President: Kesavan Sadacharam, MD

MISSION STATEMENT
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network (SPAIN) is a group of clinical investigators that focuses on the advancement of perioperative outcomes of children who undergo various painful surgeries. The objectives of this organization are:

(1)  Provide infrastructure for fostering collaboration, trading research ideas and execution of research to improve pediatric anesthesia outcomes

2) Create prospective registries to follow biomarkers, genomics, and/or other data

3) Develop opportunities to promote academic and research leaders within the pediatric anesthesia community

Overall, the goal of the SPAIN is to serve as the premier organization that promotes collaborative, multi-institutional research; collects and analyzes reliable evidence; and disseminates findings nationwide and beyond to improve outcomes in children who undergo various surgeries.

Full Mission Statement

PUBLICATIONS

1. Muhly WT, Beltran RJ, Bielsky A, Bryskin RB, Chinn C, Choudhry DK, Cucchiaro G, Fernandez A, Glover CD, Haile DT, Kost-Byerly S, Schnepper GD, Zurakowski D, Agarwal R, Bhalla T, Eisdorfer S, Huang H, Maxwell LG, Thomas JJ, Tjia I, Wilder RT, Cravero JP. Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Anesth Analg. 2019 Feb;128(2):315-327. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003829. PMID: 30346358.
2. Uhl KM, Wilder RT, Fernandez A, Huang H, Muhly WT, Zurakowski D, Cravero JP. Postoperative pain and psychological outcomes following minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair: A report from the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Sep;30(9):1006-1012. doi: 10.1111/pan.13942. Epub 2020 Jun 25. PMID: 32491207.
3. Sadacharam, K., Furstein, J. S., Staffa, S. J., Li, G., Karroum, R., Booth, J. M., Kim, E., McCahan, S. M., Muhly, W. T., Chidambaran, V., & SPAIN-ACL Investigators (2024). Multisite prospective study of perioperative pain management practices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network (SPAIN) Project Report. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, rapm-2024-105381. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2024-105381.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kesavan Sadacharam, MD – President
Galaxy Li, MD – President Elect
Joseph P. Cravero, MD, FAAP – Advisor
Vidya Chidambaran, MBBS, MD – Research Director
Sophie R. Pestieau, MD – Member-At-Large
Katie Handlogten, MD – Member-At-Large
James R. Bradley, MD – Member-At-Large