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Cristian Arzola

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineUniversity of Toronto

Cristian Arzola

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Intravenous dexmedetomidine and its effects on remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia and opioid consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Journal of clinical anesthesia · 2026 · senior author
QUAdratus Lumborum block in Caesarean Section (QUALICS) study: A randomised clinical trial comparing intrathecal morphine, quadratus lumborum block and the combination of both for postoperative analgesia in caesarean sections.
European journal of anaesthesiology · 2025
In reply: Point-of-care ultrasound-guided fluid management to prevent hypotension after induction of general anesthesia—a conundrum to conquer!
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie · 2025

All 45 publications

45 publications.

Intravenous dexmedetomidine and its effects on remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia and opioid consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Singh NP, Siddiqui NT, Khan J, Makkar JK, Singh PM, Arzola C

Journal of clinical anesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112138 PMID: 41619635

QUAdratus Lumborum block in Caesarean Section (QUALICS) study: A randomised clinical trial comparing intrathecal morphine, quadratus lumborum block and the combination of both for postoperative analgesia in caesarean sections.

Dos Santos Fernandes H, Andrade Santos S, Camargo Ferreira T, Arzola C, Tiemi Nakamura A, Souza Del Frari H, Edson Vieira J, Pulcineli Vieira Francisco R, Souza Nani F

European journal of anaesthesiology20251 citations

DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000002205 PMID: 40400282

In reply: Point-of-care ultrasound-guided fluid management to prevent hypotension after induction of general anesthesia—a conundrum to conquer!

Elad Dana, Cristián Arzola, James S. Khan

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie2025

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-025-02955-x PMID: 40281332

Characteristics of the epidural electrical stimulation test and pressure waveform test to confirm epidural catheter placement in patients who are pregnant and have a body mass index higher than 50 kg·m-2.

Andrade Santos S, Arzola C, Balki M, Siddiqui N, Dos Santos Fernandes H, Downey K, Carvalho JCA

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2025

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-025-03062-7 PMID: 41578075

Gastric Volume and Antral Area in the Fasting State: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data.

Perlas A, Arzola C, Portela N, Mitsakakis N, Hayawi L, Van de Putte P

Anesthesiology202425 citations

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004914 PMID: 38241328

Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

Elad Dana, Cristián Arzola, James S. Khan

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie202413 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02748-8 PMID: 38480632

Correction: Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

Elad Dana, Cristián Arzola, James S. Khan

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie20243 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02779-1 PMID: 38877136

Correction: Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

Elad Dana, Cristián Arzola, James S. Khan

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02841-y PMID: 39327403

In reply: Comment on “Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial”

Elad Dana, Cristián Arzola, James S. Khan

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02806-1 PMID: 39349691

The Effect of Prolonged Face Mask Ventilation on Gastric Insufflation: A Prospective Observational Study.

Azem K, Fein S, Matatov Y, Heesen P, Eidelman LA, Stav MY, Shufaro Y, Orbach-Zinger S, Arzola C

The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ2024Senior author

PMID: 38420638

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Cristian Arzola

Research

Latest papers

Intravenous dexmedetomidine and its effects on remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia and opioid consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

QUAdratus Lumborum block in Caesarean Section (QUALICS) study: A randomised clinical trial comparing intrathecal morphine, quadratus lumborum block and the combination of both for postoperative analgesia in caesarean sections.

In reply: Point-of-care ultrasound-guided fluid management to prevent hypotension after induction of general anesthesia—a conundrum to conquer!

Characteristics of the epidural electrical stimulation test and pressure waveform test to confirm epidural catheter placement in patients who are pregnant and have a body mass index higher than 50&#x2009;kg&#xb7;m-2.

Gastric Volume and Antral Area in the Fasting State: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data.

Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

Correction: Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

Correction: Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial

In reply: Comment on “Prevention of hypotension after induction of general anesthesia using point-of-care ultrasound to guide fluid management: a randomized controlled trial”

The Effect of Prolonged Face Mask Ventilation on Gastric Insufflation: A Prospective Observational Study.

Frequent collaborators

Jose Carvalho

Mrinalini Balki

Naveed Siddiqui

Zeev Friedman

Anahi Perlas

James Khan

Sarah Alexander

Furqan Shaikh

Richelle Kruisselbrink

Hermann dos Santos Fernandes

Lillian Sung

Sharon Davies

James Teresi

Tobias Everett

Aliya Salman

Han Kim

Clarita Margarido

Nimrah Abbasi

Manohar Shroff

Marie Czikk

Wendy Whittle

Shira Gold

Johannes Keunen

Greg Ryan

Amanda Selk

Cynthia Maxwell

Jack Brzezinski

Sinziana Avramescu

Prakeshkumar Shah

David Chitayat

Anne Biringer

André Denault

Ashraf Fayad

Hesham Talab

Vincent Chan

Ki Chin

Frances Chung

Stephen Lapinsky

Nicholas Mitsakakis

Daniel Bainbridge

Characteristics of the epidural electrical stimulation test and pressure waveform test to confirm epidural catheter placement in patients who are pregnant and have a body mass index higher than 50 kg·m-2.