Richard M. Levitan

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Richard M. Levitan is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard M. Levitan has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 15 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard M. Levitan's work include Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (36 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (23 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (7 papers). Richard M. Levitan is often cited by papers focused on Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (36 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (23 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (7 papers). Richard M. Levitan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Richard M. Levitan's co-authors include Scott D. Weingart, Judd E. Hollander, E. Andrew Ochroch, William C. Kinkle, Frances S. Shofer, Nicholas D. Caputo, Reuben J. Strayer, Worth W. Everett, Scott J. Kush and Jay B. Brodsky and has published in prestigious journals such as The Economic Journal, Journal of Affective Disorders and Anesthesia & Analgesia.

In The Last Decade

Richard M. Levitan

47 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management

2011 333 citations Scott D. Weingart, Richard M. Levitan Annals of Emergency Medicine profile →
Early Self‐Proning in Awake, Non‐intubated Patients in the Emergency Department: A Single ED’s Experience During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

2020 248 citations Richard M. Levitan et al. Academic Emergency Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Severe Toxicological Exposures: Review of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) 2015 ·Journal of Medical Toxicology ·(unknown), Richard M. Levitan, Timothy J. Wiegand, John Lowry, (unknown), Shengyan Yin	54
2	Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management breakdown → 2011 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Scott D. Weingart, Richard M. Levitan	333
3	The Complexities of Tracheal Intubation With Direct Laryngoscopy and Alternative Intubation Devices 2010 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, James W. Heitz, Michael F. Sweeney, Richard M. Cooper	108
4	Use of a Battery-Operated Needle Driver for Intraosseous Access by Novice Users: Skill Acquisition With Cadavers 2009 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth H. Butler	48
5	Light Intensity of Curved Laryngoscope Blades in Philadelphia Emergency Departments 2007 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, John J. Kelly, William C. Kinkle, (unknown)	7
6	Emergency airway management in a morbidly obese, noncooperative, rapidly deteriorating patient 2006 ·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, Carl R. Chudnofsky, (unknown)	4
7	Laryngeal View During Laryngoscopy: A Randomized Trial Comparing Cricoid Pressure, Backward-Upward-Rightward Pressure, and Bimanual Laryngoscopy 2006 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, William C. Kinkle, (unknown), Worth W. Everett	63
8	Feasibility of an Inflatable Ramp for Positioning Obese Patients for Emergency Intubation 2006 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan	1
9	Initial anatomic investigations of the I‐gel airway: a novel supraglottic airway without inflatable cuff* 2005 ·Anaesthesia ·Richard M. Levitan, William C. Kinkle	154
10	Psychic and somatic anxiety differentially predict response to light therapy in women with seasonal affective disorder 2005 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Bronwyn Mackenzie, Richard M. Levitan	5
11	Laryngoscopy and Morbid Obesity: a Comparison of the "Sniff" and "Ramped" Positions 2004 ·Obesity Surgery ·Jeremy Collins, Harry J. M. Lemmens, Jay B. Brodsky, John G. Brock‐Utne, Richard M. Levitan	219
12	Patient safety in emergency airway management and rapid sequence intubation: Metaphorical lessons from skydiving 2003 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan	13
13	Head-elevated laryngoscopy position: Improving laryngeal exposure during laryngoscopy by increasing head elevation 2003 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, C. Crawford Mechem, E. Andrew Ochroch, Frances S. Shofer, Judd E. Hollander	75
14	Bimanual laryngoscopy: A videographic study of external laryngeal manipulation by novice intubators 2002 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, (unknown), Judd E. Hollander	30
15	Training with video imaging improves the initial intubation success rates of paramedic trainees in an operating room setting 2001 ·Annals of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, (unknown), (unknown), Frances S. Shofer, Andrew Herlich	49
16	Use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway by medical and nonmedical personnel 2000 ·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, E. Andrew Ochroch, (unknown), Judd E. Hollander	41
17	AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY 2000 ·Critical Care Clinics ·Richard M. Levitan, E. Andrew Ochroch	20
18	Assessment of laryngeal view: Percentage of glottic opening scorevs Cormack and Lehane grading 1999 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·E. Andrew Ochroch, Judd E. Hollander, Scott J. Kush, Frances S. Shofer, Richard M. Levitan	138
19	Assessment of Airway Visualization: Validation of the Percentage of Glottic Opening (POGO) Scale 1998 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan, E. Andrew Ochroch, (unknown), Frances S. Shofer, Judd E. Hollander	197
20	A New Tool for Teaching and Supervising Direct Laryngoscopy 1996 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Richard M. Levitan	11

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