Selected Publications

Nelson O, Thom CS, Mewha J, Capers s, Hawkins J, Soni S, Chou ST: Lead contamination in donated packed red blood cells: implications for intrauterine transfusions and neonates receiving transfusions. Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada Apr 2026.

Xie F, Tweedy E, Nelson O, Desai SS, Tsui R, Cook-Sather SD, Simpao AF: A single center, retrospective cohort study of analgesic medication combinations and post-operative pain scores of children after tonsillectomy Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Mar 2026.

Nelson O, Stricker PA, Staffa S, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, and The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group: Preoperative anemia and perioperative blood transfusion in pediatric craniofacial surgery: An international multicenter report from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Mar 2026.

Xie F, Tweedy E, Nelson O, Desai SS, Tsui R, Cook-Sather SD, Simpao AF: Using Python to perform a single center, retrospective cohort study of analgesic medication combinations and post-operative pain scores of children after tonsillectomy Society for Technology in Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL Jan 2026.

Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Nelson O, Nicolson SC: Pediatric airway management from fetus to adolescent. Anesthesiology Clinics 2026 Notes: Accepted for publication.

Kumar R, Skowno J, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Davidson A, Xu T, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Simpao AF, Tsui FR, Pratap JN, Padiyath A, Nelson O, Kurth CD, Yuan I; BRAIN Collaborative Investigators.: Quantitative electroencephalogram and machine learning to predict expired sevoflurane concentration in infants. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 39(5): 999-1012, Oct 2025.

Hyland A, Lewis A, Bellussi F, Berghella V, Flibotte J, Kumar M, Nelson O, Shutter L, Greer D, Kirschen M: Safety of apnea testing in pregnant persons undergoing evaluation for brain death/death by neurologic criteria Neurology 105(5): e214010, Sept 2025.

Land S, Flohr S, Mathew L, Ades AM, Gebb JS, Moldenhauer JS, Nelson O, Oliver ER, Partridge E, Peranteau WH, Reynolds TA, Rintoul NE, Tran K, Wild KT, Hedrick HL: Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) versus Expectant Management for Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia at a Single Center. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 4: 1-12, Jul 2025.

Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer C, Savla J, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J: Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatric Cardiology 46(5): 1408-1411, Jun 2025.

Moon J, Yuan I, Oluwalade B, Rintoul N, Wild T, Chen SS, Simpao A, Nelson O: Short term outcomes in infants following primary ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL Mar 2025.