Baskar Rajala, MBBS, FRCA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Baskar Rajala, MBBS, FRCA
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • MB BS
      Kilpauk Medical College, POONAMALLE HIGH ROAD KILPAUK, 1997
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Development of the obstetric unanticipated difficult video-laryngoscopy algorithm through a quality improvement randomized open-label in situ simulation study.
      Maxwell S, Rajala B, Schechtman SA, Kountanis JA, Singh S, Klumpner TT, Cassidy R, Zisblatt L, Healy DW, Engoren M, Cooke JM, Pancaro C. Int J Obstet Anesth, 2024 Nov; 60: 104245 DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2024.104245
      PMID: 39236438
    • Additional Scholarship
      Anesthesiology L&D Obstetric Manual https://michmed-clinical.policystat.com/policy/14351614/latest
      Rajala B. 2023 Sep 1;
    • Journal Article
      Difficulty in Advancing Flexible Epidural Catheters When Establishing Labor Analgesia: An Observational Open-Label Randomized Trial.
      Pancaro C, Purtell J, LaBuda D, Saager L, Klumpner TT, Dubovoy T, Rajala B, Singh S, Cassidy R, Vahabzadeh C, Maxwell S, Manica V, Eckmann DM, Mhyre JM, Engoren MC. Anesth Analg, 2021 Jul 1; 133 (1): 151 - 159. DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005526
      PMID: 33835077
    • Journal Article
      Sugammadex Administration in Pregnant Women: A Case Series of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes.
      Singh S, Klumpner TT, Pancaro C, Rajala B, Kountanis JA. A A Pract, 2021 Feb 24; 15 (2): e01407 DOI:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001407
      PMID: 33626026
    • Additional Scholarship
      Anesthesiology L&D Epidural Pump Key Handling Procedure https://michmed-clinical.policystat.com/policy/14195459/latest
      Rajala B. 2020 Jun 24;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Anesthesiology L&D Epidural Pump Procedure https://michmed-clinical.policystat.com/policy/14195789/latest
      Rajala B. 2020 Jun 1;
    • Journal Article
      Sacral anatomical interspace landmark for lumbar puncture in pregnancy: A randomized trial.
      Pancaro C, Rajala B, Vahabzadeh C, Cassidy R, Klumpner TT, Kountanis JA, McCabe M, Rector D, Aman C, Sankar K, Schoenfeld R, Engoren M. Neurology, 2020 Feb 11; 94 (6): e626 - e634. DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000008749
      PMID: 31831599
    • Chapter
      Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Neurosurgical Disorder: These Cases Actually Do Happen in Real Life. . . . and on the Oral Boards
      Pagano V, Rajala B. 2020 Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, 2nd ed.,