Steffen Rex - European Medicines Agency

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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Steffen Rex
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 1998–December 2000
Resident
Department of Anesthesiology, Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden, (Germany)
February 2000–September 2006
Resident
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of the RWTH Aachen, (Germany)
September 2006–August 2011
Senior staff member
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of the RWTH Aachen, (Germany)
September 2011–Present
Adjunct clinical head
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, (Belgium)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
September 1991–April 1998
Medical doctor
Philipps University Marburg , (Germany)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expertise
Publications
Original contributions
1. Al Tmimi L, Van Hemelrijck J, Van de Velde M, Sergeant P, Meyns B, Missant C, Jochmans I,
Poesen K, Coburn M, Rex S.: Xenon anaesthesia for patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery
bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized controlled pilot trial. Br J Anaesth. 2015
Oct;115(4):550-9
2. Stoppe C*, Rex S*, Goetzenich A, Kraemer S, Emontzpohl C, Soppert J, Averdunk L, Sun Y,
Rossaint R, Lue H, Huang C, Song Y, Pantouris G, Lolis E, Leng L, Schulte W, Bucala R, Weber C,
Bernhagen J.: Interaction of MIF Family Proteins in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Damage and
Their Influence on Clinical Outcome of Cardiac Surgery Patients. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2015 Aug 11.
[Epub ahead of print] [* = both authors contributed equally]
3. Cowie B, Kluger R, Rex S, Missant C.: The relationship between pulmonary artery acceleration time
and mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: An observational study.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jul 29.
4. Cowie B, Kluger R, Rex S, Missant C.: Noninvasive estimation of left atrial pressure with
transesophageal echocardiography. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Jul-Sep;18(3):312-6
5. Dewinter G, Teunkens A, Vermeulen K, Devroe S, Van Hemelrijck J, Meuleman C, Vergote I,
Fieuws S, Van de Velde M, Rex S.: Alizapride and ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative
nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynaecological surgery: A double-blind,
randomised, placebo-controlled noninferiority study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of
print] (IF publication year: 2.942)
6. Cowie BS, Kluger R, Rex S, Missant C.: The relationship between superior vena cava diameter and
collapsibility and central venous pressure. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2015 May;43(3):357-60 (IF
publication year: 1.296)
7. Devroe S, Lemiere J, Van de Velde M, Gewillig M, Boshoff D, Rex S.: Safety and feasibility of
xenon as an adjuvant to sevoflurane anaesthesia in children undergoing interventional or diagnostic
cardiac catheterization: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Mar 4;16:74 (IF
publication year: ?)
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8. Cowie B, Kluger R, Rex S, Missant C.: The utility of transoesophageal echocardiography for
estimating right ventricular systolic pressure. Anaesthesia. 2015 Mar;70(3):258-63. (IF publication
year: 3.846)
9. Dewinter G, de Velde MV, Fieuws S, D'Hoore A, Rex S.: Transversus abdominis plane block versus
perioperative intravenous lidocaine versus patient-controlled intravenous morphine for postoperative
pain control after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: study protocol for a prospective, randomized,
double-blind controlled clinical trial. Trials. 2014 Dec 4;15:476-483 (IF publication year: 1.73).
10. Höllig A, Schug A, Fahlenkamp AV, Rossaint R, Coburn M, Argon Organo-Protective Network
AON: Argon: Systematic Review on Neuro- and Organoprotective Properties of an "Inert" Gas. Int J
Mol Sci. 2014 Oct 10;15(10):18175-18196 (IF publication year: 2.339)
11. Stoppe C, McDonald B, Rex S, Manzanares W, Whitlock R, Fremes S, Fowler R, Lamarche Y,
Meybohm P, Haberthür C, Rossaint R, Goetzenich A, Elke G, Day A, Heyland DK: SodiUm SeleniTe
Adminstration IN Cardiac Surgery (SUSTAIN CSX(R)-trial): study design of an international
multicenter randomized double-blinded controlled trial of high dose sodium-selenite administration in
high-risk cardiac surgical patients. Trials 2014 Aug 28;15(1):339. [Epub ahead of print] (IF publication
year: 2.12)
12. Stevanovic A, Coburn M, Menon A, Rossaint R, Heyland D, Schälte G, Werker T, Wonisch W,
Kiehntopf M, Goetzenich A, Rex S*, Stoppe C*: The importance of intraoperative selenium blood
levels on organ dysfunction in patients undergoing off-pump cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled
trial. PLoS One 2014 Aug 13;9(8): e104222. [* = both authors contributed equally] (IF publication year:
3.73)
13. Goetzenich A, Kraemer S, Rossaint R, Bleilevens C, Dollo F, Siry L, Rajabi-Alampour S, Beckers
C, Soppert J, Lue H, Rex S, Bernhagen J, Stoppe C: The Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory
Factor in Anesthetic-Induced Myocardial Preconditioning. PLoS ONE 2014; 9(3): e92827 (IF
publication year: 3.73)
14. Metzelder SM, Coburn M, Stoppe C, Fries M, Simon TP, Reinges MH, Höllig A, Rossaint R, Marx
G, Rex S.: Accuracy and precision of calibrated arterial pulse contour analysis in patients with
subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring high-dose vasopressor therapy: a prospective observational
clinical trial. Crit Care 2014 Feb 5;18(1):R25 (IF publication year: 4.72)
15. Scheithauer S, Rosarius A, Rex S, Post P, Heisel H, Krizanovic V, Schulze-Röbbecke R, Rossaint
R, Lemmen SW.: Improving hand hygiene compliance in the anesthesia working room work area:
More than just more hand rubs. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Nov;41(11):1001-6 (IF publication year:
2.73)
16. Schlüter T, Winz O, Henkel K, Prinz S, Rademacher L, Schmaljohann J, Dautzenberg K,
Cumming P, Kumakura Y, Rex S, Mottaghy FM, Gründer G, Vernaleken I.: The Impact of Dopamine
on Aggression: An [18F]-FDOPA PET Study in Healthy Males. J Neurosci. 2013 Oct 23;33(43):1688996 (IF publication year: 6.91)
17. Stoppe C, Fahlenkamp AV, Rex S, Veeck NC, Gozdowsky SC, Schälte G, Autschbach R,
Rossaint R, Coburn M.: Feasibility and safety of xenon compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia in
coronary surgical patients: a randomized controlled pilot study. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Sep;111(3):406-16
(IF publication year: 4.24)
18. Stoppe C, Werker T, Rossaint R, Dollo F, Lue H, Wonisch W, Menon A, Goetzenich A, Kopp R,
Bruells C, Coburn M, Bucala R, Bernhagen J, Rex S.: What is the significance of perioperative release
of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in cardiac surgery? Antioxid Redox Signal. 2013 Jul
20;19(3):231-239. Epub 2013 Jan 9 (IF publication year: 7.19)
19. Stoppe C, Rimek A, Rossaint R, Rex S, Stevanovic A, Schälte G, Fahlenkamp A, Czaplik M,
Bruells CS, Daviet C, Coburn M.: Xenon consumption during general surgery: a retrospective
observational study. Med Gas Res. 2013 Jun 11;3(1):12
20. Sopka SA, Biermann H, Rossaint R, Rex S, Jäger M, Skorning M, Heussen N, Beckers SK.:
Resuscitation training in small-group setting -- gender matters. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med.
2013 Apr 16;21(1):30 (IF publication year: 1.68)
21. Stoppe C, Spillner J, Rossaint R, Coburn M, Schälte G, Wildenhues A, Marx G, Rex S.:
Selenium blood concentrations in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery and receiving
perioperative sodium selenite administration. Nutrition 2013 Jan;29(1):158-65 (IF publication year:
2.86)
22. Stoppe C, Grieb G, Rossaint R, Simons D, Coburn M, Götzenich A, Strüssmann T, Pallua N,
Bernhagen J, Rex S: High postoperative blood levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor are
associated with less organ dysfunction in patients after cardiac surgery. Mol Med. 2012 Jul
18;18(1):843-50 (IF publication year: 4.47)
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23. Kiefer N, Hofer CK, Marx G, Geisen M, Giraud R, Siegenthaler N, Hoeft A, Bendjelid K, Rex S:
Clinical validation of a new thermodilution system for the assessment of cardiac output and volumetric
parameters. Crit Care. 2012 May 30;16(3):R98 (IF publication year: 4.72)
24. Stoppe C, Fries M, Rossaint R, Grieb G, Coburn M, Simons D, Brücken D, Bernhagen J, Pallua
N, Rex S: Blood levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor after successful resuscitation from
cardiac arrest. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e33512 (IF publication year: 3.73)
25. Schoeler M, Loetscher PD, Rossaint R, Fahlenkamp AV, Eberhardt G, Rex S, Weis J, Coburn M:
Dexmedetomidine is neuroprotective in an in vitro model for traumatic brain injury. BMC Neurol. 2012
Apr 11;12:20 (IF publication year: 2.56)
26. Fries M, Brücken A, Cizen A, Westerkamp M, Löwer C, Deike-Glindemann J, Schnorrenberger
NK, Rex S, Coburn M, Nolte KW, Weis J, Rossaint R, Derwall M: Combining xenon and mild
therapeutic hypothermia preserves neurological function after prolonged cardiac arrest in pigs. Crit
Care Med. 2012 Apr;40(4):1297-303 (IF publication year: 6.12)
27. Schälte G, Stoppe C, Rossaint R, Gilles L, Heuser M, Rex S, Coburn M, Zoremba N, Rieg A:
Does a 4 diagram manual enable laypersons to operate the laryngeal mask supreme(R)? A pilot
study in the manikin. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2012 Mar 27;20(1):21 (IF publication year:
1.68)
28. Kuhn J, Janouschek H, Raptis M, Rex S, Lenartz D, Neuner I, Mottaghy FM, Schneider F,
Schaefer WM, Sturm V, Gründer G, Vernaleken I: In vivo evidence of deep brain stimulation-induced
dopaminergic modulation in Tourette's syndrome. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 1;71(5):e11-3 (IF
publication year: 9.25)
29. Stoppe C, Peters D, Fahlenkamp AV, Cremer J, Rex S, Schälte G, Rossaint R, Coburn M: aepEX
monitor for the measurement of hypnotic depth in patients undergoing balanced xenon anaesthesia.
Br J Anaesth. 2012 Jan;108(1):80-8 (IF publication year: 4.24)
30. Schälte G, Stoppe C, Aktas M, Coburn M, Rex S, Schwarz M, Rossaint R, Zoremba N:
Laypersons can successfully place supraglottic airways with 3 minutes of training. A comparison of
four different devices in the manikin. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2011 Oct 24;19:60 (IF
publication year: 1.85)
31. Schälte G, Scheid U, Rex S, Coburn M, Fiedler B, Rossaint R, Zoremba N: The use of the
Airtraq® optical laryngoscope for routine tracheal intubation in high-risk cardio-surgical patients. BMC
Res Notes 2011 Oct 19;4:425
32. Stoppe C, Schälte G, Rossaint R, Coburn M, Graf B, Spillner J, Marx G, Rex S: The intraoperative
decrease of selenium is associated with the postoperative development of multiorgan dysfunction in
cardiac surgical patients. Critical Care Medicine 2011 Aug;39(8):1879-85 (IF publication year: 6.33)
33. Missant C, Rex S, Claus P, Derde S, Wouters PF: Thoracic epidural anaesthesia disrupts the
protective mechanism of homeometric autoregulation during right ventricular pressure overload by
cardiac sympathetic blockade: a randomised controlled animal study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2011
Jul;28(7):535-43 (IF publication year: 2.23)
34. Spillner J, Amerini A, Hatam N, Rex S, Pott F, Goetzenich A, Menon A, Repas T, Steiner F,
Autschbach R, Carpi A, Oster O: Pulmono-atrial shunt and lung assist to treat right ventricular failure.
Front Biosci. 2011 Jun 1;17:2342-51 (IF publication year: 3.52)
35. Metzelder S, Coburn M, Fries M, Reinges M, Reich S, Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S: Performance
of cardiac output measurement derived from arterial pressure waveform analysis in patients requiring
high-dose vasopressor-therapy. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 Jun;106(6):776-84. Epub 2011
Mar 25 (IF publication year: 4.24)
36. Schaefer W, Meyer PT, Rossaint R, Baumert J-H, Coburn M, Fries M, Rex S: Myocardial Blood
Flow during General Anesthesia with Xenon in Humans: A Positron Emission Tomography Study.
Anesthesiology 2011 Jun;114(6):1373-9 (IF publication year: 5.36)
37. Cremer J, Stoppe C, Fahlenkamp AV, Schälte G, Rex S, Rossaint R, Coburn M: Early cognitive
function, recovery and well-being after sevoflurane and xenon anaesthesia in the elderly: a doubleblinded randomized controlled trial. Med Gas Res. 2011 May 18;1(1):9
38. Bickenbach J, Fries M, Rex S, Stitz C, Heussen N, Rossaint R, Marx G, Dembinski R: Outcome
and mortality risk factors in long-term treated ICU patients: a retrospective analysis. Minerva
Anestesiol. 2011 Apr;77(4):427-38 (IF publication year: 2.66)
39. Fahlenkamp AV, Krebber F, Rex S, Grottke O, Fries M, Rossaint R, Coburn M: Bispectral index
monitoring during balanced xenon or sevoflurane anaesthesia in elderly patients. Eur J Anaesthesiol.
2010 Oct;27(10):906-11 (IF publication year: 1.68)
40. Missant C, Claus P, Rex S, Wouters PF: Differential effects of lumbar and thoracic epidural
anaesthesia on the haemodynamic response to acute right ventricular pressure overload. British
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Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; 104(2):143-9 (IF publication year: 4.22)
41. Roertgen D, Kloos J, Fries M, Grottke O, Rex S, Rossaint R, Coburn M: Comparison of early
cognitive function and recovery after desflurane or sevoflurane anaesthesia in the elderly: a doubleblinded randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; 104(2):167-74 (IF publication
year: 4.22)
42. Rossaint J, Rossaint R, Weis J, Fries M, Rex S, Coburn M: Propofol: neuroprotection in an in vitro
model of traumatic brain injury. Crit Care 2009;13(2):R61 (IF publication year: 4.93)
43. Beckers S, Rex S, Kopp R, Bickenbach J, Sopka S, Rossaint R, Dembinski R: Intensivmedizin als
Bestandteil des Pflicht-Curriculums. Evaluation eines Pilot-Curriculums am Universitätsklinikum
Aachen. (Intensive care medicine as a component of the compulsory medical curriculum. Evaluation
of a pilot curriculum at the University Hospital Aachen). Anaesthesist 2009; 58(3):273-4 (IF publication
year: 0.89)
44. de Waal EE, Rex S, Kruitwagen CL, Kalkman CJ, Buhre WF: Dynamic preload indicators fail to
predict fluid responsiveness in open-chest conditions. Critical Care Medicine 2009; 37(2):510-5 (IF
publication year: 6.37)
45. Rex S, Missant C, Claus P, Buhre W, Wouters PF: Effects of inhaled iloprost on right ventricular
contractility, right ventriculo-vascular coupling and ventricular interdependence: a randomized
placebo-controlled trial in an experimental model of acute pulmonary hypertension. Critical Care 2008;
12(5): R113 (IF publication year: 4.55)
46. Fries M, Nolte KW, Coburn M, Rex S, Timper A, Kottmann K, Siepmann K, Häusler M, Weis J,
Rossaint R: Xenon reduces neurohistopathological damage and improves the early neurological
deficit after cardiac arrest in pigs. Critical Care Medicine 2008; 36(8):1886 –1891 (IF publication year:
6.59)
47. Fries M, Ince C, Rossaint R, Bleilevens C, Bickenbach J, Rex S, Mik E: Levosimendan but not
norepinephrine improves microvascular oxygenation during experimental septic shock. Critical Care
Medicine 2008; 36(6):1886 –1891 (IF publication year: 6.59)
48. Rex S, Meyer PT, Baumert J-H, Rossaint R, Fries M, Büll U, Schaefer W: Positron Emission
Tomography Study of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Flow-Metabolism Coupling during General
Anaesthesia with Xenon in Humans. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2008; 100(5):667-75 (IF
publication year: 2.92)
49. * Missant C, * Rex S, Claus P, Mertens L, Wouters PF: Load-sensitivity of regional tissue
deformation in the right ventricle: isovolumic versus ejection-phase indices of contractility. Heart 2008;
94(4):e15-e21. Epub 2007 Aug 8 [* = both authors contributed equally] (IF publication year: 4.96)
50. Missant C, Rex S, Wouters PF: Accuracy of cardiac output measurements with pulse contour
analysis (PulseCO™) and Doppler echocardiography during off-pump coronary artery bypass
grafting. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2008 Mar;25(3):243-8. Epub 2007 Nov 9 (IF
publication year: 1.55)
51. Rex S, Missant C, Segers P, Rossaint R, Wouters PF: Epoprostenol treatment of acute pulmonary
hypertension is associated with a paradoxical decrease in right ventricular contractility. Intensive Care
Medicine 2008 Jan; 34(1):179-189 (IF publication year: 5.06)
52. Rex S, Schaelte G, Metzelder S, Flier S, de Waal EE, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Buhre W:
Inhaled iloprost to control pulmonary artery hypertension in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: a
prospective, randomized-controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2008; 52(1):65-72 (IF
publication year: 1.95)
53. Rex S, Schaelte G, Schroth S, de Waal EE, Metzelder S, Overbeck Y, Rossaint R, Buhre W:
Limitations of arterial pulse pressure variation and left ventricular stroke volume variation in estimating
cardiac pre-load during open heart surgery. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2007; 51(9):125867. Epub 2007 Aug (IF publication year: 1.72)
54. de Waal EE, Kalkman CJ, Rex S, Buhre WF: Validation of a new arterial pulse contour-based
cardiac output device. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35(8):1904-1909 (IF publication year: 6.28)
55. * Missant C, * Rex S, Segers P, Wouters PF: Levosimendan improves right ventriculovascular
coupling in a porcine model of right ventricular dysfunction. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35(3):707715 [* = both authors contributed equally] (IF publication year : 6.28)
56. Rex S, Missant C, Segers P, Wouters PF: Thoracic epidural anesthesia impairs the hemodynamic
response to acute pulmonary hypertension by deteriorating right ventricular-pulmonary arterial
coupling. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35(1):222-229 (IF publication year: 6.28)
57. Rex S, Schaefer W, Meyer PT, Rossaint R, Boy C, Setani K, Büll U, Baumert JH: Positron
emission tomography study of regional cerebral metabolism during general anesthesia with xenon in
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humans. Anesthesiology 2006; 105(11):936-943 (IF publication year: 4.21)
58. Leather HA, Ama' R, Missant C, Rex S, Rademakers FE, Wouters PF: Longitudinal but not
circumferential deformation reflects global contractile function in the right ventricle with open
pericardium. American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology 2006; 290(6):H2369H2375 (IF publication year: 3.72)
59. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, de Rossi L, Schroth S, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Buhre W:
Normothermic beating heart surgery with assistance of miniaturized bypass systems: the effects on
intraoperative hemodynamics and inflammatory response. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2006; 102(2):352362 (IF publication year: 2.13)
60. Rex S, Scholz M, Weyland A, Busch T, Schorn B, Buhre W: Intra- and extravascular volume
status in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement: crystalloid vs. colloid priming of
cardiopulmonary bypass. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2006; 23(1):1-9 (IF publication year:
1.17)
61. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Huneke R, Schalte G, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Buhre W:
Prediction of fluid responsiveness in patients during cardiac surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia
2004 Dec; 93(6):782-788 (IF publication year: 2.47)
62. Schulz-Stübner S, Krings T, Meister IG, Rex S, Thron A, Rossaint R: Clinical hypnosis modulates
functional magnetic resonance imaging signal intensities and pain perception in a thermal stimulation
paradigm. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2004 Nov-Dec; 29(6):549-556 (IF publication year:
1.6)
63. Christiansen S, Demircan L, Kwant PB, Akdis M, Rex S, Buhre W, Langebartels G, Kuruc N,
Nikolin S, Reul H, Autschbach R: Experimental testing of a new left ventricular assist device--the
microdiagonal blood pump. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Journal 2004 May-Jun;
50(3):200-204 (IF publication year: 1.05)
64. de Rossi LW, Brueckmann M, Rex S, Barderschneider M, Buhre W, Rossaint R: Xenon and
isoflurane differentially modulate lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of the nuclear transcription
factor KB and production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 in monocytes. Anesthesia &
Analgesia 2004; 98(4):1007-12 (IF publication year: 2.18)
65. Clement HW, Buschmann J, Rex S, Grote C, Opper C, Gemsa D, Wesemann W: Effects of
interferon-gamma, interleukin-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on the serotonin metabolism in
the nucleus raphe dorsalis of the rat. Journal of Neural Transmission 1997; 104(10):981-991 (IF
publication year: 1.65)
Reviews
1. Devroe S, Van de Velde M, Rex S.: General anesthesia for caesarean section. Curr Opin
Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jun;28(3):240-6 (IF publication year: ?)
2. Toller W, Heringlake M, Guarracino F, Algotsson L, Alvarez J, Argyriadou H, Ben-Gal T, Černý V,
Cholley B, Eremenko A, Guerrero-Orriach JL, Järvelä K, Karanovic N, Kivikko M, Lahtinen P,
Lomivorotov V, Mehta RH, Mušič Š, Pollesello P, Rex S, Riha H, Rudiger A, Salmenperä M, Szudi L,
Tritapepe L, Wyncoll D, Öwall A.: Preoperative and perioperative use of levosimendan in cardiac
surgery: European expert opinion. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 24;184C:323-336. [Epub ahead of print] (IF
publication year: 6.175)
3. Bendjelid K, Rex S, Scheeren T, Critchley L.: Year in review in journal of clinical monitoring and
computing 2014: cardiovascular and hemodynamic monitoring. J Clin Monit Comput. 2015 Mar 5.
[Epub ahead of print] (IF publication year: 1.448)
4. Rex S, Kraemer S, Grieb G, Emontzpohl C, Soppert J, Goetzenich A, Rossaint R, Bernhagen J,
Stoppe C.: The role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in critical illness. Mini Rev Med Chem.
2014;14(14):1116-24 (IF publication year: 3.186)
5. Ghijselings I, Rex S: Hydroxyethyl starches in the perioperative period. A review on the efficacy and
safety of starch solutions. Acta Anaesth. Belg. 2014; 65(1):9-22
6. Hofer CK, Rex S, Ganter MT: Update on minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring in thoracic
anesthesia. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Feb;27(1):28-35 (IF publication year: 2.4)
7. Rex S: Anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an update. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2013 Aug;26(4):456-66 (IF publication year: 2.4)
8. Rex S: Burn injuries. Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Dec;18(6):671-6 (IF publication year: 2.97)
9. Rex S, Marx G: Therapie der akuten Herzinsuffizienz. Anästh Intensivmed 2012;53:610-631 (IF
publication year: 0.5)
10. Coburn M, Sanders RD, Ma D, Fries M, Rex S, Magalon G, Rossaint R.: Argon: the 'lazy' noble
gas with organoprotective properties. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2012 Dec;29(12):549-51 (IF publication
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year: 2.79)
11. Rex S: Postoperative management of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device
implantation. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2011 Jun;46(6):424-31 (IF publication
year: 0.41)
12. Brücken A, Coburn M, Rex S, Rossaint R, Fries M: Current developments in xenon research.
Importance for anesthesia and intensive care medicine. Anaesthesist. 2010 Oct;59(10):883-95 (IF
publication year: 0.73)
13. Metzelder S, de Waal EEC, Buhre W, Rex S: Minimal-invasives hämodynamisches Monitoring Toy or tool? Intensivmed 2010; 47:354–361
14. Rex S, de Waal EEC, Buhre W: Perioperatives hämodynamisches Monitoring.
ANÄSTHESIOLOGIE & INTENSIVMEDIZIN 2010; 51:160-177 (IF publication year: 0.77)
15. Derwall M, Coburn M, Rex S, Hein M, Rossaint R, Fries M: Xenon: recent developments and
future perspectives. Minerva Anestesiol. 2009 Jan-Feb;75:37-45 (IF publication year: 1.61)
16. Schälte G, Rex S, Henzler D: Atemwegsmanagement. Anaesthesist 2007; 56(8):837-857 (IF
publication year: 0.78)
17. Rex S: Anästhesie in der Augenheilkunde. Anaesthesist 2001; 50(10):798-813 (IF publication
year: 0.78)
18. Rex S, Max M: Anästhesie in der Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie. Anaesthesist 2001; 50(3):207223 (IF publication year: 0.78)
Editorials
1. Siegler BH, Bernhard M, Brenner T, Gerlach H, Henrich M, Hofer S, Kilger E, Krüger WA,
Lichtenstern C, Mayer K, Müller M, Niemann B, Oppert M, Rex S, Rossaint R, Weiterer S, Weigand
MA.: CVP - farewell? Please don't! : Comments on the S3 guidelines on "intravascular volume therapy
in adults". Anaesthesist. 2015 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print] (IF publication year: ?)
2. Rex S: Continuous measurement of cardiac output using pulse-contour analysis: truly beat-to-beat?
J Clin Monit Comput. 2015 Jun;29(3):319-21 (IF publication year: ?)
3. Rex S: Blind in the right eye? : Perioperative management of high risk cardiac patients.
Anaesthesist 2012 Jul;61(7):572-3 (IF publication year: 0.85)
4. Rex S: Wann ist genug genug oder sogar zu viel? Anaesthesist 2011 Apr; 60(4):290-1 (IF
publication year: 0.99)
5. Rex S: Ist weniger immer mehr? Modalitäten des erweiterten hämodynamischen Monitorings bei
Einlungenventilation. Anaesthesist 2009; 58(11):1081–1082 (IF publication year: 0.89)
6. Buhre W, Rex S: Is continuous really continuous? Critical Care Medicine 2008; 36(2):628-630 (IF
publication year: 6.59)
Case reports / Letters
1. Hoogma D, Meyns B, Van Raemdonck D, Van de Velde M, Missant C, Rex S.: Anesthetic
Management for Resection of Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma. A&A Case Rep. 2015 Aug
15;5(4):64-8.
2. Stoppe C, Cremer J, Rex S, Schälte G, Fahlenkamp AV, Rossaint R, Rosch R, Bauerschlag DO,
Coburn M: Xenon anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with multiple chemical
sensitivity. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Oct;107(4):645-7 (IF publication year: 4.24)
3. Hergarten T, Schuerholz T, Rex S: Quiz intensiv. Anästhesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther
2009; 44(10):665-666 (IF publication year: 0.2)
4. Brülls CS, Dembinski R, Jacobs MJ, Mahnken AH, Rossaint R, Rex S: Fatal Necrotic Pancreatitis
as a Rare Complication After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and
Vascular Anesthesia 2009 Dec;23(6):926-9 (IF publication year: 1.06)
5. de Waal EE, Rex S, Kruitwagen CL, Kalkman CJ, Buhre WF: Stroke volume variation obtained with
FloTrac/Vigileo fails to predict fluid responsiveness in coronary artery bypass graft patients. British
Journal of Anaesthesia 2008;100(5):725-6 (IF publication year: 2.92)
6. Rex S, Busch T, Vettelschoss M, de Rossi L, Rossaint R, Buhre W: Intraoperative management of
severe pulmonary hypertension during cardiac surgery with inhaled iloprost. Anesthesiology 2003
Sep; 99(3):745-747 (IF publication year: 3.5)
7. Rex S: Anästhesie in der Augenheilkunde – Erwiderung. Anaesthesist 2003; 50(10):466 (IF
publication year: 0.98)
Book chapters
1. S. Rex, S. Scheithauer: Nekrotisierende Gewebeinfektionen. In: M. Leuwer, G. Marx, H-J. Trappe,
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O. Zuzan (ed): Checkliste Intensivmedizin. 4. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York 2013,
634-637
2. S. Rex, S. Scheithauer: Multiresistente Staphylokokken. In: M. Leuwer, G. Marx, H-J. Trappe, O.
Zuzan (ed): Checkliste Intensivmedizin. 4. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York 2013,
638-639
3. C. Stoppe, J. Bernhagen, S. Rex: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Critical Illness: Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? In: J.-L.-Vincent (ed): Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
2013. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 2013, 153-164
4. G. Laux, S. Rex: Allgemeinanästhesie. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner, Bernhard Zwissler
(Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 3. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 589-611
5. S. Rex, M. Heesen: Anästhesie in der Augenheilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner,
Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 3. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012,
872-885
6. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian
Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 3. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
2012, 886-901
7. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Mund-, Kiefer, Gesichtschirurgie und in der Zahnheilkunde. In:
Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 3. Auflage, SpringerVerlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 902-916
8. S. Rex: Inotropika und Vasopressoren. In: H. Burchardi, R. Larsen, G. Marx, E. Muhl, J.
Schölmerich (ed): Die Intensivmedizin. 11. Auflage, Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 2011,
293-299
9. S. Rex: Inotropika und Vasopressoren. In: H. Burchardi, R. Larsen, G. Marx, E. Muhl, J.
Schölmerich (ed): Klinikmanual Intensivmedizin. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011, 81-86
10. S. Rex, G. Marx: Therapie der akuten Herzinsuffizienz. In: Refresher Course – Aktuelles Wissen
für Anästhesisten. Herausgegeben von der Deutschen Akademie für Anästhesiologische Fortbildung.
Nr. 37, Aktiv Druck & Verlag GmbH, Ebelsbach 2011, 133-152
11. S. Rex: Nekrotisierende Gewebeinfektionen. In: M. Leuwer, G. Marx, H-J. Trappe, O. Zuzan (ed):
Checkliste Intensivmedizin. 3. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York 2010, 573-575
12. S. Rex: Multiresistente Staphylokokken. In: M. Leuwer, G. Marx, H-J. Trappe, O. Zuzan (ed):
Checkliste Intensivmedizin. 3. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York 2010, 575-577
13. S. Rex, W.F. Buhre: Pulmonary Artery Catheters. In: A. Klein, A. Vuylsteke, S.A.M. Nashef (ed):
Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Cambridge University Press 2008, 86-96
14. P.F. Wouters, S. Rex, C. Missant: Pharmacological Support of the Failing Right Ventricle. In: J.-L.
Vincent (ed): 28th Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg New York 2008, 88-100
15. S. Rex, W. Buhre, A. Hoeft: Anästhesie beim kardiovaskulären Risikopatienten. In: A. Hoeft, W.
Buhre (Hrsg.): Anästhesie beim kardiovaskulären Risikopatienten, Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag Köln 2008,
95-154.
16. S. Rex, M. Heesen: Anästhesie in der Augenheilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner,
Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 2. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008,
875-889
17. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian
Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 2. Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
2008, 890-907
18. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Mund-, Kiefer, Gesichtschirurgie und in der Zahnheilkunde. In:
Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. 2. Auflage, SpringerVerlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 908-923
19. S. Rex, P.F. Wouters: Der rechte Ventrikel in der Intensivmedizin. In: R. Kuhlen, C. Putensen, M.
Quintel (Hrsg.): Interdisziplinäre Intensivmedizin – Aktuell. Medizinisch Wissenschaftliche
Verlagsgesellschaft Berlin 2008, 193-214
20. S. Rex, W. Buhre: Monitoring – Eine evidenzbasierte Übersicht der vorhandenen Datenlage. In:
Ralf Kuhlen, Rolf Rossaint (Hrsg.): Evidenzbasierte Medizin in Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin. 2.
Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007, 165-186
21. S. Rex, W. Buhre: Monitoring – Was ist wirklich wichtig? In: Ralf Kuhlen, Rolf Rossaint (Hrsg.):
Evidenzbasierte Medizin in Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005,
143-153
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22. S. Rex, M. Heesen: Anästhesie in der Augenheilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner,
Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 883-896
23. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde. In: Rolf Rossaint, Christian
Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 897914
24. S. Rex, M. Max: Anästhesie in der Mund-, Kiefer, Gesichtschirurgie und in der Zahnheilkunde. In:
Rolf Rossaint, Christian Werner, Bernhard Zwissler (Hrsg.): Die Anästhesiologie. Springer-Verlag
Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 915-930
25. H.-J. Schäfers, R. Rossaint: Klinische Grundlagen der Herz- und Thoraxchirurgie. Unter Mitarbeit
von D. Aicher, W. Buhre, H. Lausberg, N. Nikoloudakis, U. Stosberg-Lindert, S. Rex, O. Wendler.
ABW Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH Berlin, 2003
26. S. Rex: Interaktionen immunmodulatorischer Substanzen mit dem serotoninergen
Transmittersystem im Zentralnervensystem der Ratte. Tectum Verlag Marburg, Edition Wissenschaft;
Reihe Humanmedizin, Bd. 215 (1999)
Abstracts
1. Dewinter G, Teunkens A, Al Tmimi L, Van de Velde M, Rex S: REFRESHER COURSE: THE ROLE
OF INTRAVENOUS LIDOCAINE IN MODERN ANESTHESIA. 34th Annual Congress of the
European Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Therapy, Lubljana, Slovenia, September 2-5, 2015.
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; Volume 40, Number 5, Supplement 1, September-October
2015 e1
2. Hoogma D,Rex S,Van de Velde M,Coppens S: Effects of adductor canal block on postoperative
outcome in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review. 34th Annual Congress of the European
Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Therapy, Lubljana, Slovenia, September 2-5, 2015. Regional
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; Volume 40, Number 5, Supplement 1, September-October 2015 e88
3. Al Tmimi L, Meyns B, Van de Velde M, Sergeant P, Coburn M, Rex S: Xenon as adjuvant to
propofol anaesthesia in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized
prospective controlled trial. 30th annual congress of the European Association of Cardiothoracic
Anaesthesiologists, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 24-26, 2015. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular
Anesthesia 2015; Vol 29S2 (June Supplement): S43 (OP-067)
4. Al Tmimi L, Poesen K, Van Hemelrijck J, Van de Velde M, Sergeant P, Meyns B, Rex S: Serum
protein S100β for the prediction of postoperative delirium after off-pump coronary artery bypass
surgery: a prospective observational trial. 30th annual congress of the European Association of
Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 24-26, 2015. Journal of Cardiothoracic
and Vascular Anesthesia 2015; Vol 29S2 (June Supplement): S35 (OP-021)
5. Al Tmimi L, Sergeant P, Van de Velde M, Meyns B, Coburn M, Rex S: Xenon anaesthesia in
patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized
controlled clinical trial. Euroanaesthesia 2014, The European Anaesthesiology Congress, Stockholm,
Sweden, May 31 - June 3, 2014. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2014, Volume 31, eSupplement 52, 4AP7-1 (P.71)
6. Rex S, Giraud R, Kiefer N, Siegenthaler N, Geisen M, Hofer CK, Bendjelid K, Marx G: Human
validation of a new transpulmonary thermodilution method to assess global end-diastolic volume and
extravascular lung water. ESICM ANNUAL CONGRESS – BARCELONA, SPAIN – 9–13 OCTOBER
2010. Intensive Care Medicine 2010 (September), Volume 36, Number 2, 1050 (S349)
7. Stoppe C, Wildenhues A, Metzelder S, Schälte G, Menon A.K., Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S: The
effects of high-dose selenium supplementation on perioperative systemic inflammation in patients
undergoing open heart surgery. ESICM ANNUAL CONGRESS – BARCELONA, SPAIN – 9–13
OCTOBER 2010. Intensive Care Medicine 2010 (September), Volume 36, Number 2, 0921 (S316)
8. Metzelder S, Fries M, Reinges M, Reich S, Marx G, Rossaint R, Rex S: Precision of arterial pulse
contour analysis in patients requiring high-dose vasopressor therapy. 23rd ESICM ANNUAL
CONGRESS – BARCELONA, SPAIN – 9–13 OCTOBER 2010. Intensive Care Medicine 2010
(September), Volume 36, Number 2, 0050 (S98)
9. Metzelder S, Kopp R, Fries M, Reinges M, Reich S, Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S: Herz-ZeitVolumen-Messung mittels unkalibrierter arterieller Pulskonturanalyse bei Patienten mit zerebralen
Vasospasmen nach aneurysmatischer Subarachnoidalblutung. Deutscher Anästhesiecongress,
Nürnberg, 19.-22.06.2010. Anästh Intensivmed 2010;51:S 156
10. Sopka S, Mückte S, Beckers S, Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S: Peer Assisted Learning als
innovatives Lehrkonzept für ein Blockpraktikum in der operativen Intensivmedizin. Deutscher
Anästhesiecongress, Nürnberg, 19.-22.06.2010. Anästh Intensivmed 2010;51:S95
11. Schälte G, Rex S, Coburn M, Hein M, van den Hoff L, Rossaint R: Die Behandlung postoperativer
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Hypoxämien im Aufwachraum. Eine Anwendungsbeobachtung von miniaturisiertem CPAP (EzPAP)
und Vergleich zur konventionellen Therapie mittels Sauerstoff Gesichtsmaske. Deutscher
Anästhesiecongress, Nürnberg, 19.-22.06.2010. Anästh Intensivmed 2011;52:S477
12. Metzelder S, Reinges M, Reich S, Marx G, Rex S: Performance of cardiac output measurement
derived from arterial pressure waveform analysis in patients undergoing high-dose vasopressor
therapy. Euroanaesthesia Helsinki, Finland, June 12-15, 2010. European Journal of Anaesthesiology
2010, 27 (Suppl. 47), 3AP9-7, S. 66
13. Metzelder SM, Kopp R, Fries M, Reinges M, Reich S, Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S: Performance of
cardiac output measurement derived from arterial pressure waveform analysis in patients undergoing
triple-H-therapy of cerebral vasospasms after subarachnoidal haemorrhage. Critical Care 2010,
14(Suppl 1):P103 (1 March 2010)
14. Stoppe C, Graf B, Kopp R, Dembinski R, Schälte G, Hasenbank C, Spillner J, Marx G, Rex S:
Intraoperative decreases of selenium, zinc and copper are associated with the development of severe
systemic inflammatory response immediately after open-heart surgery. 22nd ESICM Annual Congress
Vienna, Austria, 11-14 October 2009. Intensive Care Medicine 2009, 35, Supplement 1, S. 274
15. Stoppe C, Graf B, Kopp R, Dembinski R, Schälte G, Hasenbank C, Spillner J, Marx G, Rex S:
Open-heart surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass decreases blood levels of the essential
trace elements selenium, copper and zinc. 4th International Congress “Sepsis and Multi-OrganDysfunction”, Weimar Sepsis Update, September 9-12, 2009. Infection 2009; 37 (Suppl. III): 27
16. Kopp R, Rex S, Dommann K, Schälte G, Dohmen G, Marx G, Rossaint R: Near-infrared
spectroscopy monitoring tissue oxygen saturation after cardiac surgery. Critical Care 2009, 13(Suppl
1):P239
17. Rex S, Missant C, Claus P, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Wouters P: Effects of inhaled iloprost in
acute pulmonary hypertension: Mechanisms beyond pure vasodilation. 38. Jahrestagung der
Deutschen Gesellschaft für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Stuttgart, Germany, February 15th18th 2009. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 56, S01: P144
18. Dembinski R, Rex S, Kopp R, Sopka S, Rossaint R, Beckers SK Blockpraktikum Intensivmedizin
im Pflichtcurriculum: Erste Erfahrungen am Universitätsklinikum Aachen. 9. Kongress der Deutschen
Interdisziplinären Vereinigung für Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, Hamburg, Germany, 3.–6.
Dezember 2008. Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 2008, 45: Suppl 1, P/10/15, I/97
19. Kopp R, Rex S, Schälte G, Dohmen G, Dommann K, Rossaint R: Nichtinvasive Messung der
Sauerstoffsättigung in der Mikrozirkulation bei herzchirurgischen Operationen. 9. Kongress der
Deutschen Interdisziplinären Vereinigung für Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, Hamburg, Germany,
3.–6. Dezember 2008. Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin 2008, 45, Suppl 1
20. Rex S, Missant C, Claus P, Buhre W, Wouters PF: Effects of inhaled iloprost on right ventriculovascular coupling and ventricular interdependence in acute pulmonary hypertension in pigs. 23rd
Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, Antalya, Turkey,
June 11th-14th 2008. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2008; 22 (June
Supplement): S13
21. Rex S, Missant C, Claus P, Wouters PF: Thoracic epidural anaesthesia impairs the
haemodynamic response to acute pulmonary hypertension by depressing right ventricular contractility
in pigs. 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists,
Antalya, Turkey, June 11th-14th 2008. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2008; 22
(June Supplement): S20
22. Schaefer W, Meyer PT, Baumert J, Rossaint R, Büll U, Rex S: Einfluss der Xenon Narkose auf
den absoluten myokardialen Blutfluss: eine 15O-Wasser-PET Studie an gesunden Probanden. 46.
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin, Leipzig, 23.-26. April 2008.
Nuklearmedizin 2008; 47: A65
23. Rex S, Missant C, Claus P, Buhre W, Rossaint R, Wouters PF: Effects of inhaled iloprost on right
ventriculo-vascular coupling and ventricular interdependence in acute pulmonary hypertension. 28th
International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, March
18th-21st, 2008. Critical Care 2008; 12(Suppl 2): P261
24. Missant C, Rex S, Claus P, Wouters P: Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia and Right Ventricular
Function during Acute Pulmonary Hypertension. Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, USA, October 13th-17th, 2007. Anesthesiology 2007; 107: A1027
25. Schaefer W, Meyer PT, Baumert J, Rossaint R, Büll U, Rex S: Einfluss der Xenon Narkose auf die
cerebrale Blutflussverteilung: eine 15O-H2O-PET Studie an Probanden. 45. Jahrestagung der
Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin, Hannover, 25.-28. April 2007. Nuklearmedizin 2007; 46:
A55
26. Schaefer W, Meyer PT, Baumert J, Rossaint R, Büll U, Rex S: Effects of General Anesthesia with
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1 MAC Xenon on Cerebral Metabolism Rate of Glucose: An 18F-FDG PET Quantification Study in
Volunteers. Society of Nuclear Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, June 3-7,
2006. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2006; 47 (Supplement 1): 279P
27. D‘hooge J, Missant C, Claus P, Rex S, Eroglu E, Rademakers FE, Wouters PF: Gradients in
Radial Strain across the Cardiac Wall studied with Epicardial Ultrasound. 2006 IEEE International
Ultrasonics Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, October 3-6, 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics
Symposium 2006: 488 (2H-2)
28. Missant C, Rex S, Segers P, Wouters PF: Levosimendan in right ventricular dysfunction. The 19th
annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, September
24-27, 2006. Intensive Care Medicine 2006; 32 (Suppl. 1): 207 (0797)
29. Rex S, Wouters PF: Right Ventricle for Anaesthetists. 16. Internationales Symposium
Intensivmedizin und Intensivpflege, Bremen, 22.-24. Februar 2006. Journal für Anästhesie und
Intensivbehandlung 2006, 1. Ausgabe
30. Rex S, Metzelder S, Schaelte G, Huenecke R, Rossaint R, Buhre W: The influence of chest
opening and closure on left ventricular stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation
(PPV). The 20th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists,
Montpellier, France, June 1-4, 2005. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2005; 22 (Suppl. 35): 8 (O19)
31. Buhre W, Schaelte G, Rex S, Metzelder S, Huenecke R, Busch T, Rossaint R: Inhaled iloprost
improves right ventricular function in patients after mitral valve repair. The 20th Annual Meeting of the
European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, Montpellier, France, June 1-4, 2005.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2005; 22 (Suppl. 35): 16 (O-40)
32. Busch T, Rex S, Dahlmann C, Huenecke R, Autschbach R, Buhre W: Inhalative Ilomedin reduces
acute right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension during mitral valve surgery. 34th Annual
Meeting; German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamburg, 13.-16. Februar, 2005.
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Feb. 2005; 53 (Suppl. 1): MP49
33. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Schaelte G, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Buhre W: Beating heart
surgery with assistance of simplified bypass systems: effects on haemodynamics and pulmonary gas
exchange. The 19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic
Anaesthesiologists, London, UK, June 9-11, 2004. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2004; 21
(Suppl. 33): 064
34. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Schaelte G, Huenecke R, Rossaint R, Buhre W: Prediction of fluid
responsiveness in patients after cardiac surgery and ventilated with low tidal volumes. The 19th
Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, London, UK, June
9-11, 2004. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2004; 21 (Suppl. 33): 108
35. Müller-Späth S, Schroth S, Rex S, Busch T, Rossaint R, Buhre W: Iloprost: a positive inotropic
effect in isolated myocardium? The 19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of
Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists, London, UK, June 9-11, 2004. European Journal of
Anaesthesiology 2004; 21 (Suppl. 33): 091
36. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Overbeck Y, de Rossi L, Schaelte G, Autschbach R, Rossaint R,
Buhre W The effects of beating heart surgery on left ventricular diastolic function. Euroanaesthesia
2004, Joint Meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiologists and European Academy of
Anaesthesiology, Lissabon, Portugal, June 5-8, 2004. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2004; 21
(Suppl. 32): A 189
37. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Huenecke R, Schaelte G, de Rossi L, Rossaint R, Buhre W: The
value of stroke volume ventilation in patients after cardiac surgery ventilated with low tidal volumes.
Euroanaesthesia 2004, Joint Meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiologists and European
Academy of Anaesthesiology, Lissabon, Portugal, June 5-8, 2004. European Journal of
Anaesthesiology 2004; 21 (Suppl. 32): A 179
38. Rex S, Schäfer W, Hecker K, Buell U, Rossaint R, Baumert J-H: Auswirkungen einer
Allgemeinanästhesie mit 1 MAC Xenon auf die regionale cerebrale Glukoseverbrauchsrate: Eine
Untersuchung an Probanden mittels der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie. Westdeutsche
Anästhesietage (WAT), Krefeld 30. April –1. Mai, 2004. Anästhesiologie Intensivmedizin
Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie 2004; 39: 373
39. Rex S, Brose S, Metzelder S, Huenecke R, Schaelte G, de Rossi L, Rossaint R, Buhre W: The
value of stroke volume ventilation in patients after cardiac surgery ventilated with low tidal volumes.
Euroanaesthesia 2004, Joint Meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiologists and European
Academy of Anaesthesiology, Lissabon, Portugal, June 5-8, 2004. European Journal of
Anaesthesiology 2004; 21 (Suppl. 32): A 179
40. Rex S, Brose M, Metzelder S, de Rossi L, Autschbach R, Rossaint R, Buhre W: Beating heart
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surgery using simplified bypass systems compared with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass
circuits: Effects on global hemodynamics. 4th Joint Meeting; German, Austrian and Swiss Society for
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamburg, 15.-18. Februar, 2004. Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgeon, Feb. 2004; Volume 52 (Suppl. 1): MP31_3
41. Brose S, Rex S, Metzelder S, Buhre W, Christiansen S, Busch T, Rossaint R, Autschbach R:
Complete revascularisation of the beating heart supported by new simplified bypass sytems versus
conventional cardiopulmonary bypass – a randomised trial. 4th Joint Meeting; German, Austrian and
Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamburg, 15.-18. Februar, 2004. Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Feb. 2004; Volume 52 (Suppl. 1): S53
42. Demircan L, Christiansen S, Rex S, Langebartels G, Kuruc N, Nikolin S,
Reul H, Autschbach R: The MDP - a newly developed LVAD for partial unloading of the failing heart.
4th Joint Meeting; German, Austrian and Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
Hamburg, 15.-18. Februar, 2004. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Feb. 2004; Volume 52
(Suppl. 1): S81-S82
43. Rex S, Setani K, Buell U, Rossaint R, Baumert J: Positron Emission Tomography Study of
Regional Cerebral Metabolism during General Anesthesia with 1 MAC Xenon in Volunteers. 2003
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, USA, October 11-15,
2003. Anesthesiology 2003; 99: A264
44. Setani K, Rex S, Baumert JH, Reinartz P, Sabri O, Rossaint R, Büll U: Der Einfluß anästhetischer
Konzentrationen von Xenon auf die regionale zerebrale Glukoseverbrauchsrate (rMRGlu) des
Menschen: Eine Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie-(PET)-Studie. 41. Jahrestagung der DGN,
Essen, 2.-5. April 2003. Nuklearmedizin 2003, 42: A37
45. Brose S, Aranda-Carrero M, Buhre W, Rex S, Reul H, Autschbach R: CABG using a new
simplified bypass system with the deltastream ERBP. 6th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International
Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Francisco, USA, June 18-21, 2003. Heart
Surg Forum 2003; 6: 50-1
46. Christiansen S, Demircan L, Kwant PB, Rex S, Kuruc N, Reul H, Autschbach R: Experimental
testing of a new right ventricular assist device: the microaxial blood pump. 13th World Congress of the
World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, USA, November 1-5, 2003. The Journal of
Cardiovascular Surgery 2003; 44 (Suppl. 1 to No.5): 292.
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