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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Thejovathi Edala

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Associate Professor - UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2023–2026); Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2023)

3 h-index 9 pubs 15 cited

  • Humans
  • Facial Injuries
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Male
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema
  • Wounds, Penetrating
  • COVID-19
  • Appendicitis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Bupivacaine
  • Funnel Chest
  • Nerve Block

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Thejovathi Edala's research focuses on various aspects of medical case studies and patient outcomes, with a particular interest in emergency and acute care settings. Edala has investigated patient and process outcomes for pediatric appendectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Further work includes a retrospective cohort study comparing different anesthetic management techniques for children undergoing dental rehabilitation and craniofacial surgery, examining the efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine for scalp blocks and its impact on postoperative opioid use. Edala also explores the use of hydrogen peroxide in therapeutic irrigation for penetrating facial injuries, documenting cases of subcutaneous emphysema. Additionally, Edala has contributed to research on enhancing healthcare data reliability through automated cleaning using a Q-learning algorithm, aligning with machine learning applications in healthcare.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 15

Positions

  • Associate Professor - UAMS 2016–present
    Arkansas Children's Hospital Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain medicine ORCID
  • Associate Professor - UAMS publications 2015–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Massive Subcutaneous Emphysema after Hydrogen Peroxide Irrigation of a Penetrating Facial Injury (2023)
    The Laryngoscope 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Non-Trigger Anesthesia Management in a Patient With Leigh’s Syndrome Presenting for Dental Rehabilitation (2015)
    Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

9 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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