# Fernando Altermatt

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/fernando-altermatt/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,292 |
| Field | Anesthesia and Pain Management |
| h-index | 17 |
| i10-index | 31 |
| Last Known Institution | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5008087407 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0002-0464-8643 |
| Works | 106 |

## Researcher papers

- [Pre-oxygenation in the obese patient: effects of position on tolerance to apnoea](https://scholariq.org/papers/pre-oxygenation-in-the-obese-patient-effects-of-position-on-tolerance-to-apnoea/)
- [International Fragility Fracture Network Delphi consensus statement on the principles of anaesthesia for patients with hip fracture](https://scholariq.org/papers/international-fragility-fracture-network-delphi-consensus-statement-on-the/)
- [Intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure and postoperative pulmonary complications: a patient-level meta-analysis of three randomised clinical trials](https://scholariq.org/papers/intraoperative-positive-end-expiratory-pressure-and-postoperative-pulmonary/)
- [Evaluation of the effect of intravenous lidocaine on propofol requirements during total intravenous anaesthesia as measured by bispectral index](https://scholariq.org/papers/evaluation-of-the-effect-of-intravenous-lidocaine-on-propofol-requirements/)
- [Effects of Long-term Nitric Oxide Synthesis Inhibition on Plasma Volume Expansion and Fetal Growth in the Pregnant Rat](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-long-term-nitric-oxide-synthesis-inhibition-on-plasma-volume/)
- [Comparison of Plasma Concentrations of Levobupivacaine With and Without Epinephrine for Transversus Abdominis Plane Block](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparison-of-plasma-concentrations-of-levobupivacaine-with-and-without/)
- [Ultrasonographic Appearance of Intraneural Injections in the Porcine Model](https://scholariq.org/papers/ultrasonographic-appearance-of-intraneural-injections-in-the-porcine-model/)
- [Estimation of the Plasma Effect Site Equilibration Rate Constant (ke0) of Propofol in Children Using the Time to Peak Effect](https://scholariq.org/papers/estimation-of-the-plasma-effect-site-equilibration-rate-constant-ke0-of-propofol/)
- [Remifentanil Requirements During Propofol Administration to Block the Somatic Response to Skin Incision in Children and Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/remifentanil-requirements-during-propofol-administration-to-block-the-somatic/)
- [Simulation‐based training program with deliberate practice for ultrasound‐guided jugular central venous catheter placement](https://scholariq.org/papers/simulation-based-training-program-with-deliberate-practice-for-ultrasound-guided/)

## Researcher topics

- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)
- [Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare](https://scholariq.org/topics/simulation-based-education-in-healthcare/)
- [Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-anesthesia-and-surgical-outcomes/)
- [Anesthesia and Sedative Agents](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-sedative-agents/)
- [Surgical Simulation and Training](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-simulation-and-training/)

## Researcher university

- [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile](https://scholariq.org/institutions/pontificia-universidad-catolica-de-chile/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.