious use to reverse severe heart failure in CACT deficiency are limited. Here, we present a detailed report of an infant with CACT deficiency admitted in metabolic crisis that progressed into severe cardiogenic shock who was successfully treated by triheptanoin. The child was managed, thereafter, on triheptanoin until her death at 3 years of age from a cardiopulmonary arrest in the setting of acute respiratory illness superimposed on chronic hypercarbic respiratory failure.

View details for PubMedID 28689308

Near-Fatal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in a Child with Medulloblastoma on High Dose Dexamethasone. Cureus Yecies, D. n., Tawfik, D. n., Damman, J. n., Thorson, C. n., Hong, D. S., Grant, G. A., Bensen, R. n., Damian, M. n. 2017; 9 (7): e1442

Abstract

A four-year-old female was admitted to a university-based children's hospital with a newly-diagnosed posterior fossa tumor. She was started on famotidine and high-dose dexamethasone and underwent gross total resection of a medulloblastoma. She was continued on dexamethasone and famotidine. She exhibited postoperative posterior fossa syndrome and was started on enteral feeds via the nasoduodenal tube. She had small gastrointestinal bleeds on postoperative days eight, 11, and 18, and was found to have a well-circumscribed posterior duodenal ulcer. On postoperative day 19, she suffered a massive life-threatening gastrointestinal bleed requiring aggressive resuscitation with blood products. She required an emergent laparotomy due to ongoing blood loss and she was found to have posterior duodenal wall erosion into her gastroduodenal artery. She recovered and subsequently began delayed chemotherapy. This case demonstrates a rare and life-threatening complication of high-dose dexamethasone therapy in the setting of posterior fossa pathology despite stress ulcer prophylaxis. We present a historical perspective with the review of the association between duodenal and intracranial pathology and the usage of high-dose dexamethasone in such cases.

View details for PubMedID 28924528