RainerLenhardtMD

Associate Professor Vice Chair Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - University of Louisville School of Medicine

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Office
530 S Jackson St
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-852-6910

Fax+1 502-852-6056
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Education & Training

University of Vienna Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2004 - 2024

Clinical Trials

Dexmed/Buspirone Synergism on Shivering Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Normoglycemia and Neurological Outcome Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Video-laryngoscope With a Novel Video-stylet for Difficult Intubation Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Plethysmography Variability Index as an Indicator of Adequacy of Preload Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed
Cohort 2 Efficacy of Nasopharyngeal Ventilation With Endotracheal Tube for Surgery Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Video-Laryngoscope Alone or With Bronchoscope for Predicted Difficult Intubation Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 10
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Does Depth of Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB) Affect Surgical Conditions in Obese Patients Undergoing Robotic Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Intravenous Aviptadil for Critical COVID-19 With Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2020 May 15
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
ZYESAMI (Aviptadil) Intermediate Population Expanded Access Protocol (SAMICARE)
No longer available
Comparison Using a VLS Using GlideRite Stylet Versus TCI Articulating Introducer in Predictive Difficult Intubation Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 26
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Traumatic hemorrhage and chain of survival.
Rana K Latif, Sean P Clifford, Jeffery A Baker, Rainer Lenhardt, Mohammad Z Haq, Jiapeng Huang, Ian Farah, Jerrad R Businger> ;Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 2023 May 24
Nasopharyngeal Ventilation Compared to Facemask Ventilation: A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Trial in Two Different Elective Cohorts.
Rainer Lenhardt, Ozan Akca, Detlef Obal, Jerrad Businger, Elisabeth Cooke> ;Cureus. 2023 May 1
8 citations
The Use of IV Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (Aviptadil) in Patients With Critical COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Results of a 60-Day Randomized Controlled Trial.
Jihad Georges Youssef, Philip Lavin, David A Schoenfeld, Richard A Lee, Rainer Lenhardt, David J Park, Javier Perez Fernandez, Melvin L Morganroth, Jonathan C Javitt, ...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Preoperative preparation and premedication of bariatric surgical patient.
Marina Varbanova, Brittany Maggard, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Jun 20
2 citations
Association of Early Oxygenation Levels with Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke – A Retrospective Cohort Study
Ozan Akca, James B. Nichols, Benjamin Stewart, Conner J. Elliott, Kerri Remmel, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2020 Feb 1
5 citations
Early Prediction of Prognosis in Elderly Acute Stroke Patients.
Alexander Bautista, Rainer Lenhardt, Dongsheng Yang, Changhong Yu, Michael F. Heine, Edward J. Mascha, Cate Heine, Thomas M. Neyer, Kerri Remmel, Ozan Akca> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2019 Apr 29
13 citations
Body temperature regulation and anesthesia
Rainer Lenhardt> ;Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2018 Jan 1
22 citations
Is video laryngoscope-assisted flexible tracheoscope intubation feasible for patients with predicted difficult airway? A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Rainer Lenhardt, Mary Tyler Burkhart, Guy N. Brock, Sunitha Kanchi-Kandadai, Rachana Sharma, Ozan Akca> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2014 Jun 1
2 citations
Is elderly ICU patient more prone to pneumonia
Ozan Akca, Alexander Bautista, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Mar 1
1 citations
Undetected hypoglycemia in a patient receiving TPN.
Thomas Kampfrath, Daniel A. Rosenblatt, Rainer Lenhardt, Lynn Nelson, Saeed A. Jortani> ;Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry. 2013 Sep 23
15 citations
Perioperative glucose control in neurosurgical patients.
Daniel Agustã N. Godoy, Mario Di Napoli, Alberto Biestro, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2012 Feb 13
8 citations
The effect of altering skin-surface cooling speeds on vasoconstriction and shivering thresholds
Yoshie Taniguchi, Rainer Lenhardt, Daniel I. Sessler, Andrea Kurz> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2011 Jul 1
37 citations
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill stroke patients: Frequency, risk factors, and outcomes
Yusuke Kasuya, James L. Hargett, Rainer Lenhardt, Michael F. Heine, Anthony G. Doufas, Kerri Remmel, Julio A. Ramirez, Ozan Akca> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2011 Jun 1
5 citations
Can transnasal flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy contribute to airway management decisions
Ozan Akca, Rainer Lenhardt, Michael F. Heine> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2011 Mar 1
60 citations
The effect of anesthesia on body temperature control.
Rainer Lenhardt> ;Frontiers in Bioscience. 2010 Jun 1
64 citations
Suppression of Shivering during Hypothermia Using a Novel Drug Combination in Healthy Volunteers
Rainer Lenhardt, Mukadder Orhan-Sungur, Ryu Komatsu, Raghavendra Govinda, Yusuke Kasuya, Daniel I. Sessler, Anupama Wadhwa> ;Anesthesiology. 2009 Jul 1
4 citations
Hyperthermia during anaesthesia and intensive care unit stay.
Rainer Lenhardt, Martin Grady, Andrea Kurz> ;Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology. 2008 Dec 1
18 citations
New circulating-water devices warm more quickly than forced-air in volunteers.
Anupama Wadhwa, Ryu Komatsu, Mukadder Orhan-Sungur, Pamela Barnes, Janghyeok In, Daniel I. Sessler, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007 Dec 1
54 citations
Temporal artery versus bladder thermometry during perioperative and intensive care unit monitoring.
Oliver Kimberger, Delphine Cohen, Udo M. Illievich, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007 Oct 1
41 citations
Estimation of mean body temperature from mean skin and core temperature.
Rainer Lenhardt, Daniel I. Sessler> ;Anesthesiology. 2006 Dec 1
15 citations
Doxapram Only Slightly Reduces the Shivering Threshold in Healthy Volunteers
Ryu Komatsu, Papiya Sengupta, Grigory Cherynak, Anupama Wadhwa, Daniel I. Sessler, Jin Liu, Harrell E. Hurst, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005 Nov 1
59 citations
Nitrous oxide and risk of surgical wound infection: a randomised trial
Edith Fleischmann, Rainer Lenhardt, Andrea Kurz, Friedrich Herbst, Béla Fülesdi, Robert Greif, Daniel I. Sessler, Ozan Akca> ;Lancet. 2005 Sep 24
70 citations
Magnesium sulphate only slightly reduces the shivering threshold in humans
Anupama Wadhwa, Papiya Sengupta, Jaleel Durrani, Ozan Akca, Rainer Lenhardt, Daniel I. Sessler, Anthony G. Doufas> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2005 Jun 1
8 citations
Perioperative hypothermia does not enhance the risk of cancer dissemination.
Yüksel Yücel, Murat Barlan, Rainer Lenhardt, Andrea Kurz, Daniel I. Sessler> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Jun 1
8 citations
Cutaneous heat loss with three surgical drapes, one impervious to moisture.
Paul E. Maglinger, Daniel I. Sessler, Rainer Lenhardt> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

UofL to Begin Clinical Trials on COVID-19 TreatmentJuly 16th, 2020
UofL Conducting Clinical Trial on Drug for Severe COVID-19 Respiratory EffectsJuly 16th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

UofL Health - UofL HospitalLouisville, Kentucky