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Dr. Sunil Rajan

Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: MBBS, DA, DNB, MNAMS, FPM
sunilrajan@aims.amrita.edu

Bio

Dr. Sunil Rajan joined Amrita Hospital, Kochi in January 2005. He currently serves as Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care in School of Medicine, Kochi. He graduated from Government Medical College, Trivandrum and pursued Diploma in Anaesthesia from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Diplomate of National Board in Anaesthesia from Government Medical College, Trivandrum and Fellowship in Palliative Medicine from Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut.

He works in the Head and Neck division of Department of Anaesthesiology at AIMS, Kochi since 2005.Heis in charge of the postgraduate academic programme and his areas of interest are management of difficult airway, teaching and research. He has over 210 publications in various national and international journals.

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Nasal endotracheal intubation in a patient with difficult airway under ultrasonographic guidance

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Sasikumar NK, Mathew J, Raveendran SDS. Nasal endotracheal intubation in a patient with difficult airway under ultrasonographic guidance. J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol. 2024;40:548-9

Publisher : J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol

Year : 2024

Awake bougie guided versus awake fiberoptic intubation: an anaesthetic dilemma in a patient with symptomatic tracheal compression

Cite this Research Publication : Sreekumar G, Rajan S, Arul L, Mathew J. Awake bougie guided versus awake fiberoptic intubation: an anaesthetic dilemma in a patient with symptomatic tracheal compression. Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists 2024;3:47-8

Publisher : Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists

Year : 2024

Anaesthetic management of a paediatric patient with midline neck mass causing significant tracheal compression in stridor for resection of tumour

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J, Rajan S, Sreekumar G, Roy RA, Pindis SJ, Paul J. Anaesthetic management of a paediatric patient with midline neck mass causing significant tracheal compression in stridor for resection of tumour. Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists 2024;3:29-31

Publisher : Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists

Year : 2024

Comparative evaluation of ease of nasotrachealintubationusing C- MAC versus TuoRen video laryngoscope in adult surgical patients: a randomized study

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Chandrasekharan R, Mathew J, Roy R A, Rajkumar R, Paul J. Comparative evaluation of ease of nasotrachealintubationusing C- MAC versus TuoRen video laryngoscope in adult surgical patients: a randomized study. J head neck physicians surg 2024; 12:69-73

Publisher : J head neck physicians surg

Year : 2024

Challenges in the anesthetic management of a patient with antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome with antithrombin-3 deficiency: a prothrombotic dilemma

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew, J., Rajan, S., Bajaj, M., &Bhuyan, M. Challenges in the anesthetic management of a patient with antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome with antithrombin-3 deficiency: a prothrombotic dilemma. Research and Opinion in Anesthesia& Intensive Care. (July 2024)

Publisher : Research and Opinion in Anesthesia& Intensive Care

Year : 2024

Challenges in the anaesthetic management of children with Tessier 30 syndrome

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J, Rajan S, Sreekumar G, Sreekumariamma J. Challenges in the anaesthetic management of children with Tessier 30 syndrome. Research and Opinion in Anesthesia and Critical Care 2024 (Accepted)

Publisher : Research and Opinion in Anesthesia and Critical Care

Year : 2024

Effect of ‘LeHeR manoeuvre’ on glottic view as assessed with POGO score during video laryngoscopy

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J, Sreekumar G, Arul L, Amin KN, Paul J. Effect of ‘LeHeR manoeuvre’ on glottic view as assessed with POGO score during video laryngoscopy. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 2024 (Accepted)

Publisher : Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Year : 2024

Tracheobronchopathiaosteochondroplastica: An unanticipated difficult airway

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Arul L, Sreekumar G, Mathew J. Tracheobronchopathiaosteochondroplastica: An unanticipated difficult airway. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2024 (Accepted)

Publisher : Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Year : 2023

Usefulness of bougie preloaded proseal laryngeal mask airway versus digital insertion technique in correct placement of the device.

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J, Rajan S, Babu KC, Manoharan KS, Paul J, Kumar L. Usefulness of bougie preloaded proseal laryngeal mask airway versus digital insertion technique in correct placement of the device. J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol 2023;39:565-70

Publisher : J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol

Year : 2023

Patterns of disposition in patients following major head and neck reconstructive surgery – A hospital based follow up study

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J, Paul J, Rajan S, Sasikumar NK, Tosh P, Kumar L. Patterns of disposition in patients following major head and neck reconstructive surgery – A hospital based follow up study. Hamdan Med J 2023;16:101-5

Publisher : Hamdan Med J

Year : 2023

Anaesthetic management of a patient with Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome for above-knee amputation

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Raveendran SD, Mathew J, Paul J. Anaesthetic management of a patient with Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome for above-knee amputation. Hamdan Med J 2023;16:338-9

Publisher : Hamdan Med J

Year : 2023

Effects of bilateral transmucosal sphenopalatine ganglion block on intraoperative anesthetic requirements and recovery profile in children undergoing palatoplasty under general anesthesia

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Sasikumar NK, Rudrahitlu V, Mathew J, Barua K, Kumar L. Effects of bilateral transmucosal sphenopalatine ganglion block on intraoperative anesthetic requirements and recovery profile in children undergoing palatoplasty under general anesthesia. J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol 2023;39:220-5

Publisher : J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol

Year : 2023

Ultrasound guided oral intubation without laryngoscopy

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J, Irimpan J, Shamsudheen S. Ultrasound guided oral intubation without laryngoscopy. J Indian CollAnaesth 2023;2:106-7

Publisher : J Indian CollAnaesth

Year : 2023

Usefulness of ultrasound guided placement of a needle to the trachea in a patient with anaplastic carcinoma thyroid for aiding tracheostomy A case study

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Sasikumar NK, Mathew J, Paul J. Usefulness of ultrasound guided placement of a needle to the trachea in a patient with anaplastic carcinoma thyroid for aiding tracheostomy A case study. Indian J Anaesth 2023;67:937-8

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth

Year : 2023

Is awake videoscope assisted bougie guided intubation superior to fiberoptic intubation in patients with carcinoma larynx?

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J, Tosh P, Sudevan M. Is awake videoscope assisted bougie guided intubation superior to fiberoptic intubation in patients with carcinoma larynx? J Head Neck Physicians Surg 2023;11:69-70

Publisher : J Head Neck Physicians Surg

Year : 2023

Submental Intubation in a Patient with Panfacial Fracture for Bilateral Intermaxillary Fixation and Occlusion

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan Sunil, Mathew Jacob, Raveendran Sherjin Dev S, Krishnadas Arjun,Padappayil Syamprasad,Submental Intubation in a patient with panfacial fracture for bilateral intermaxillary fixation and occlusion, Journal of Indian college of Anesthesiologist 2023.

Publisher : J Indian CollAnaesth

Year : 2021

Anaesthetic management of acquired tracheal stenosis for tracheal resection and reconstruction

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J, Rajan S, Kujumon BS, Kumar L. Anaesthetic management of acquired tracheal stenosis for tracheal resection and reconstruction. Airway 2021;4:196-200

Publisher : Airway

Year : 2021

Effect of bilateral infraorbital nerve block on intraoperative anesthetic requirements, hemodynamics, glycemic levels, and extubation in infants undergoing cheiloplasty under general anesthesia

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J. Kumar L. Effect of bilateral infraorbital nerve block on intraoperative anesthetic requirements, hemodynamics, glycemic levels, and extubation in infants undergoing cheiloplasty under general anesthesia. Journal of dental anesthesia and pain management 2021;2:129-37

Publisher : Journal of dental anesthesia and pain management

Year : 2021

Comparison of analgesic requirements in robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic abdominal surgeries

Cite this Research Publication : A. Suresh Mangalath, Lakshmi Kumar, Ambreen Basheer Sawant, Rajesh Kesavan, Greeshma C. Ravindran, and Rajan sunil, “Comparison of analgesic requirements in robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic abdominal surgeries”, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 79-84, 2021.

Year : 2020

Usefulness of flexible bronchoscopy for securing the airway in traumatic tracheal perforation during tracheostomy with development of tracheo-esophageal fistula

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J, Babu K C, Daniel D. Usefulness of flexible bronchoscopy for securing the airway in traumatic tracheal perforation during tracheostomy with development of tracheo-esophageal fistula. Bali journal of anesthesiology, 2020;6:77-8

Publisher : Bali journal of anesthesiology

Year : 2020

Anaesthetic management of a child for excision of extensive facial neurofibroma extending to lower neck with airway compression

Cite this Research Publication : Babu K C, Mathew J, Rajan S, Paul J. Anaesthetic management of a child for excision of extensive facial neurofibroma extending to lower neck with airway compression. Airway 2020;1:52-6

Publisher : Airway

Year : 2020

Anesthetic management of a patient with right endobronchial vascular tumor for total thyroidectomy

Cite this Research Publication : Mathew J,Rajan S. Anesthetic management of a patient with right endobronchial vascular tumor for total thyroidectomy. Saudi journal of anaesthesiology 2020;3: 413-4

Publisher : Saudi journal of anaesthesiology

Year : 2020

Anesthetic management of a COVID 19 suspected patient for mastectomy.

Cite this Research Publication : K. C. Babu, Rajan, S., Paul, J., and Kumar, L., “Anesthetic management of a COVID 19 suspected patient for mastectomy.”, Saudi J Anaesth, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 411-412, 2020.

Publisher : Saudi J Anaesth

Year : 2019

Safety of inhalational anesthesia in patients with multiple drug allergies presenting for major surgeries under general anesthesia

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan S, Mathew J, Tosh P, Sudevan M. Safety of inhalational anesthesia in patients with multiple drug allergies presenting for major surgeries under general anesthesia. Anesthesia essays and researches journal 2019;2;259-63.

Publisher : Anesthesia essays and researches journal

Year : 2017

Effectiveness of Transtracheal Lidocaine as an Adjunct to General Anaesthesia in Providing Patient Immobility During Total Parotidectomy: A Comparison with Dex-Medetomidine Infusion

Cite this Research Publication : D. Sunil Rajan, Arora, V., Paul, J., and Kumar, L., “Effectiveness of Transtracheal Lidocaine as an Adjunct to General Anaesthesia in Providing Patient Immobility During Total Parotidectomy: A Comparison with Dex-Medetomidine Infusion ”, J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol., vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 193-196, 2017.

Publisher : J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol.

Year : 2017

Effectiveness of transtracheal lidocaine as an adjunct to general anesthesia in providing patient immobility during total parotidectomy: A comparison with dexmedetomidine infusion

Cite this Research Publication : D. Sunil Rajan, “Effectiveness of transtracheal lidocaine as an adjunct to general anesthesia in providing patient immobility during total parotidectomy: A comparison with dexmedetomidine infusion”, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2017.

Publisher : Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Year : 2017

Effect of lactate Versus Acetate Based Intravenous Fluids on Acid Base Balance in Patients Undergoing Free Flap Reconstructive Surgeries

Cite this Research Publication : D. Sunil Rajan, Sreekumar, S., and Kumar, L., “Effect of lactate Versus Acetate Based Intravenous Fluids on Acid Base Balance in Patients Undergoing Free Flap Reconstructive Surgeries”, J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 514-519, 2017.

Publisher : J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol

Year : 2017

Effect of Inhaled Budesonide Suspension, Administered Using a Metered Dose Inhaler, on Post Operative Sore Throat, Hoarseness of Voice and Cough

Cite this Research Publication : D. Sunil Rajan, “Effect of Inhaled Budesonide Suspension, Administered Using a Metered Dose Inhaler, on Post Operative Sore Throat, Hoarseness of Voice and Cough”, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Year : 2016

Respiratory and hemodynamic outcomes following exchange extubation with laryngeal mask airway as compared to traditional awake extubation.

Cite this Research Publication : R. Kannan Suppiah, Rajan, S., Paul, J., and Kumar, L., “Respiratory and hemodynamic outcomes following exchange extubation with laryngeal mask airway as compared to traditional awake extubation.”, Anesth Essays Res, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 212-7, 2016.

Publisher : Anesth Essays Res

Year : 2016

Post–Operative Myocardial Infarction Complicating Donor Hepatectomy: Implications for Donor Safety

Cite this Research Publication : L. Kumar, Ramamurthi, P., Rajan, S., and S. Surendran, “Post–Operative Myocardial Infarction Complicating Donor Hepatectomy: Implications for Donor Safety”, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 60, pp. 433-435, 2016.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Year : 2016

Metabolic profile in right lobe living donor hepatectomy: Comparison of lactated Ringer’s solution and normal saline versus acetate based balanced salt solution – a pilot study.

Cite this Research Publication : L. Kumar, Seetharaman, M., Rajmohan, N., Ramamurthi, P., Rajan, S., and Varghese, R., “Metabolic profile in right lobe living donor hepatectomy: Comparison of lactated Ringer's solution and normal saline versus acetate based balanced salt solution - a pilot study.”, Indian J Anaesth, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 719-725, 2016.

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth

Year : 2016

Effect of Nitrous Oxide Inhalation on Induction Dose of Propofol, Induction time, Oxygen saturation, and Hemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Intubation

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan sunil, pillai, Svijayakris, and lakshmi, kumar, “Effect of Nitrous Oxide Inhalation on Induction Dose of Propofol, Induction time, Oxygen saturation, and Hemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Intubation”, 2016.

Publisher : (2016)

Year : 2016

The Effect of Intravenous Conivaptan on Intraocular Pressure.

Cite this Research Publication : S. Valsala Krishnankutty and Rajan, S., “The Effect of Intravenous Conivaptan on Intraocular Pressure.”, J Ophthalmic Vis Res, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 126-7, 2016.

Publisher : J Ophthalmic Vis Res

Year : 2016

Carbon dioxide embolism during endoscopic thyroidectomy

Cite this Research Publication : S. Rajan, Paul, J., and Kumar, L., “Carbon dioxide embolism during endoscopic thyroidectomy”, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 60, pp. 65-66, 2016.

Publisher : Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Year : 2013

Transtracheal lidocaine injection reduces the anesthetic requirements in brachial plexus surgeries

Cite this Research Publication : S. Rajan, Puthenveettil, N., and Thankappan, J. Paul Krish, “Transtracheal lidocaine injection reduces the anesthetic requirements in brachial plexus surgeries”, Anesthesia, Essays and Researches, vol. 7, p. 110, 2013.

Publisher : Anesthesia, Essays and Researches

Area of Expertise
  • Difficult airway,
  • Teaching and research
Work Experience
  • Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, AIMS, Kochi from February 2015 onwards.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, AIMS, Kochi from February 2010 to January 2015
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, AIMS, Kochi from January 2005 to January 2010.
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