Bernd Driessen

Associate Professor (CE) of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center

Director Anesthesia Residency Program

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania
New Bolton Center
382 W. Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Office: 610-925-6130
Fax: 610-925-8100

Email:
driessen@vet.upenn.edu

Education

Abitur (High School Majors: Biology & Social Sciences) Gymnasium Wuppertal, Germany, 1981

DVM Free University of Berlin, Germany , 1988

Dr Med Vet (Pharmacology & Toxicology) Free University of Berlin, Germany , 1991

Description of Research Expertise

Pharmacology of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes
Pathophysiology of and treatment modalities for hemorrhagic shock
Microcirculation and tissue oxygenation
Pharmacology of analgesics and modern techniques of regional analgesia

Description of Clinical Expertise

Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia in general
Balanced Anesthesia in the Equine
Inhalant anesthesia in the equine and its impact on pulmonary gas exchange and hemodynamic function
Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia in the Equine
Large Animal Anesthesia

Selected Publications

Staffieri F, Driessen B, Lacitignola L, Crovace A: Advantages of buprenorphine over xylazine as adjunct to lidocaine for spinal anesthesia and analgesia in goats Vet Anaesth Analg Page: in print, 2008.

Driessen B, Zarucco L : Regional Pain Management Strategies for Horses with Laminitis at the University of Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot. West Palm Beach, Florida, November 2-4, 2007. November 2007.

Driessen B : Review of equine pain medications in laminitis. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot. West Palm Beach, Florida, November 2-4, 2007. November 2007.

Staffieri F, Franchini D, De Monte V, Valentini V, Driessen B, Crovace A: Effects of 10 cmH2O of positive end-expiratory pressure on lung aeration and gas exchange in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated sheep Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists’ Autumn 2007 Conference, Leipzig, Germany, September 19-21, 2007. Vet Anaesth Analg online 2007.

Driessen B : Pain – From sign to disease. Clin Tech Equine Pract 6: 120-125, 2007.

Driessen B, Zarucco L : Pain – From diagnosis to effective treatment. Clin Tech Equine Pract 6: 126-134, 2007.

Cheung ATW, To (Duong) PL, Chan DM, Ramanujam S, Barbosa MA, Chen PCY, Driessen B, Jahr JS, Gunther RA : Comparison of treatment modalities for hemorrhagic shock. Art Cells, Blood Subs And Immob Biotech 35: 173-190, 2007.

Staffieri F, Franchini D, Carella GL, Montanaro MG, Valentini V, Driessen B, Grasso S, Crovace A : A computed tomography analysis of the effects of two different inspired oxygen concentrations on pulmonary aeration in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated dogs. Am J Vet Res 68: 925-931, 2007.

Driessen B : Hazards associated with laser surgery in the airway of the horse: implications for the anesthetic management. Proceedings of the13th Annual Congress of the Società Italiana Veterinari per Equini (SIVE), Bologna, Italy 25-28, 2007 Page: 15-28, 2007.

Driessen B : Anesthesia in horses with catastrophic bone injuries. Proceedings of the13th Annual Congress of the Società Italiana Veterinari per Equini (SIVE), Bologna, Italy 25-28, 2007 Page: 61-64, 2007.
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