Brendan Carvalho

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
313 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Brendan Carvalho is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendan Carvalho has authored 313 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Surgery, 88 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 80 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in Brendan Carvalho's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (141 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (74 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (67 papers). Brendan Carvalho is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (141 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (74 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (67 papers). Brendan Carvalho collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Brendan Carvalho's co-authors include Pervez Sultan, Alexander J. Butwick, Edward T. Riley, Stephen H. Halpern, Sheila E. Cohen, Ashraf S. Habib, Martin S. Angst, Steven Lipman, David R. Drover and Pamela Flood and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Brendan Carvalho

290 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

International consensus statement on the management of hypotension with vasopressors during caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

2017 322 citations Brendan Carvalho et al. Anaesthesia profile →
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology: Consensus Statement and Recommendations for Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean

2020 173 citations Grace Lim, Pervez Sultan et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brendan Carvalho United States	47	4.5k	2.1k	1.9k	1.5k	1.4k	313	7.4k
M. J. Paech Australia	46	3.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	981 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	198	6.4k
Dan Benhamou France	50	5.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	726 0.4×	384 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	425	9.5k
Ashraf S. Habib United States	44	7.1k 1.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	412 0.3×	3.1k 2.1×	244	9.0k
Marc Van de Velde Belgium	40	3.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	872 0.5×	289 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	237	5.1k
Allan M Cyna Australia	30	1.8k 0.4×	765 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	701 0.5×	931 0.6×	101	3.7k
D.H. Chestnut United States	26	1.6k 0.4×	798 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	533 0.4×	277	3.3k
Girish P. Joshi United States	54	7.3k 1.6×	2.6k 1.3×	738 0.4×	131 0.1×	4.0k 2.8×	346	10.2k
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum United States	33	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	680 0.4×	123 0.1×	4.0k 2.8×	122	7.0k
Ann Merete Møller Denmark	48	3.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	300 0.2×	150 0.1×	1.3k 0.9×	185	7.4k
Lawrence C. Tsen United States	28	1.6k 0.3×	882 0.4×	606 0.3×	505 0.3×	394 0.3×	146	3.0k

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Ciechanowicz, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Incidence, Severity, and Interference of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 104. 111832–111832. 2 indexed citations

Sharpe, Emily E., Hans P. Sviggum, Brendan Carvalho, et al.. (2025). Profiling Postpartum Recovery After Scheduled Cesarean Delivery With Neuraxial Anesthesia: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 141(5). 1089–1096. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Nan, et al.. (2024). The evaluation of the performance of ChatGPT in the management of labor analgesia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 98. 111582–111582. 6 indexed citations

Carvalho, Brendan, et al.. (2024). RELAÇÕES MUNICIPAIS DE MEDICAMENTOS ESSENCIAIS: REVISÃO DE ESCOPO. Revista Contemporânea. 4(12). e7065–e7065.

Lim, Grace, et al.. (2023). Obstetric operating room staffing and operating efficiency using queueing theory. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 1147–1147. 1 indexed citations

Ciechanowicz, Sarah, Jae Ho Kim, Kimberley S. Mak, et al.. (2023). Outcomes and outcome measures utilised in randomised controlled trials of postoperative caesarean delivery pain: a scoping review. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 57. 103927–103927. 2 indexed citations

Mathías, L, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of a Portuguese version of Obstetric Quality of Recovery-10 (ObsQoR-10-Portuguese). Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 41(3). 101085–101085. 12 indexed citations

Sultan, Pervez, et al.. (2020). Transversus abdominis plane block compared with wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia following Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 67(12). 1710–1727. 37 indexed citations

Nedeljković, Srdjan S., Manuel C. Vallejo, Jean-Louis Horn, et al.. (2020). Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain After Cesarean Delivery in a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 131(6). 1830–1839. 60 indexed citations

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Brookfield, Kathleen, et al.. (2020). Alternate Dosing Protocol for Magnesium Sulfate in Obese Women With Preeclampsia. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 136(6). 1190–1194. 10 indexed citations

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El‐Boghdadly, Kariem, Neel Desai, Stephen H. Halpern, et al.. (2020). Quadratus lumborum block vs. transversus abdominis plane block for caesarean delivery: a systematic review and network meta‐analysis ^*. Anaesthesia. 76(3). 393–403. 63 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Brendan, et al.. (2019). Impact of patient choice for different postcesarean delivery analgesic protocols on opioid consumption: a randomized prospective clinical trial. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 44(5). 578–585. 14 indexed citations

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Weiniger, Carolyn F., et al.. (2018). Prospective Observational Investigation of Capnography and Pulse Oximetry Monitoring After Cesarean Delivery With Intrathecal Morphine. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 128(3). 513–522. 9 indexed citations

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Sultan, Pervez, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Intrathecal Morphine Dose on Outcomes After Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Meta-Analysis. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 123(1). 154–164. 126 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Brendan, et al.. (2014). Incidence of Failure of Continuous Peripheral Nerve Catheters for Postoperative Analgesia in Upper Extremity Surgery. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 39(2). 324–329. 39 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Brendan, et al.. (2011). ED50and ED95of Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery. Anesthesiology. 114(3). 529–535. 65 indexed citations

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Angst, Martin S., J. David Clark, Brendan Carvalho, et al.. (2008). Cytokine profile in human skin in response to experimental inflammation, noxious stimulation, and administration of a COX-inhibitor: A microdialysis study. Pain. 139(1). 15–27. 89 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Brendan. (2008). Respiratory Depression After Neuraxial Opioids in the Obstetric Setting. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 107(3). 956–961. 83 indexed citations

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Butwick, Alexander J., Steven Lipman, & Brendan Carvalho. (2007). Intraoperative Forced Air-Warming During Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia Does Not Prevent Maternal Hypothermia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 105(5). 1413–1419. 92 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Brendan, Edward T. Riley, Sheila E. Cohen, et al.. (2005). Single-Dose, Sustained-Release Epidural Morphine in the Management of Postoperative Pain After Elective Cesarean Delivery: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 100(4). 1150–1158. 77 indexed citations

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