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Mahesh Nagappa

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesia & Perioperative MedicineWestern University

Mahesh Nagappa

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Latest papers

Impact of continuous serratus plane analgesia on quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery: a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026
Efficacy of Erector Spinae Block on Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review, Meta-Regression, and Trial-Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Obesity surgery · 2026 · senior author
Effect of erector spinae block on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung surgical procedures: a systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.
BMC anesthesiology · 2026 · senior author

All 64 publications

64 publications.

Impact of continuous serratus plane analgesia on quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery: a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Biswas A, Zidan H, Kolodzey L, Kumar K, Nagappa M, Fochesato LA, Fortin D, Inculet R, Lin C, Misurati M, Nicolaou G, Gomez Tamayo JC, Qiabi M, Nayak R, Van Doormaal CJ, Malthaner R

Regional anesthesia and pain medicine2026

DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2026-107618 PMID: 42336494

Efficacy of Erector Spinae Block on Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review, Meta-Regression, and Trial-Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Voznyy V, Abu Al-Burak S, Subramani Y, Elganga M, Iansavitchene A, Fochesato LA, Singh P, Williams H, Harle C, Nagappa M

Obesity surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-026-08716-z PMID: 42096123

Effect of erector spinae block on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung surgical procedures: a systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Voznyy V, Elganga M, Tawfik L, Al-Burak SA, Subramani Y, Azizi P, Fochesato LA, Roshanov PS, Nayak R, Malthaner R, Nagappa M

BMC anesthesiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12871-026-03927-4 PMID: 42204465

Full-thickness tracheal laceration managed conservatively: a case report.

Arora N, Rancourt M, Nagappa M, Qiabi M

Journal of medical case reports2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13256-025-05540-4 PMID: 41024274

Sleep Beyond the Operating Room: Dual-Credentialing in Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine.

Pappu AM, McConville SS, Auckley DH, Qureshi FM, Ankalagi B, Bahrey LA, Nagappa M, Singh K, Singh M

Anesthesia and analgesia2025

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007191 PMID: 39466669

Biobeat monitor utilization in various healthcare settings: A systematic review.

Zhang Y, Querney J, Subramani Y, Naismith K, Singh P, Fochesato LA, Fatima N, Wood N, Malthaner R, Nagappa M

Digital health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251324012 PMID: 40017610

Enhancing Quadruple Health Outcomes After Thoracic Surgery: Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Digital Home Monitoring.

Nagappa M, Subramani Y, Yang H, Wood N, Querney J, Fochesato LA, Nguyen D, Fatima N, Martin J, John-Baptiste A, Nayak R, Qiabi M, Inculet R, Fortin D, Malthaner R

JMIR perioperative medicine2025First author

DOI: 10.2196/58998 PMID: 39938882

Perioperative approaches to prevent delayed neurocognitive recovery and postoperative neurocognitive disorder in older surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Alhamdah Y, Li WY, Nagappa M, Yan E, He D, Sarieplla A, Englesakis M, Elias Z, Chan MTV, Wang DX, Chung F

Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology2025

DOI: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_396_23 PMID: 40026724

Preoperative Anesthesia Virtual Video Consultations in a Preadmission Clinic: Quality Improvement Study.

Subramani Y, Querney J, Singh P, Zhang Y, Fochesato LA, Fatima N, Wood N, Nagappa M

JMIR perioperative medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/57541 PMID: 39052992

Unravelling the analgesic effects of perioperative magnesium in general abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Avci Y, Rajarathinam M, Kalsekar N, Tawfic Q, Krause S, Nguyen D, Liu E, Nagappa M, Subramani Y

Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844524 PMID: 38848810

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Mahesh Nagappa

Research

Latest papers

Impact of continuous serratus plane analgesia on quality of recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery: a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Efficacy of Erector Spinae Block on Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review, Meta-Regression, and Trial-Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Effect of erector spinae block on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung surgical procedures: a systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Full-thickness tracheal laceration managed conservatively: a case report.

Sleep Beyond the Operating Room: Dual-Credentialing in Anesthesiology and Sleep Medicine.

Biobeat monitor utilization in various healthcare settings: A systematic review.

Enhancing Quadruple Health Outcomes After Thoracic Surgery: Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Using Digital Home Monitoring.

Perioperative approaches to prevent delayed neurocognitive recovery and postoperative neurocognitive disorder in older surgical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Preoperative Anesthesia Virtual Video Consultations in a Preadmission Clinic: Quality Improvement Study.

Unravelling the analgesic effects of perioperative magnesium in general abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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