Publications

  • Machotta A, Huisman EJ, Appel IM, Luijnenburg SE, Lopez-Yurda M, Cnossen MH, van Ommen CH. Prophylactic fibrinogen concentrate administration in surgical correction of paediatric craniosynostosis: A double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Sep 1;38(9):908-915.
  • Disma N, Virag K, Riva T, Kaufmann J, Engelhardt T, Habre W; NECTARINE Group of the European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial Network; AUSTRIA (Maria Vittinghoff); BELGIUM (Francis Veyckemans); CROATIA (Sandra Kralik); CZECH REPUBLIC (Jiří Žurek); DENMARK (Tom Hansen); ESTONIA (Reet Kikas); FINLAND (Tuula Manner); FRANCE (Christophe Dadure, Anne Lafargue); GERMANY (Karin Becke, Claudia Hoehne); GREECE (Anna Malisiova); HUNGARY (Andrea Székely); IRELAND (Brendan O’Hare); ITALY (Nicola Disma); LATVIA (Zane Straume); LITHUANIA (Laura Lukosiene); LUXEMBOURG (Bernd Schmitz); MALTA (Francis Borg); NETHERLANDS (Jurgen de Graaff); NORWAY (Wenche B Boerke); POLAND (Marzena Zielinska); PORTUGAL (Maria Domingas Patuleia); ROMANIA (Radu Tabacaru); SERBIA (Dusica Simic); SLOVAKIA (Miloslav Hanula); SLOVENIA (Jelena Berger); SPAIN (Ignacio Gálvez Escalera); SWEDEN (Albert Castellheim); SWITZERLAND (Walid Habre); TURKEY (Dilek Özcengiz – Zehra Hatipoğlu); UKRAINE (Dmytro Dmytriiev); UNITED KINGDOM (Thomas Engelhardt, Suellen Walker); Management Team. Difficult tracheal intubation in neonates and infants. NEonate and Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE): a prospective European multicentre observational study. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jun;126(6):1173-1181.
  • Disma N, Veyckemans F, Virag K, Hansen TG, Becke K, Harlet P, Vutskits L, Walker SM, de Graaff JC, Zielinska M, Simic D, Engelhardt T, Habre W; NECTARINE Group of the European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial Network; Austria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom. Morbidity and mortality after anaesthesia in early life: results of the European prospective multicentre observational study, neonate and children audit of anaesthesia practice in Europe (NECTARINE). Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jun;126(6):1157-1172.
  • Becke K, Eich C, Höhne C, Jöhr M, Machotta A, Schreiber M, Sümpelmann R. Choosing Wisely in pediatric anesthesia: An interpretation from the German Scientific Working Group of Paediatric Anaesthesia (WAKKA). Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Jul;28(7):588-596.
  • Habre W, Disma N, Virag K, Becke K, Hansen TG, Jöhr M, Leva B, Morton NS, Vermeulen PM, Zielinska M, Boda K, Veyckemans F; APRICOT Group of the European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Trial Network. Incidence of severe critical events in paediatric anaesthesia (APRICOT): a prospective multicentre observational study in 261 hospitals in Europe. Lancet Respir Med. 2017 May;5(5):412-425.
  • Engelhardt T, Schmidt AR, Machotta A. Prevent the need for front of neck access. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Jan;27(1):107-108.
  • Lawal AK, Rotter T, Kinsman L, Machotta A, Ronellenfitsch U, Scott SD, Goodridge D, Plishka C, Groot G.What is a clinical pathway? Refinement of an operational definition to identify clinical pathway studies for a Cochrane systematic review. BMC Med. 2016 Feb 23;14:35. Free PMC article. Review.
  • Machotta A. [Parental presence during induction of anesthesia in children: pros and cons.] Anaesthesist. 2014 Apr;63(4):326-30. German
  • Machotta A, Schneider G. [Premedication with midazolam: Indispensable and good?] Anaesthesist. 2013 Mar;62(3):225-9. German.
  • Rotter T, Kinsman L, James E, Machotta A, Steyerberg EW. The quality of the evidence base for clinical pathway effectiveness: room for improvement in the design of evaluation trials. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012 Jun 18;12:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-80.
  • Rotter T, Kinsman L, James E, Machotta A, Willis J, Snow P, Kugler J. Have We Drawn the Wrong Conclusions About the Value of Care Pathways? Is a Cochrane Review Appropriate? Response to the Commentary Article Published by Kris Vanhaecht et al. Eval Health Prof. 2011 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Rotter T, Kinsman L, James E, Machotta A, Willis J, Snow P, Kugler J. The Effects of Clinical Pathways on Professional Practice, Patient Outcomes, Length of Stay, and Hospital Costs: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Eval Health Prof. 2011 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Machotta, A. Non cooperation and refusal during induction of anesthesia in children. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2010 Jun;45(6):378-82.German.
  • Rotter T, Kinsman L, James E, Machotta A, Gothe H, Willis J, Snow P, Kugler J. Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Mar 17;3:CD006632.
  • Weiss M, Dullenkopf A, Fischer JE, Keller C, Gerber AC; European Paediatric Endotracheal Intubation Study Group. Prospective randomized controlled multi-centre trial of cuffed or uncuffed endotracheal tubes in small children. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Dec;103(6):867-73.
  • Valkenburg AJ, de Leeuw TG, Machotta A, Weber F. Extremely low preanesthetic BIS values in two children with West syndrome and lissencephaly. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 May;18(5):446-8.
  • Machotta A, Hoeve H. Airway management and fiberoptic tracheal intubation via the laryngeal mask in a child with Marshall-Smith syndrome. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Apr;18(4):341-2.
  • Kerner T, Machotta A, Kerner S. Intraoperative fresh frozen plasma vs. human albumin in pediatric craniofacial surgery: a clinical pilot study. J Int Medical Research 2008; 36: 171-177.
  • Machotta A, de Leeuw T. Postoperative Schmerztherapie bei Kindern, in Eckart, Jaeger, Möllhoff. Anästhesiologie, 5. Ergänzungslieferung 12/2007. German
  • Hildebrandt B, Machotta A, Riess H, Kerner S, Ahlers O, Haberl H, et al. Intraoperative fresh-frozen plasma versus human albumin in craniofacial surgery–a pilot study comparing coagulation profiles in infants younger than 12 months. Thromb Haemost 2007;98(1):172-7.
  • Höhne C, Haack M, Machotta A, Kaisers U. Airway management in pediatric anesthesia. Anaesthesist. 2006 Jul;55(7):809-19; quiz 820. Review. German.
  • Haack, M, Machotta A, Boemke W and Höhne C. 2006 Anesthesia in an infant with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot for transanal pull-through for Hirschsprung’s disease.Pediatr Anesth. 2006 Jan;16(1):95-6
  • Machotta A. 2005. Anesthetic management of pediatric cleft lip and cleft palate repair. Anaesthesist 54:455-66. Review. German.
  • Machotta A., Kerner S, Hohne C and Kerner T. 2005. Ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation in a very small preterm neonate. Pediatr Anesth 15:325-7.
  • Niggemann B, Haack M and  Machotta A. 2004. How to enter the pediatric airway for bronchoscopy. Pediatr Int 46:117-21.
  • Machotta A., Risse A, Bercker S, Streich R and Pappert D. 2003. Comparison between instillation of bupivacaine versus caudal analgesia for postoperative analgesia following inguinal herniotomy in children. Pediatr Anesth 13:397-402
  • Machotta A. 2002. Anaesthetic management for endoscopy of the paediatric airway. Anaesthesist 51:668-78. Review. German.