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Nadir El Sharawi

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Anesthesiology, College of Medicine

16 h-index 38 pubs 829 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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Nadir El Sharawi's research focuses on improving maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly within the context of cesarean delivery and postpartum care. He has led systematic reviews and meta-analyses examining interventions designed to enhance recovery after cesarean delivery, comparing them to standard care. His work also investigates patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to assess postpartum recovery and pain, utilizing established guidelines like COSMIN.

His recent publications include studies on the effectiveness of different epidural techniques for surgical anesthesia onset time in elective cesarean sections and a comparison of uterine exteriorization versus in situ repair during cesarean delivery. El Sharawi also contributes to the understanding of enhanced recovery in obstetrics through narrative reviews. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he serves as Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesia. His collaborations include extensive work with researchers such as Lindsay Ellis Blake and Jill Mhyre.

Research Overview

Chief, Division of Obstetric Anesthesia

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 38
  • Citations: 829

Selected Publications

  • Snapshot of Obstetric National Audit and Research Project (SONAR1): aprotocol for an international observational cohort study (2025) DOI
  • Guidelines for antenatal and preoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 1)—2025 update (2025) DOI
  • Guidelines for postoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 3)—2025 update (2025) DOI
  • Guidelines for intraoperative care in cesarean delivery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society recommendations (part 2)—2025 update (2025) DOI
  • Neuromuscular Blockade and Antagonism in Patients with Renal Impairment: A Multicenter Retrospective Cross-sectional Study (2025) DOI
  • Effect of Dural-Puncture Epidural vs Standard Epidural for Epidural Extension on Onset Time of Surgical Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Delivery (2023) DOI
  • General Management Considerations for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (2023) DOI
  • Critical Care in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders—A Call to Action (2023) DOI
  • Measuring enhanced recovery in obstetrics: a narrative review (2022) DOI
  • Comparison of Chloroprocaine Versus Lidocaine With Epinephrine, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Fentanyl for Epidural Extension Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized, Triple-blind, Noninferiority Study (2022) DOI
  • Divinum sedare dolorem: it is divine to alleviate pain (2022) DOI
  • ED 90 of Intrathecal Chloroprocaine With Fentanyl for Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage: A Sequential Allocation Biased-Coin Design (2022) DOI
  • Placenta Praevia (2022) DOI
  • Intrauterine Growth Restriction (2022) DOI
  • Inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective caesarean section: a systematic review (2022) DOI

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