Gabriel E. Mena

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Gabriel E. Mena is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gabriel E. Mena has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Surgery, 34 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gabriel E. Mena's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (33 papers), Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (33 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (18 papers). Gabriel E. Mena is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (33 papers), Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (33 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (18 papers). Gabriel E. Mena collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Colombia. Gabriel E. Mena's co-authors include Pedro T. Ramírez, Larissa A. Meyer, Javier Lasala, Maria D. Iniesta, Juan P. Cata, David C. Rice, Reza J. Mehran, Sean C. Dowdy, Gregg Nelson and Jamie N. Bakkum‐Gamez and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia & Analgesia.

In The Last Decade

Gabriel E. Mena

48 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Guidelines for perioperative care in gynecologic/oncology: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations—2019 update

2019 458 citations Gregg Nelson, Jamie N. Bakkum‐Gamez et al. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer profile →
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) society guidelines for gynecologic oncology: Addressing implementation challenges - 2023 update

2023 85 citations Gregg Nelson, Christina Fotopoulou et al. Gynecologic Oncology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gabriel E. Mena United States	16	1.1k	711	221	191	177	53	1.3k
Javier Lasala United States	12	782 0.7×	544 0.8×	222 1.0×	113 0.6×	104 0.6×	35	1.0k
William Fawcett United Kingdom	24	1.6k 1.5×	988 1.4×	284 1.3×	237 1.2×	381 2.2×	62	2.2k
Alon D. Altman Canada	21	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	450 2.0×	167 0.9×	118 0.7×	74	2.2k
Jeffrey M. Richman United States	14	1.8k 1.7×	562 0.8×	366 1.7×	89 0.5×	666 3.8×	18	2.2k
Etienne Hamoir Belgium	24	1.1k 1.1×	175 0.2×	59 0.3×	208 1.1×	136 0.8×	62	1.5k
Claus Lund Denmark	10	776 0.7×	525 0.7×	212 1.0×	106 0.6×	82 0.5×	15	866
Charles D. Goldman United States	16	1.6k 1.5×	159 0.2×	265 1.2×	393 2.1×	31 0.2×	29	1.9k
Petri Voutilainen Finland	14	540 0.5×	102 0.1×	65 0.3×	200 1.0×	68 0.4×	29	1.2k
Gunjan Y. Gandhi United States	14	516 0.5×	329 0.5×	71 0.3×	113 0.6×	30 0.2×	33	1.5k
Nathan Curtis United Kingdom	19	596 0.6×	272 0.4×	351 1.6×	179 0.9×	170 1.0×	38	1.0k

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Mena, Gabriel E., et al.. (2025). Use of quadratus lumborum block in gynecologic procedures. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 35(4). 101629–101629. 2 indexed citations

Taylor, Jolyn, Maria D. Iniesta, Andrés Zorrilla‐Vaca, et al.. (2023). Rate of venous thromboembolism on an enhanced recovery program after gynecologic surgery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 229(2). 140.e1–140.e7. 6 indexed citations

Nelson, Gregg, Christina Fotopoulou, Jolyn Taylor, et al.. (2023). Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) society guidelines for gynecologic oncology: Addressing implementation challenges - 2023 update. Gynecologic Oncology. 173. 58–67. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Zorrilla‐Vaca, Andrés, Pedro T. Ramírez, Maria D. Iniesta, et al.. (2022). Opioid-sparing anesthesia and patient-reported outcomes after open gynecologic surgery: a historical cohort study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 69(12). 1477–1492. 7 indexed citations

Zorrilla‐Vaca, Andrés, Javier Ripollés‐Melchor, Ane Abad‐Motos, et al.. (2022). Early Return to Intended Oncologic Therapy after implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway for gastric cancer surgery. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 407(6). 2293–2300. 5 indexed citations

Zorrilla‐Vaca, Andrés, Larissa A. Meyer, Gabriel E. Mena, et al.. (2022). Patient outcomes and adherence to an enhanced recovery pathway for open gynecologic surgery: a 6-year single-center experience. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 32(11). 1443–1449. 3 indexed citations

Mena, Gabriel E., Andrés Zorrilla‐Vaca, Ara A. Vaporciyan, et al.. (2021). Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Infusions in an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery Program: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 36(4). 1064–1072. 10 indexed citations

Corsini, Erin M., Wayne L. Hofstetter, K. G. Mitchell, et al.. (2020). Ketorolac use and anastomotic leak in patients with esophageal cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 161(2). 448–454. 11 indexed citations

Zorrilla‐Vaca, Andrés, et al.. (2020). Risk factors for acute kidney injury in an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery. Surgery Today. 51(4). 537–544. 18 indexed citations

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Hillman, R. Tyler, Maria D. Iniesta, Qiuling Shi, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal patient-reported outcomes and restrictive opioid prescribing after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 31(1). 114–121. 7 indexed citations

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Corsini, Erin M., K. G. Mitchell, Nicolas Zhou, et al.. (2020). Liposomal Bupivacaine Intercostal Block Is Important for Reduction of Pulmonary Complications. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 112(2). 423–429. 9 indexed citations

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Nelson, Gregg, Jamie N. Bakkum‐Gamez, Eleftheria Kalogera, et al.. (2019). Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Gynecologic/Oncology: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations—2019 Update. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 74(7). 408–409. 3 indexed citations

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Nelson, Gregg, Jamie N. Bakkum‐Gamez, Eleftheria Kalogera, et al.. (2019). Guidelines for perioperative care in gynecologic/oncology: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations—2019 update. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 29(4). 651–668. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cata, Juan P., et al.. (2018). Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Surgery: A Clinical Update for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 33(9). 2537–2545. 11 indexed citations

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Lasala, Javier, et al.. (2017). Anesthetic Considerations for Mediastinal Staging Procedures for Lung Cancer. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 32(2). 893–900. 4 indexed citations

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Mehran, Reza J., et al.. (2016). Pain Management in an Enhanced Recovery Pathway After Thoracic Surgical Procedures. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 102(6). e595–e596. 24 indexed citations

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Miralpeix, Ester, Alpa M. Nick, Larissa A. Meyer, et al.. (2016). A call for new standard of care in perioperative gynecologic oncology practice: Impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs. Gynecologic Oncology. 141(2). 371–378. 111 indexed citations

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Lasala, Javier, et al.. (2016). Severe perioperative bleeding in renal cell carcinoma after elective pericardiocentesis associated left ventricular puncture: case report. Medwave. 16(6). e6494–e6494. 1 indexed citations

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Rice, David C., Juan P. Cata, Gabriel E. Mena, et al.. (2015). Posterior Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine: An Alternative to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 99(6). 1953–1960. 113 indexed citations

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Graybill, Whitney A. Spannuth, Michael Frumovitz, Alpa M. Nick, et al.. (2012). Impact of smoking on perioperative pulmonary and upper respiratory complications after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery. Gynecologic Oncology. 125(3). 556–560. 24 indexed citations

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