Clinical Focus

  • Anesthesia

Academic Appointments

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (2000)
  • Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine (1999) CA
  • Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (1998) CA
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1995) TN
  • Internship: Methodist Hospital Of Indiana (1995) IN
  • Medical Education: Grant Medical College - University of Mumbai (1990) India

Contact

  • Academic
    University - Academic staff Department: Anesthesia - MSD Position: Clinical Associate Professor
  • Clinical (Primary)  Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580 MC 5640 Stanford, CA 94305 (650) 725-8544 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5640

2024-25 Courses

All Publications

  • COVID-19: Common Critical and Practical Questions. Anesthesia and analgesia Lu, A. C., Sastry, S. G., Wong, B. J., Deng, A., Wald, S. H., Pearl, R. G., Tsui, B. C. 2020

    View details for DOI 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004938

    View details for PubMedID 32366770

  • Novel Extubation with LMA and Exchange catheter in a Difficult Intubation. Raveendran Raviraj; Sastry Sunita G, Wong David T Raveendran, R., Sastry, S. G., Wong, D. T. Canadian Anesthetists Society Annual Meeting. Calgary Canada. 2013
  • The intubating laryngeal mask airway: Rocuronium improves endotracheal intubating conditions and success rate JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA Sastry, S. G., Lemmens, H. J. 2005; 17 (3): 163-166

    Abstract

    To assess intubating conditions without neuromuscular blocking drugs, to determine the relation between the dose of rocuronium and the probability of achieving excellent or at least good (good or excellent) intubating conditions with the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), and finally, to determine the relationship between rocuronium use and the success rate of endotracheal intubation.Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study.University-affiliated medical center.Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II patients undergoing elective surgery.Anesthesia was induced with propofol 2.5 mg/kg and fentanyl 1 microg/kg. One minute after loss of consciousness, patients received rocuronium 0.2 mg/kg or saline. In the rocuronium group, if intubating conditions were scored as poor, rocuronium dose in the next patient was increased by 0.05 mg/kg. If intubating conditions were scored as good, no change was made, but if conditions were scored as excellent, the dose was decreased by 0.05 mg/kg. One minute after rocuronium or saline administration, an ILMA was used to intubate the trachea. If intubation was unsuccessful, a second attempt was made using the ILMA.We recorded intubating conditions and the success rate of tracheal intubation.Without rocuronium, the probability of achieving at least good intubating conditions with the ILMA was 30%. A rocuronium dose of 0.2 mg/kg resulted in a probability of 80% to achieve at least good intubating conditions. Rocuronium significantly increased the success rate of the second intubation attempt.To achieve good or excellent intubating conditions with the ILMA, a rocuronium dose lower than the standard intubating dose of 0.6 mg/kg can be used. Neuromuscular blockade increases the success rate of intubation if a second attempt is necessary.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.06.009

    View details for Web of Science ID 000229688100003

    View details for PubMedID 15896580