WolfHeinrichStapelfeldtMD

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Professor & Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

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Office
3635 Vista Avenue
3rd Floor, Desloge Towers
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-577-8750

Fax+1 314-268-5102
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1988 - 1992
University of Ulm Faculty of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2008 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2013 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1990 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2008
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Clinical Trials

Randomized Trial of Alerts in Patients Demonstrating a "Triple Low" Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed
Prospective Trial of Alerting to Extended Hypotensive Exposures on Long-Term Outcome After Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Intraoperative hypotension is associated with persistent acute kidney disease after noncardiac surgery: a multicentre cohort study.
Andrew D Shaw, Ashish K Khanna, Nathan J Smischney, Apeksha V Shenoy, Isabel J Boero, Michael Bershad, Seungyoung Hwang, Qinyu Chen, Wolf H Stapelfeldt> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Jul 1
6 citations
Association of perioperative hypotension with subsequent greater healthcare resource utilization.
Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Ashish Khanna, Andrew D. Shaw, Apeksha V. Shenoy, Seungyoung Hwang, Mitali Stevens, Nathan J. Smischney> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2021 Sep 15
112 citations
Intraoperative Hypotension Is Associated With Adverse Clinical Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery.
Anne Gregory, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Ashish Khanna, Nathan J. Smischney, Isabel J. Boero, Qinyu Chen, Mitali Stevens, Andrew D. Shaw> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 Jun 1
21 citations
Postoperative Hypotension and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients Without Intraoperative Hypotension, After Noncardiac Surgery.
Ashish Khanna, Andrew D. Shaw, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Isabel J. Boero, Qinyu Chen, Mitali Stevens, Anne Gregory, Nathan J. Smischney> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 May 1
32 citations
Postoperative hypotension in patients discharged to the intensive care unit after non-cardiac surgery is associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
Nathan J. Smischney, Andrew D. Shaw, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Isabel J. Boero, Qinyu Chen, Mitali Stevens, Ashish Khanna> ;Critical Care. 2020 Dec 7
40 citations
Triple-low Alerts Do Not Reduce Mortality: A Real-time Randomized Trial
Daniel I. Sessler, Alparslan Turan, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Edward J. Mascha, Dongsheng Yang, Ehab Farag, Jacek B. Cywinski, Claudene Vlah, Tatyana Kopyeva, Allen L. Keeb...> ;Anesthesiology. 2019 Jan 1
46 citations
The SLUScore: A Novel Method for Detecting Hazardous Hypotension in Adult Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgical Procedures
Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Hui Yuan, Jefferson K. Dryden, Kristen E. Strehl, Jacek B. Cywinski, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Pamela Bromley> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Apr 1
26 citations
A Randomized Trial of a Supplemental Alarm for Critically Low Systolic Blood Pressure
Krit Panjasawatwong, Daniel I. Sessler, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Douglas B. Mayers, Edward J. Mascha, Dongsheng Yang, Andrea Kurz> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Dec 1
2 citations
Duration of Hypotension (Still) Matters
Wolf H. Stapelfeldt> ;Anesthesiology. 2015 Feb 1
83 citations
Outcomes After Liver Transplant in Patients Aged 70 Years or Older Compared With Those Younger Than 60 Years
Javier F. Aduen, Bangarulingam Sujay, Rolland C. Dickson, Michael G. Heckman, Winston R. Hewitt, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Jeffrey L. Steers, Denise M. Harnois, David J. Kr...> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2009 Nov 1
29 citations
Motor and somatosensory evoked potentials: their role in predicting spinal cord ischemia in patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair with regional l...
Timothy S. J. Shine, Barry A. Harrison, Martin L. De Ruyter, Julia E. Crook, Michael G. Heckman, Jasper R. Daube, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Kenneth J. Cherry, Peter Glovicz...> ;Anesthesiology. 2008 Apr 1
16 citations
Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction during liver transplantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography.
Stephen Aniskevich, Timothy S. J. Shine, Neil G. Feinglass, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2007 Aug 1
11 citations
Effect of Antiviral Chemoprophylaxis on Adverse Clinical Outcomes Associated With Cytomegalovirus After Liver Transplantation
Walter C. Hellinger, Hugo Bonatti, Victor I. Machicao, Joseph D. Yao, Lisa Brumble, Salvador Alvarez, Stephen D. Weigand, Rolland C. Dickson, Denise M. Harnois, James ...> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2006 Aug 1
22 citations
Spectrum of pneumonia in the current era of liver transplantation and its effect on survival.
Javier F. Aduen, Walter C. Hellinger, David J. Kramer, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Hugo Bonatti, Julia E. Crook, Jeffery L. Steers, Charles D. Burger> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2005 Oct 1
29 citations
Clinical relevance of time of onset, duration, and type of pulmonary edema after liver transplantation.
Javier F. Aduen, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Margaret M. Johnson, Howard I. Jolles, Stephen Grinton, Gavin D. Divertie, Charles D. Burger> ;Liver Transplantation. 2003 Jul 1
1 citations
Protein kinase-mediated reciprocal modulatory changes in anesthetic sensitivity of (BK)-K+- and GABA-A receptor-gated conductances in guinea-pig sympathetic neurons.
Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, Jan M. Oleszewski> ;Toxicology Letters. 1998 Nov 23
58 citations
Prevention of endotracheal tube-induced coughing during emergence from general anesthesia.
Ren M. Gonzalez, Richard J. Bjerke, Thomas Drobycki, Wolf H. Stapelfeldt, James M. Green, Michael J. Janowitz, Minnie Clark> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Oct 1
3 citations
Elevated neuropeptide levels decrease during liver transplant
M. D'souza, David J. Plevak, Larry K. Kvols, Timothy S. J. Shine, W. Stapelfeldt, D. Nelson, P. Southorn, M. Murray> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1993 Apr 1
13 citations
The electrophysiological effects of neurotensin on neurones of guinea‐pig prevertebral sympathetic ganglia.
W H Stapelfeldt, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1989 Apr 1
13 citations
Central neurotensin nerves modulate colo-colonic reflex activity in the guinea-pig inferior mesenteric ganglion.
W H Stapelfeldt, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1989 Apr 1
23 citations
Neurotensin facilitates release of substance P in the guinea‐pig inferior mesenteric ganglion.
W H Stapelfeldt, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1989 Apr 1
17 citations
Enteric GABA‐containing nerves projecting to the guinea‐pig inferior mesenteric ganglion modulate acetylcholine release.
H. P. Parkman, W. H. Stapelfeldt, Carol L. Williams, Vanda A. Lennon, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1993 Nov 1
13 citations
The electrophysiological effects of endogenous GABA in the guinea-pig inferior mesenteric ganglion.
W. H. Stapelfeldt, H. P. Parkman, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1993 Nov 1
28 citations
Direct and indirect mechanosensory pathways from the colon to the inferior mesenteric ganglion
H. P. Parkman, R. C. Ma, W. H. Stapelfeldt, Joseph H. Szurszewski> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1993 Sep 1
5 citations
EFFECT OF CONTINUOUS AND OSCILLATORY PORTAL-VEIN INSULIN INFUSION UPON GLUCOSE-INDUCED INSULIN RELEASE IN RATS
W. Stapelfeldt, H. Bender, V. Schusdziarra, Ernst-Friedrich Pfeiffer> ;Research in Experimental Medicine. Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin Einschliesslich Experimenteller Chirurgie. 1984 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Cleveland ClinicCleveland, Ohio
Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical CenterIndianapolis, Indiana