Dr. Barbara Dohrn
Consultant Anesthetist
Experienced Consultant Anesthesiologist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry.
Languages spoken: English, German
Years of experience: 25
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Skilled in Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infection Control, Medical Education and Clinical Research. Profound professional education from Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany. More than 17 years work experience in the UAE.
German Board of Anesthesiology certified (Facharzt)
25 years of professional experience in anesthesia, ICU and emergency medicine
Expert anesthesiologist for various types of surgeries and procedures
Full range of anesthesia for adults and children (General anesthesia by face mask, laryngeal mask, Intubation, inhalation induction for smaller children, regional and local anesthesia like spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, Bier’s block etc., Monitored Anesthesia Care/ Sedation)
Expertise
- Evaluation of patients before surgery to formulate an adequate anesthetic plan and to optimize the patients condition prior to surgery
- Expertise in delivering safe and appropriate pre-operative medications for patients who will undergo surgery
- Providing patients with safe and accurately computed anesthesia during operations
- Expertise in prescribing effective pain medications for post-operative pain
- Expertise in recognition and treatment of any emergency before, during or after procedure
- Updated with the newest trends and innovations in anesthesiology and postoperative pain treatment
Publications
- Claus RA, Russwurm S, Dohrn B, Bauer M, Losche W Plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activity in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2005 Jun;33(6): 1416-19. Comment on: Crit Care Med. 2005 Jun;33(6): 1416-9. (Zimmerman GA)
- Meissner W, Dohrn B, Reinhart K Enteral naloxone reduces gastric tube reflux and frequency of pneumonia in critical care patients during opioid analgesia. Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar;31(3):776-80.
- Meissner W, Krapp C, Kauf E, Dohrn B, Reinhart K Thyroid hormone response to moderate hypothermia in severe brain injury. Intensive Care Med. 2003 Jan;29(1):44-8. Epub 2002 Nov 20.
- Dohrn B, Krause S, Russwurm S, Reinhart K, Lösche W. Platelets and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in septic patients. Platelets 2000; 11: 113.
- Dohrn B Untersuchungen zur Aktivität der Plasmatischen Plättchen-aktivierender Faktor-Acetylhydrolase bei Patienten mit Sepsis. Doctoral Thesis. Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, 2000
- Vickers J, Russwurm S, Dohrn B, Portele T, Spangenberg P, Reinhart K, Losche W Monocyte tissue factor (CD142) and Mac-1 (CD11b) are increased in septic patients. Thromb Haemost. 1998 Jun;79(6):1219-20.
