Ronald S. Litman

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ronald S. Litman is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald S. Litman has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 27 papers in Surgery and 27 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ronald S. Litman's work include Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (32 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (30 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (20 papers). Ronald S. Litman is often cited by papers focused on Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (32 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (30 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (20 papers). Ronald S. Litman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Myanmar and United Kingdom. Ronald S. Litman's co-authors include Denham S. Ward, Henry Rosenberg, Christopher L. Wu, Robert J. Berkowitz, Harshad Gurnaney, Richard H. Schwartz, Sanford M. Archer, Eric M. Wall, Gavin Setzen and Raouf Amin and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Ronald S. Litman

93 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children

2010 670 citations Ronald S. Litman et al. profile →
Airway management complications in children with difficult tracheal intubation from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) registry: a prospective cohort analysis

2015 259 citations Vinay Nadkarni, Ronald S. Litman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald S. Litman United States	33	1.6k	995	829	828	514	96	3.3k
Walid Habre Switzerland	30	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	831 1.0×	760 0.9×	594 1.2×	178	3.6k
Jay B. Brodsky United States	36	2.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	662 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	809 1.6×	145	4.5k
Bruno Bissonnette Canada	34	898 0.6×	658 0.7×	334 0.4×	978 1.2×	496 1.0×	157	3.3k
Kumar G. Belani United States	32	481 0.3×	553 0.6×	872 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	479 0.9×	154	3.1k
Charles J. Coté United States	41	3.5k 2.3×	1.2k 1.2×	869 1.0×	1.9k 2.3×	1.3k 2.5×	154	6.6k
Mark A. Helfaer United States	41	405 0.3×	973 1.0×	816 1.0×	874 1.1×	428 0.8×	129	5.4k
Elliot J. Krane United States	33	714 0.5×	318 0.3×	358 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	339 0.7×	80	3.1k
Peter Szmuk United States	28	1.3k 0.8×	963 1.0×	372 0.4×	738 0.9×	391 0.8×	104	2.2k
Andrew C. Hanson United States	31	1.3k 0.8×	525 0.5×	277 0.3×	943 1.1×	1.3k 2.4×	159	4.0k
C. Dean Kurth United States	33	1.1k 0.7×	530 0.5×	124 0.1×	1.1k 1.3×	533 1.0×	85	3.1k

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Belani, Kumar G., Xiangyang Guo, Ling‐Qun Hu, et al.. (2016). Malignant Hyperthermia Status in China. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 122(2). 574–577. 5 indexed citations

Nelson, Priscilla & Ronald S. Litman. (2013). Malignant Hyperthermia in Children. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 118(2). 369–374. 32 indexed citations

Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2010). Complications during rapid sequence induction of general anesthesia in children: a benchmark study. Pediatric Anesthesia. 20(5). 421–424. 54 indexed citations

Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2010). Chloral Hydrate Sedation in Term and Preterm Infants: An Analysis of Efficacy and Complications. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 110(3). 739–746. 44 indexed citations

Sutton, Robert M., Dana Niles, Jon Nysæther, et al.. (2010). Effect of residual leaning force on intrathoracic pressure during mechanical ventilation in children. Resuscitation. 81(7). 857–860. 10 indexed citations

Litman, Ronald S.. (2007). MH-associated diseases: who really needs a non-triggering technique?. Seminars in Anesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain. 26(3). 113–119. 2 indexed citations

Flick, Randall P., et al.. (2005). Hot Topics in Pediatric Anesthesiology. ASA Newsletter. 69(3). 6–9. 1 indexed citations

Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar & Ronald S. Litman. (2005). Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections – anesthetic implications and literature review. Pediatric Anesthesia. 16(5). 573–577. 9 indexed citations

Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2003). Developmental Changes of Laryngeal Dimensions in Unparalyzed, Sedated Children. Anesthesiology. 98(1). 41–45. 144 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2001). Paediatric anaesthesia outside the operating room. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 14(4). 437–440. 4 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2000). Anesthesia for Tracheal or Bronchial Foreign Body Removal in Children: An Analysis of Ninety-Four Cases. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 91(6). 1389–1391. 43 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (2000). Room 220-222, 10/18/2000 2: 00 PM - 3: 30 PM (PD) Use of Dynamic Negative Airway Pressure (DNAP) to Quantitate Sedative-Induced Upper Airway Obstruction . Anesthesiology. 93(3A). A–1362. 1 indexed citations

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Carbone, Javier & Ronald S. Litman. (1999). Psychogenic stridor: A cause of acute upper airway obstruction. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 99(4). 209–209. 1 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S.. (1999). Conscious Sedation With Remifentanil and Midazolam During Brief Painful Procedures in Children. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 153(10). 1085–1085. 51 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S.. (1999). Sedation and Anesthesia Outside the Operating Room: Answers to Common Questions. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 8(1). 34–39. 7 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (1998). Chloral Hydrate Sedation. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 86(4). 724–728. 67 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., Andrea Berger, & Ashwani K. Chhibber. (1996). An evaluation of preoperative anxiety in a population of parents of infants and children undergoing ambulatory surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia. 6(6). 443–447. 57 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (1995). Prevention of emesis after strabismus repair in children: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized comparison of droperidol versus ondansetron. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 7(1). 58–62. 27 indexed citations

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Litman, Ronald S., et al.. (1994). Gastric Volume and pH in Infants Fed Clear Liquids and Breast Milk Prior to Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 79(3). 482???485–482???485. 50 indexed citations

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Patt, Richard B., Stewart J. Lustik, & Ronald S. Litman. (1993). The use of transdermal fentanyl in a six-year-old patient with neuroblastoma and diffuse abdominal pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 8(5). 317–319. 10 indexed citations

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