Dr Andrew Klein

M.B. B.S. 1993
F.R.C.A. 1998
C.C.S.T. (Anaesthesia) 2002

GMC No

4030081

eMail:

akleinhot @ hotmail.com

Appointed:

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Intensive Care (2003)

Medical School: Guys Hospital (United Medical & Dental Schools), University of London
Societies: ACTA, EACTA, HACS, BSE, SCA
Professional Activities: Chairman: Blood transfusion committee
Accredited in perioperative echocardiography (NBE PTExam)
Previous Appointments: Clinical / research Fellow in Cardiac Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada [2002-3]
Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia (North Thames - East - Regional Training Programme). Whipps Cross Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, St Batholomew's Hospital, The London Chest Hospital, Homerton Hospital, and Broomfield Hospital [1997-2002]
Fellow in Retrieval / Rescue Medicine, Sydney, Australia and Fellow in Anaesthesia, Dubbo, Australia [1999-2000]
SHO in Intensive Care Medicine, The Royal London Hospital [1997]
SHO in Anaesthesia, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex [1995-7]
SHO in Accident & Emergency Medicine, Lewisham Hospital, London [1994-5]
Interests: Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
Blood conservation, red cell salvage
Clinical research
Hobbies: Skiing, Golf, Curling, Ultimate Frisbee, West Ham FC

Publications:

Articles

Berman M, Tsui S, Vuylsteke A, Snell A, Colah S, Latimer R, Hall R, Arrowsmith JE, Kneeshaw J, Klein AA, Jenkins DP. Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE). Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008;84(4):1261-1267.

Klein AA, Nashef SAM, Sharples L, Bottrill F, Dyer M, Armstrong J, Vuylsteke A. A randomized controlled trial of cell salvage in routine cardiac surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008;107(5):1487-95.

Ghosh S, Klein AA, Prabhu M, Falter F, Arrowsmith JE. The Papworth BiVent tube: a feasibility study of a novel double lumen endotracheal tube and bronchial blocker in human cadavers. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2008;101(3):424-8.

Klein AA, Nashef SA. Perception and reporting of cardiac surgical performance. Seminars in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 2008;12(3):184-90. Pubmed ID=18805853

Calvert PA, Klein AA. Anaesthesia for percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2008;8(1):16-20.

Klein AA, Djaiani G, Karski J, Carroll J, Karkouti K, McCluskey S, Poonawala H, Shayan C, Fedorko L, Cheng D. Acupressure wristbands for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia 2004;18(1):68-71. Pubmed ID=14973803 more...

Klein AA, Djaiani GN. Mobile phones in the hospital--past, present and future. Anaesthesia 2003;58(4):353-7. Pubmed ID=12648117 more...

Reviews

Faber P, Klein AA. Theorectical and practical aspects of anaesthesia for thoracic surgery. Journal of Perioperative Practice 2008;18(3):116-24. [Review] PMID=

Roscoe A, Klein A. Pulmonary endaretrectomy. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2008;21(1):16-20. [Review] PMID=

Klein A. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in cardiac anaesthesia. Anaesthesia International 2007;1(2):19-23. [Review] PMID=

Case Reports

Molnar J, Colah S, Larobina M, Large SR, Arrowsmith JE, Klein AA. Cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in a massively obese patient. Perfusion 2009. [Case-Report]

Webb ST, Evans AJR, Varley AJ, Klein AA. Anaesthesia for serial whole lung lavage in a patient with severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008;2:360. [Case-Report]

Moro C, Klein A, Dhital K, Gooi J. Diagnosis of right atrial mass by perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography. European Journal of Echocardiography 2008;9(1):95-6. [Case-Report]

Moro C, Klein A, Dhital K, Gooi J. Diagnosis of right atrial mass by perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. European Journal of Echocardiography 2007. [Case-Report] PMID=17478124

Letters

Arrowsmith J, Klein A. Article 14: a step too far?. BMA News 2007. [Letter]

Edited Books

Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds). Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. [ISBN 978-0-521-87283]

Chapters

White PA, Klein AA. Invasive haemodynamic monitoring. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds) Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp80-5. [ISBN 978-0-521-87283]

Gibson FM, Klein AA. Endocrine function. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds) Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp337-41. [ISBN 978-0-521-87283]

Bramley DEP, Klein AA. Discharge. In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM (Eds) Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge: University Press. 2008. pp433-8. [ISBN 978-0-521-87283]

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