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Anahi Perlas
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Latest papers
When gastric point-of-care ultrasound changes management: a research letter.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026 · senior author
Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia education and dissemination: revisiting the 'Plan A' concept.
Anaesthesia · 2026
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and gastric emptying time: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $1,410,813
FAST Walk (Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk) Study: A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study of the Six-Minute Walk Test For Improving Preoperative Risk Stratification for Major Non-Cardiac Surgery.
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
105 publications.
When gastric point-of-care ultrasound changes management: a research letter.
Haskins SC, Bronshteyn Y, Arzola C, Kalagara H, Hardman D, Panzer O, Weber MM, Heinz E, Boublik J, Cubillos J, Hernandez N, Zimmerman J, Perlas A
Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia education and dissemination: revisiting the 'Plan A' concept.
Chong M, Perlas A, Girón-Arango L
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and gastric emptying time: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Chen A, Zhao K, Ceban F, Nabipoor M, Englesakis M, Chung F, Perlas A
When gastric point-of-care ultrasound is indeterminate: an educational review and suggested reporting framework.
Haskins SC, Arzola C, Bronshteyn Y, Kalagara H, Hardman D, Panzer O, Weber MM, Heinz E, Boublik J, Cubillos J, Hernandez N, Zimmerman J, Perlas A
Timing of intravenous dexamethasone and analgesia after brachial plexus block: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Grass A, Chan V, Short AJ, Busser MJ, Chin KJ, Chowdhury J, Huszti E, Li Q, Perlas A
ASRA pain medicine narrative review and expert practice recommendations for gastric point-of-care ultrasound to assess aspiration risk in medically complex patients undergoing regional anesthesia and pain procedures.
Haskins SC, Bronshteyn YS, Ledbetter L, Arzola C, Kalagara H, Hardman D, Panzer O, Weber MM, Heinz ER, Boublik J, Cubillos J, Hernandez N, Zimmerman J, Perlas A
Beyond the antrum: troubleshooting pitfalls of gastric ultrasound.
Cheng P, Perlas A, Girón-Arango L
Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk (FAST Walk) study: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study of the 6 min walk test for preoperative risk stratification in major non-cardiac surgery.
Wijeysundera DN, Salbach NM, Chan MTV, Alibhai SMH, Puts MTE, Jerath A, Khadaroo R, Ehtesham S, Pazmino-Canizares J, Ladha KS, Granton JT, Amado L, Duceppe E, Hladkowicz E, Lee SM, Macdonell SY, Parotto M, Perlas A, Serrano PE, Thorleifson MD, van Vlymen JM, van Waes J, Racz E, Wilmhurst L, McIsaac DI, FAST Walk Study Investigators
Impact of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine Reversal on Postoperative Recovery Time in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Ajetunmobi O, Wong D, Perlas A, Rajaleelan W, Wang S, Huszti E, Jackson T, Chung F, Wong J
Response to: "Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (fifth edition)" by Kopp et al.
Kopp S, Vandermeulen E, McBane RD, Perlas A, Leffert L, Horlocker T
FAST Walk (Functional Assessment for Surgery by a Timed Walk) Study: A Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study of the Six-Minute Walk Test For Improving Preoperative Risk Stratification for Major Non-Cardiac Surgery.
Principal investigators: Wijeysundera, Duminda N; Jüni, Peter; Khadaroo, Rachel; McIsaac, Daniel I
Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Fitness; Duke Activity Status Index; Exercise Testing; Hand Grip Strength; Perioperative Medicine; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Evaluation; Prognostic Studies; Six-Minute Walk Test
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Mandeep Singh and Frances Chung: 30 shared papers
- Richelle Kruisselbrink and Anahi Perlas: 10 shared papers
- Mandeep Singh and Anuj Bhatia: 8 shared papers
- Angela Jerath and Matteo Parotto: 7 shared papers
- Frances Chung and Sheila Riazi: 7 shared papers
- Frances Chung and David Wong: 5 shared papers
- George Tomlinson and Mandeep Singh: 4 shared papers
- George Tomlinson and Nicholas Mitsakakis: 4 shared papers
- Matteo Parotto and Frances Chung: 4 shared papers
- Rajiv Gandhi and Anuj Bhatia: 4 shared papers
- Ahtsham Niazi and Anahi Perlas: 4 shared papers
- Anahi Perlas and Nicholas Mitsakakis: 4 shared papers
- George Tomlinson and Timothy Jackson: 3 shared papers
- Timothy Jackson and Frances Chung: 3 shared papers
- Angela Jerath and Emmanuelle Duceppe: 3 shared papers
- Frances Chung and Anahi Perlas: 3 shared papers
- Summer Syed and André Denault: 2 shared papers
- Summer Syed and Angela Jerath: 2 shared papers
- Summer Syed and Daniel Bainbridge: 2 shared papers
- Timothy Jackson and Mandeep Singh: 2 shared papers
- Timothy Jackson and Rajiv Gandhi: 2 shared papers
- Emmanuelle Duceppe and Matteo Parotto: 2 shared papers
- Matteo Parotto and Sheila Riazi: 2 shared papers
- Mandeep Singh and Anahi Perlas: 2 shared papers
- Anuj Bhatia and Frances Chung: 2 shared papers
- Anuj Bhatia and Anahi Perlas: 2 shared papers
- Summer Syed and Richelle Kruisselbrink: 1 shared paper
- Summer Syed and Hesham Talab: 1 shared paper
- Summer Syed and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Summer Syed and David Wong: 1 shared paper
- Richelle Kruisselbrink and André Denault: 1 shared paper
- Richelle Kruisselbrink and Hesham Talab: 1 shared paper
- Richelle Kruisselbrink and Daniel Bainbridge: 1 shared paper
- Olawale Ajetunmobi and Timothy Jackson: 1 shared paper
- Olawale Ajetunmobi and Frances Chung: 1 shared paper
- Olawale Ajetunmobi and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Olawale Ajetunmobi and David Wong: 1 shared paper
- James Johnson and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- André Denault and Angela Jerath: 1 shared paper
- André Denault and Hesham Talab: 1 shared paper
- André Denault and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- André Denault and Daniel Bainbridge: 1 shared paper
- George Tomlinson and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Rachel Khadaroo and Angela Jerath: 1 shared paper
- Rachel Khadaroo and Emmanuelle Duceppe: 1 shared paper
- Rachel Khadaroo and Matteo Parotto: 1 shared paper
- Rachel Khadaroo and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Timothy Jackson and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Lili-Naz Hazrati and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Hans Katzberg and Ahtsham Niazi: 1 shared paper
- Hans Katzberg and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Angela Jerath and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Angela Jerath and Sheila Riazi: 1 shared paper
- Angela Jerath and Nicholas Mitsakakis: 1 shared paper
- Emmanuelle Duceppe and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Matteo Parotto and Ahtsham Niazi: 1 shared paper
- Matteo Parotto and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Rajiv Gandhi and Frances Chung: 1 shared paper
- Rajiv Gandhi and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Hesham Talab and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Ki Chin and Anahi Perlas: 1 shared paper
- Anahi Perlas and Sheila Riazi: 1 shared paper
- Anahi Perlas and David Wong: 1 shared paper
- Anahi Perlas and Daniel Bainbridge: 1 shared paper
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Anesthesia
- Biostatistics Division
- Anesthesiology and Pain Management
- Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
- Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Richelle Kruisselbrink
Anesthesia
10 shared papers, latest 2024
Nicholas Mitsakakis
Biostatistics Division
4 shared papers, latest 2020
Ahtsham Niazi
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2020
Frances Chung
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Anuj Bhatia
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Mandeep Singh
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Sheila Riazi
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2015
David Wong
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Daniel Bainbridge
Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2021
George Tomlinson
Biostatistics Division
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Rachel Khadaroo
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Timothy Jackson
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Lili-Naz Hazrati
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Hans Katzberg
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Vandana Vaishnav
Anesthesia
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Emmanuelle Duceppe
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Matteo Parotto
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Rajiv Gandhi
Orthopedics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Hesham Talab
Anesthesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Wesley Rajaleelan
Anesthesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Ki Chin
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Angela Jerath
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Summer Syed
Anesthesia
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Olawale Ajetunmobi
Anesthesia
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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