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Joseph E. Tonna, MD, MS

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Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Dr. Joseph Tonna, MD, MS, FCCM, FACEP, FAAEM, is an Associate Professor with Tenure at the University of Utah with appointments in the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Emergency Medicine. He is the Section Head of Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular ICU/Cardiothoracic Critical Care, and the Associate Director of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Services. He works as an Attending Physician in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Units and in the Emergency Department. He is funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His clinical and research interests include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), delirium prevention, and enhancing sleep and mobility.

Clinical Locations

University Hospital
Emergency Medicine

801-581-4314

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Specialties

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Cardiac Mechanical Support
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplant
  • Critical Care

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Anesthesiology (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

Dr. Joseph Tonna, MD, MS, FCCM, FACEP, FAAEM, is an Associate Professor with Tenure at the University of Utah with appointments in the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Emergency Medicine. He is the Section Head of Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular ICU/Cardiothoracic Critical Care, and the Associate Director of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Services. He works as an Attending Physician in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Units and in the Emergency Department. He is funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His clinical and research interests include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), delirium prevention, and enhancing sleep and mobility.

Academic Locations

Research Statement

My research projects include:

--Selection and management of cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR)

--Project Sleep (A clinical and research to improve the sleep of patients during critical illness)

--Ventilatory managment during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure

--Agressive early mobility during critical illness

--ICU readmission reduction

--Optimization of patient and family communication

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Anesthesiology (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)
American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

Research Interests

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Extracorporeal support technologies and therapies
  • Cardiac Mechanical Support
  • Delirium in the ICU setting
  • Sleep in ICU
  • Alarm Systems for Patient Monitoring
  • Quality Improvement

Education History

Graduate Training University of Utah
Biostatistics/Clinical Research
M.S., 2020
Fellowship University of Washington
Critical Care
Fellow, 2014
Residency Stanford University
Emergency Medicine
Resident, 2013
Internship Stanford University
Emergency Medicine
Intern, 2011
Professional Medical University of California, San Francisco
Medicine
M.D., 2010
Undergraduate University of Chicago
Biological Sciences with General Honors
B.A., 2005

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Rali AS, Ranka S, Butcher A, Shah Z, Tonna JE, Anders MM, Brinkley MD, Siddiqi H, Punnoose L, Wigger M, Sacks SB, Pedrotty D, Ooi H, Bacchetta MD, Hoffman J, McMaster W, Balsara K, Shah AS, Menachem JN, Schlendorf KH, Lindenfeld J, Zalawadiya SK (2022). Early Blood Pressure Variables Associated With Improved Outcomes in VA-ECLS: The ELSO Registry Analysis. JACC Heart Fail, 10(6), 397-403.
  2. Steurer MA, Tonna JE, Coyan GN, Burki S, Sciortino CM, Oishi PE (2022). On-Hours Compared to Off-Hours Pediatric Extracorporeal Life Support Initiation in the United States Between 2009 and 2018-An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Crit Care Explor, 4(5), e0698.
  3. Gannon WD, Stokes JW, Gong W, Lindsell CJ, Tonna JE, Bacchetta M, Rice TW, Semler MW, Casey JD (2022). Predicting Mortality for Patients Eligible for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
  4. Grandin EW, Nunez JI, Willar B, Kennedy K, Rycus P, Tonna JE, Kapur NK, Shaefi S, Garan AR (2021). Mechanical Left Ventricular Unloading in Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 79(13), 1239-1250.
  5. Tonna JE, Selzman CH, Bartos JA, Presson AP, Ou Z, Jo Y, Becker LB, Youngquist ST, Thiagarajan RR, Austin Johnson M, Cho SM, Rycus P, Keenan HT (2022). The association of modifiable mechanical ventilation settings, blood gas changes and survival on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 174, 53-61.
  6. Tonna JE, Selzman CH, Girotra S, Presson AP, Thiagarajan RR, Becker LB, Zhang C, Rycus P, Keenan HT, American Heart Association Get With the GuidelinesResuscitation Investigators (2022). Resuscitation Using ECPR During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (RESCUE-IHCA) Mortality Prediction Score and External Validation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 15(3), 237-247.
  7. Owyang CG, Donnat C, Brodie D, Gershengorn HB, Hua M, Qadir N, Tonna JE (2022). Similarities in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management across intensive care unit types in the United States: An analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Artif Organs.
  8. Willers A, Swol J, Buscher H, McQuilten Z, van Kuijk SMJ, Ten Cate H, Rycus PT, McKellar S, Lorusso R, Tonna JE (2022). Longitudinal Trends in Bleeding Complications on Extracorporeal Life Support Over the Past Two Decades-Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Analysis. Crit Care Med, 50, e569-e580.
  9. Wang L, Yang F, Zhang S, Li C, Du Z, Rycus P, Tonna JE, Alexander P, Lorusso R, Fan E, Ogino M, Brodie D, Combes A, Chen YS, Qiu H, Peng Z, Fraser JF, Shao J, Jia M, Wang H, Hou X (2022). Percutaneous versus surgical cannulation for femoro-femoral VA-ECMO in patients with cardiogenic shock: Results from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41, 470-481.
  10. Hill Stoecklein H, Pugh A, Austin Johnson M, Tonna JE, Stroud M, Drakos S, Youngquist ST (2021). Paramedic Rhythm Interpretation Misclassification is Associated with Poor Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation, 171, 33-40.
  11. Willers A, Swol J, van Kuijk SMJ, Buscher H, McQuilten Z, Ten Cate H, Rycus PT, McKellar S, Lorusso R, Tonna JE (2021). HEROES V-V-HEmorRhagic cOmplications in Veno-Venous Extracorporeal life Support-Development and internal validation of multivariable prediction model in adult patients. Artif Organs, 46, 932-952.
  12. Mastoris I, Tonna JE, Hu J, Sauer AJ, Haglund NA, Rycus P, Wang Y, Wallisch WJ, Abicht TO, Danter MR, Tedford RJ, Fang JC, Shah Z (2021). Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Bridge to Replacement Therapies in Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Circ Heart Fail, 15, CIRCHEARTFAILURE121008777.
  13. Tonna JE, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Grissom CK, Presson AP, Herrick JS, Vasques F, Keenan HT (2021). Positive End-Expiratory Pressure and Respiratory Rate Modify the Association of Mechanical Power and Driving Pressure With Mortality Among Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Crit Care Explor, 3(12), e0583.
  14. ONeil ER, Lin H, Li M, Shekerdemian L, Tonna JE, Barbaro RP, Abella JR, Rycus P, MacLaren G, Anders MM, Alexander PMA (2021). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Influenza A: Retrospective Review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Comparing H1N1 With Other Subtypes. Crit Care Explor, 3(12), e0598.
  15. Denson JL, Gillet AS, Zu Y, Brown M, Pham T, Yoshida Y, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Douglas IS, Moore M, Tea K, Wetherbie A, Stevens R, Lefante J, Shaffer JG, Armaignac DL, Belden KA, Kaufman M, Heavner SF, Danesh VC, Cheruku SR, St Hill CA, Boman K, Deo N, Bansal V, Kumar VK, Walkey AJ, Kashyap R Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study VIRUS COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group including Tonna JE (2021). Metabolic Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Netw Open, 4(12), e2140568.
  16. Reese TJ, Segall N, Del Fiol G, Tonna JE, Kawamoto K, Weir C, Wright MC (2020). Iterative heuristic design of temporal graphic displays with clinical domain experts. J Clin Monit Comput, 35(5), 1119-1131.
  17. Qadir N, Bartz RR, Cooter ML, Hough CL, Lanspa MJ, Banner-Goodspeed VM, Chen JT, Giovanni S, Gomaa D, Sjoding MW, Hajizadeh N, Komisarow J, Duggal A, Khanna AK, Kashyap R, Khan A, Chang SY, Tonna JE, Anderson HL 3rd, Liebler JM, Mosier JM, Morris PE, Genthon A, Louh IK, Tidswell M, Stephens RS, Esper AM, Dries DJ, Martinez A, Schreyer KE, Bender W, Tiwari A, Guru PK, Hanna S, Gong MN, Park PK, Severe ARDS Generating Evidence SAGE Study Investigators, Society of Critical Care Medicines Discovery Network (2021). Variation in Early Management Practices in Moderate-to-Severe ARDS in the United States: The Severe ARDS: Generating Evidence Study. Chest, 160(4), 1304-1315.
  18. Gupta VS, Hayes D Jr, Hsu SC, Tonna JE, Rycus PT, Bridges BC, Diaban F, Bosma KJ, Bhatt JM, Sakla NM, Han JJ, Bermudez CA, Manetta F, Garcia EI, Harting MT (2021). Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure in Patients With Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury. Crit Care Med, 50, e173-e182.
  19. Abrams D, MacLaren G, Lorusso R, Price S, Yannopoulos D, Vercaemst L, Blohlvek J, Taccone FS, Aissaoui N, Shekar K, Garan AR, Uriel N, Tonna JE, Jung JS, Takeda K, Chen YS, Slutsky AS, Combes A, Brodie D (2021). Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults: evidence and implications. Intensive Care Med, 48, 1-15.
  20. Tonna JE, Dalton A, Presson AP, Zhang C, Colantuoni E, Lander K, Howard S, Beynon J, Kamdar BB (2021). The Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Sleep and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients in a Surgical ICU. Chest, 160(3), 899-908.
  21. Chenouard A, Liet JM, Maminirina P, Denis M, Tonna J, Rycus P, Joram N, Bourgoin P (2021). Neurological Outcome According to the Site of Cannulation in Septic Children Supported by Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO J, 67, 1349-1355.
  22. Tonna JE, Abrams D, Brodie D, Greenwood JC, Rubio Mateo-Sidron JA, Usman A, Fan E (2022). Management of Adult Patients Supported with Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV ECMO): Guideline from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). ASAIO J, 67(6), 601-610.
  23. Pugh AE, Stoecklein HH, Tonna JE, Hoareau GL, Johnson MA, Youngquist ST (2021). Intramuscular adrenaline for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with faster drug delivery: A feasibility study. Resusc Plus, 7, 100142.
  24. Beesley SJ, Sorensen J, Walkey AJ, Tonna JE, Lanspa MJ, Hirshberg E, Grissom CK, Horne BD, Burk R, Abraham TP, Paine R, Brown SM (2022). Long-Term Implications of Abnormal Left Ventricular Strain During Sepsis. Crit Care Med, 49(4), e444-e453.
  25. Marashly Q, Taleb I, Kyriakopoulos CP, Dranow E, Jones TL, Tandar A, Overton SD, Tonna JE, Stoddard K, Wever-Pinzon O, Kemeyou L, Koliopoulou AG, Shah KS, Nourian K, Richins TJ, Burnham TS, Welt FG, McKellar SH, Nativi-Nicolau J, Drakos SG (2021). Predicting mortality in cardiogenic shock secondary to ACS requiring short-term mechanical circulatory support: The ACS-MCS score. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 98(7), 1275-1284.
  26. Stephens K, Mitchell N, Overton S, Tonna JE (2021). On the Transition from Control Modes to Spontaneous Modes during ECMO. J Clin Med, 10(5).
  27. Domecq JP, Lal A, Sheldrick CR, Kumar VK, Boman K, Bolesta S, Bansal V, Harhay MO, Garcia MA, Kaufman M, Danesh V, Cheruku S, Banner-Goodspeed VM, Anderson HL 3rd, Milligan PS, Denson JL, St Hill CA, Dodd KW, Martin GS, Gajic O, Walkey AJ, Kashyap R Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study VIRUS COVID-19 Registry Investigator Group including Tonna JE (2021). Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Receiving Organ Support Therapies: The International Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study Registry. . Crit Care Med, 49(3), 437-448.
  28. Hummel K, Ou Z, Latchireddi A, Presson AP, Tonna J (2020). Analyzing clinical and system drivers of satisfaction in the intensive care unit as a component of high quality care. Heart Lung, 50(2), 277-283.
  29. Richardson ASC, Tonna JE, Nanjayya V, Nixon P, Abrams DC, Raman L, Bernard S, Finney SJ, Grunau B, Youngquist ST, McKellar SH, Shinar Z, Bartos JA, Becker LB, Yannopoulos D, Belohlvek J, Lamhaut L, Pellegrino V (2022). Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults. Interim Guideline Consensus Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. ASAIO J, 67(3), 221-228.
  30. Tonna JE, Pierce J, Hatton N, Lewis G, Phillips JD, Messina A, Skidmore CR, Taylor K, Selzman CH (2021). Safety and feasibility of using acellular sterile filtered amniotic fluid as a treatment for patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. BMJ Open, 11(2), e045162.
  31. Almberg AK, Mitchell N, Tonna JE (2021). Observations of Acoustic Interruptions Versus Ambient Sound Levels With Perceived Sleep Quality During Critical Illness. Crit Care Explor, 3(2), e0342.
  32. Selzman CH, Tonna JE, Pierce J, Vargas C, Skidmore C, Lewis G, Hatton ND, Phillips JD (2021). A pilot trial of human amniotic fluid for the treatment of COVID-19. BMC Res Notes, 14(1), 32.
  33. Levin NM, Ciullo AL, Overton S, Mitchell N, Skidmore CR, Tonna JE (2021). Characteristics of Patients Managed without Positive Pressure Ventilation While on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. J Clin Med, 10(2).
  34. Tonna JE, Hanson HA, Cohan JN, McCrum ML, Horns JJ, Brooke BS, Das R, Kelly BC, Campbell AJ, Hotaling J (2020). Balancing revenue generation with capacity generation: case distribution, financial impact and hospital capacity changes from cancelling or resuming elective surgeries in the US during COVID-19. BMC Health Serv Res, 20(1), 1119.
  35. Levin N, Horton D, Sanford M, Horne B, Saseendran M, Graves K, White M, Tonna JE (2019). Failure of vital sign normalization is more strongly associated than single measures with mortality and outcomes. Am J Emerg Med, 38(12), 2516-2523.
  36. Nguyen ML, Gause E, Mills B, Tonna JE, Alvey H, Saczkowski R, Grunau B, Becker LB, Gaieski DF, Youngquist S, Gunnerson K, England P, Hamilton J, Badulak J, Mandell SP, Bulger EM, Johnson NJ, Extracorporeal Resuscitation Consortium (2020). Traumatic and hemorrhagic complications after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 157, 225-229.
  37. Barbaro RP, MacLaren G, Boonstra PS, Iwashyna TJ, Slutsky AS, Fan E, Bartlett RH, Tonna JE, Hyslop R, Fanning JJ, Rycus PT, Hyer SJ, Anders MM, Agerstrand CL, Hryniewicz K, Diaz R, Lorusso R, Combes A, Brodie D, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (2020). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in COVID-19: an international cohort study of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry. Lancet, 396(10257), 1071-1078.
  38. Youngquist ST, Tonna JE, Bartos JA, Johnson MA, Hoareau GL, Hutin A, Lamhaut L (2020). Current Work in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Crit Care Clin, 36(4), 723-735.
  39. Cho SM, Canner J, Chiarini G, Calligy K, Caturegli G, Rycus P, Barbaro RP, Tonna J, Lorusso R, Kilic A, Choi CW, Ziai W, Geocadin R, Whitman G (2020). Modifiable Risk Factors and Mortality From Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes in Patients Receiving Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Results From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Crit Care Med, 48(10), e897-e905.
  40. Reese TJ, Del Fiol G, Tonna JE, Kawamoto K, Segall N, Weir C, Macpherson BC, Kukhareva P, Wright MC (2020). Impact of integrated graphical display on expert and novice diagnostic performance in critical care. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 27(8), 1287-1292.
  41. Tonna JE (2020). Postresuscitation Management and Survival After Cardiac Arrest-The Whole Package. JAMA Netw Open, 3(7), e2010921.
  42. Bento HA, Dummer D, Lohse BD, Noren C, Tonna JE (2020). Walking While Dialyzing: A Retrospective Observation of Early Mobility and Ambulation for Patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Crit Care Explor, 2(6), e0131.
  43. Tonna JE, Selzman CH, Girotra S, Presson AP, Thiagarajan RR, Becker LB, Zhang C, Keenan HT, American Heart Associations Get With the GuidelinesResuscitation Investigators (2020). Patient and Institutional Characteristics Influence the Decision to Use Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. J Am Heart Assoc, 9(9), e015522.
  44. Tonna JE, McKellar SH, Selzman CH, Drakos S, Koliopoulou AG, Taleb I, Stoddard GJ, Stehlik J, Welt FGP, Fair JF 3rd, Stoddard K, Youngquist ST (2020). Exploratory analysis of myocardial function after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. BMC Res Notes, 13(1), 137.
  45. Griffee MJ, Zimmerman JM, McKellar SH, Tonna JE (2019). Echocardiography-Guided Dual-Lumen Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannula Placement in the ICU-A Retrospective Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 34(3), 698-705.
  46. Nichol G, Bartos J, Tonna JE, Ferrari M (2020). Intraoperative Temperature Management. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag, 10(1), 6-10.
  47. Fuller BM, Roberts BW, Mohr NM, Knight WA 4th, Adeoye O, Pappal RD, Marshall S, Alunday R, Dettmer M, Goyal M, Gibson C, Levine BJ, Gardner-Gray JM, Mosier J, Dargin J, Mackay F, Johnson NJ, Lokhandwala S, Hough CL, Tonna JE, Tsolinas R, Lin F, Qasim ZA, Harvey CE, Bassin B, Stephens RJ, Yan Y, Carpenter CR, Kollef MH, Avidan MS (2019). The ED-SED Study: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study of Practice Patterns and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Emergency Department SEDation for Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Crit Care Med, 47(11), 1539-1548.
  48. Tonna JE, Johnson J, Presson A, Zhang C, Noren C, Lohse B, Bento H, Barton RG, Nirula R, Mone M, Marcus R (2019). Short-Term Clinical and Quality Outcomes Have Inconsistent Changes From a Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Access to Physical Therapy in the Cardiovascular and Surgical ICU. Crit Care Explor, 1(10), e0055.
  49. Nasr VG, Raman L, Barbaro RP, Guner Y, Tonna J, Ramanathan K, Pappalardo F, Thiagarajan RR, Alexander PMA, ELSO Registry Scientific Oversight Committee (2018). Highlights from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry: 2006-2017. ASAIO J, 65(6), 537-544.
  50. Fair J 3rd, Mallin MP, Adler A, Ockerse P, Steenblik J, Tonna J, Youngquist ST (2019). Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is Associated With Shorter Compression Pauses Compared With Transthoracic Echocardiography. Ann Emerg Med, 73(6), 610-616.
  51. Metcalf RA, Calvaresi E, Tonna JE, Blaylock R, Pearson L (2018). Severe intravascular hemolysis following extracorporeal right ventricular assist device placement. Transfusion, 59(4), 1178-1179.
  52. Terry K, Lonardo N, Tonna JE (2019). Anticoagulation Levels and Bleeding After Emergency Department Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DOI: 10.1007/s40138-019-00176-3). Curr Emerg Hosp Med Rep, (7), 1-5.
  53. Glotzbach JP, Sharma V, Tonna JE, Pettit JC, McKellar SH, Eckhauser AW, Varghese TK Jr, Selzman CH (2018). Value-driven cardiac surgery: Achieving "perfect care" after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 156(4), 1436-1448.e2.
  54. Wall V, Fleming KI, Tonna JE, Nunez J, Lonardo N, Shipley RW, Nirula R, Pannucci CJ (2018). Anti-Factor Xa measurements in acute care surgery patients to examine enoxaparin dose. Am J Surg, 216(2), 222-229.
  55. Reese T, Segall N, Nesbitt P, Del Fiol G, Waller R, Macpherson BC, Tonna JE, Wright MC (2018). Patient information organization in the intensive care setting: expert knowledge elicitation with card sorting methods. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 25(8), 1026-1035.
  56. Tonna JE, Kawamoto K, Presson AP, Zhang C, Mone MC, Glasgow RE, Barton RG, Hoidal JR, Anzai Y (2018). Single intervention for a reduction in portable chest radiography (pCXR) in cardiovascular and surgical/trauma ICUs and associated outcomes. J Crit Care, 44, 18-23.
  57. Kang TS, Ko BS, Drakos SG, Stehlik J, Bott SI, Koliopoulou A, Tonna JE, Bowen ME, Stoddard K, Selzman CH, McKellar SH (2018). Safety of long-distance transfers of patients on acute mechanical circulatory support. J Surg Res, 224, 18-22.
  58. Griffee MJ, Tonna JE, McKellar SH, Zimmerman JM (2018). Echocardiographic Guidance and Troubleshooting for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using the Dual-Lumen Bicaval Cannula. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 32(1), 370-378.
  59. Slack S, Stocklein H, Tonna JE, Younquist ST (12/2/2017). ECMO & ECPR: The new load & go destination for cardiac arrest? JEMS.
  60. Tonna JE, Selzman CH, Mallin MP, Smith BR, Youngquist ST, Koliopoulou A, Welt F, Stoddard KD, Nirula R, Barton R, Fair JF 3rd, Fang JC, McKellar S (2017). Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Emergency Department Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program. Ann Emerg Med, 70(1), 32-40.
  61. Reese TJ, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Weir C, Tonna J, Segall N, Nesbitt P, Waller R, Borbolla D, Moretti E and Wright MC (06/21/17). Approaching the Design of an Information Display to Support Critical Care.
  62. Tonna JE, DeBlieux PM (2017). Awake Laryngoscopy in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med, 52(3), 324-331.
  63. Tonna JE, Johnson NJ, Greenwood J, Gaieski DF, Shinar Z, Bellezo JM, Becker L, Shah AP, Youngquist ST, Mallin MP, Fair JF 3rd, Gunnerson KJ, Weng C, McKellar S, Extracorporeal REsuscitation ConsorTium ERECT Research Group (2016). Practice characteristics of Emergency Department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) programs in the United States: The current state of the art of Emergency Department extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ED ECMO). Resuscitation, 107, 38-46.
  64. Fair J, Tonna J, Ockerse P, Galovic B, Youngquist S, McKellar SH, Mallin M (2016). Emergency physician-performed transesophageal echocardiography for extracorporeal life support vascular cannula placement. Am J Emerg Med, 34(8), 1637-9.
  65. Tonna JE, Lewin MR, Mensh B (2010). A case and review of noma. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 4(12), e869.
  66. Tonna JE, Balanoff AM, Lewin MR, Saandari N, Wintermark M (2010). Potentially low cost solution to extend use of early generation computed tomography. West J Emerg Med, 11(5), 463-9.
  67. Tonna J, Palefsky JM, Rabban J, Campos GM, Theodore P, Ladabaum U (2010). Esophageal verrucous carcinoma arising from hyperkeratotic plaques associated with human papilloma virus type 51. Dis Esophagus, 23(5), E17-20.
  68. Tonna JE, Lewin MR, Hahn IH, Platts-Mills TF, Norell MA (2009). A prospective, multi-year analysis of illness and injury during summer travel to arid environments. Wilderness Environ Med, 20(2), 107-12.

Review

  1. Tehrani BN, Drakos S, Billia F, Batchelor WB, Luk A, Stelling K, Tonna J, Rosner C, Hanff T, Rao V, Brozzi NA, Baran DA (2022). The Multicenter Collaborative to Enhance Biologic Understanding, Quality and Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock (VANQUISH Shock): Rationale and Design. [Review]. Can J Cardiol.

Book Chapter

  1. Tonna JE (2013). TTP, HUS and DIC. In Shah K, Lee J, Medlej K and Weingart SD (Eds.), Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Tonna JE, Bohn HH, Lewin MR (2012). Methylene Blue Joint Injection. In Reichman EF (Ed.), Emergency Medicine Procedures (2nd Ed., pp. 517-22). New York, NY.

Case Report

  1. Pugh A, Tonna JE, Youngquist S, Ryan JJ, Brant-Zawadzki G (2020). Emergency department extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a rescue therapy for ventricular tachycardia electrical storm: a case report. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open, 1(4), 371-374.

Editorial

  1. Tonna JE (2021). Is Active Mobility the Most Underdelivered Care Component for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation? Ann Am Thorac Soc, 19(1), 9-11.
  2. Tonna JE, Barbaro RP, Rycus PT, Wall N, Raman L, Nasr VG, Paden ML, Thiagarajan RR, Dalton H, Conrad SA, Bartlett RH, Toomasian JM, Alexander PMA (2022). On the Academic Value of 30 Years of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. ASAIO J, 67(1), 1-3.
  3. Tonna JE (2020). Negative Studies Should Inform Our Research and Care: Engaging Family Members in the Care of the Critically Ill. Crit Care Med, 48(7), 1077-1079.
  4. Tonna JE, Gattinoni L, Keenan HT (2019). Beyond Tidal Volume in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Semiautomated Screening and Novel Ventilator Concepts. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 16(10), 1238-1240.

Letter

  1. Tonna JE, Peltan I, Brown SM, Herrick JS, Keenan HT, University of Utah Mechanical Power Study Group (2020). Mechanical power and driving pressure as predictors of mortality among patients with ARDS. [Letter to the editor]. Intensive Care Med, 46(10), 1941-1943.
  2. Acharya D, Torabi M, Borgstrom M, Rajapreyar I, Lee K, Kern K, Rycus P, Tonna JE, Alexander P, Lotun K (2020). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: Analysis of the ELSO Registry. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Coll Cardiol, 76(8), 1001-1002.
  3. Taleb I, Koliopoulou AG, Tandar A, McKellar SH, Tonna JE, Nativi-Nicolau J, Alvarez Villela M, Welt F, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Wever-Pinzon O, Morshedzadeh JH, Dranow E, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Drakos SG (2019). Shock Team Approach in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Proof of Concept. [Letter to the editor]. Circulation, 140(1), 98-100.

Abstract

  1. Deepak Acharya, Mohammad Torabi, Mark Borgstrom, Kwan Lee, Karl B Kern, Ranjith Shetty, Indranee Rajapreyar, Peter Rycus, Joseph Tonna, Peta Alexander and Kapildeo Lotun (2020). CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK RECEIVING EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT [Abstract]. 75(11).
  2. Qadir N, et al including Tonna JE, for the SAGE Investigators (06/01/2018). Management of US Patients with ARDS Requiring ECMO: Results of the Severe ARDS Generating Evidence (SAGE) Study. ; 2018;197:A5116
 [Abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 197, A5116.
  3. Qadir N, Park PK, Bartz RR, et al including Tonna JE, for the SAGE Investigators (06/01/2018). Use of Adjunctive Therapy in ARDS: Results from the Severe ARDS Generating Evidence (SAGE) Study [Abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 197, A5071.
  4. Bartz RR, et al including Tonna JE, for the SAGE Investigators (06/01/2018). Differences Between ARDS Patients Transferred to Tertiary Care Centers Compared to Direct Admissions: Results from the Severe ARDS Generating Evidence (SAGE) Study [Abstract]. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 197, A1119.
  5. Taleb I, Koliopoulou A, Tandar A, McKellar S, Nativi-Nicolau J, Wever-Pinzon O, Gilbert E, Fang J, Stehlik J, Tonna JE, Morshedzadeh J, Ko B, Owan T, Ibrahim H, Selzman C, Welt F, Drakos S (3/30/2018). Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Shock Team Approach in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Preliminary Results [Abstract]. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 37(4S), S316.
  6. Fair J, Adler A, Mallin M, Ockerse P, Tonna J, Youngquist ST (11/14/2017). The Association Between Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, and No Ultrasound Use on the Duration of Pulse Checks During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [Abstract]. Circulation, 136(Suppl 1), A21244-A21244.
  7. Lohse B, Johnson J, Yolken H, Noren C, Marcus R, Tonna JE (2017). Early Mobility for Critically Ill Patients in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Decreases Acute Length of Staydoi: 10.1097/CPT.0000000000000052 [Abstract]. Cardiopulonary Physical Therapy Journal, 28(1), 22-32.
  8. Terry K, Tonna J (2016). Anticoagulation Levels and Bleeding After Emergency Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000508931.37235.df [Abstract]. Critical Care Medicine, 44(12), 140.
  9. Tonna J, Johnson J, Noren C, Cannon M, Marcus R, Presson A, Nirula R (2016). Ceiling Effect From Aggressive Early Mobility In Critically Ill Surgical PatientsDOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000509861.15936.e4 [Abstract]. Critical Care Medicine, 44(12), 372.
  10. Ito, Noritoshi, Gaieski, David F, Hirose, Hitoshi, Tonna, Joseph, Nishiyama, Kei, Kitamura, Nobuya, Sakamoto, Tetsuya, Nonogi, Hiroshi, Nagao, Ken (2016). Abstract 19037: Current Status of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest Patients in Japan - The Results of Nationwide Questionaire [Abstract]. Circulation, 134(S1).
  11. Martin LA, Tonna JE, Brooke BS (2016). Predicting ICU Readmission Among Surgical Patients: Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram [Abstract]. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2016, 223(4), S43.
  12. Tonna JE, Kawamoto K, Presson A, Zhang C, Mone M, Glasgow R, Barton RG, Hoidal J, Anzai Y (2016). Pragmatic Single Intervention for A Sustained Reduction in Portable Chest Radiography (pCXR) in Cardiovascular and Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Units and Associated Outcomes [Abstract]. CHEST Journal, 150(4_S).
  13. Katherine Reigstad, Ragheed Al-Dulaimi, Mary Mone, Joseph Tonna, Richard Barton, Larry S Kraiss, Benjamin S Brooke (2016). Predicting ICU Readmission Among Vascular Surgery Patients: Development of A Predictive Nomogram [Abstract]. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 34, 29-30.
  14. Kang T, Ko B, Drakos SG, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Nativi-Nicolau J, Wever-Pinzon O, Fang JC, Koliopoulou A, Bott SI, Tonna JE, Selzman CH, McKellar SH (2016). Clinical Experience with Long-Distance Transportation of Patients on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. [Abstract]. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 35(4), S392-S393.
  15. Tonna JE, Clark CR, Fogg BR, Youngquist S (2015). End-tidal Carbon Dioxide During Resuscitation is Associated With CPR Depth and Ventilatory Rate [Abstract]. American Heart Association Circulation, 132(2015), A17380.

Other

  1. Wang Z, Zhe S, Zimmerman J, Morrisey C, Tonna JE, Sharma V, Metcalf RA (2022). Development and validation of a machine learning method to predict intraoperative red blood cell transfusions in cardiothoracic surgery. Sci Rep (12(1), p. 1355). England.
  2. Teran F, Perman SM, Mitchell OJL, Sawyer KN, Blewer AL, Rittenberger JC, Del Rios Rivera M, Horowitz JM, Tonna JE, Hsu CH, Kotini-Shah P, McGovern SK, Abella BS (2020). Highlights From the American Heart Association's 2019 Resuscitation Science Symposium. J Am Heart Assoc (9(10), pp. e016153). England.
  3. Tonna JE, Hanson HA, Cohan JN, McCrum ML, Horns JJ, Brooke BS, Das R, Kelly BC, Campbell AJ, Hotaling J (2020). Balancing revenue generation with capacity generation: Case distribution, financial impact and hospital capacity changes from cancelling or resuming elective surgeries in the US during COVID-19. medRxiv. United States.
  4. Reigstad K, Al-Dulaimi R, Mone M, Tonna JE, Barton RG, Kraiss LS, Brooke BS (02/07/2016). Predicting ICU Readmission Among Vascular Surgery Patient: Development of A Predictive Nomogram. (2016). Park City: Vascular Endovascular Surgical Society Winter Meeting.
  5. Tonna JE, Rapoport L, Swaminathan A (2014). Intubating the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient. EM Resident Magazine.

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

  1. EMA (05/01/2017). Interview. Joseph Tonna. Emergency Medicine: Reviews and Perspectives (EM:RAP) Emergency Medical Abstracts (EMA). "Practice Characteristics Of Emergency Department Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (eCPR) Programs In The United States: The Current Sate Of The Art Of Emergency Department Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ED ECMO). [Podcast]. EM:RAP. Available: www.emrap.org.
  2. Tonna, JE (09/12/2016). Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Emergency Department [Web]. American College of Emergency Physicians, Critical Care Section Newsletter. Available: https://www.acep.org/_Critical-Care-Section-MicroSite/Extracorporeal-Cardiopulmonary-Resuscitation-in-the-Emergency-Department/.
  3. Tonna J, Youngquist S, McKellar S, Shinar Z (06/09/2016). The University of Utah EDECMO Experience and the ERECT Collaborative [Podcast]. ED ECMO Podcast. Available: http://edecmo.org/edecmo-28-utah/.

Patent

  1. Joseph Tonna (2019). Systems and methods for managing patient devices. U.S. Patent No. Application #: 15354724. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Global Impact

Selected Provider Publications

Abstract

  1. Ito, Noritoshi, Gaieski, David F, Hirose, Hitoshi, Tonna, Joseph, Nishiyama, Kei, Kitamura, Nobuya, Sakamoto, Tetsuya, Nonogi, Hiroshi, Nagao, Ken (2016). Abstract 19037: Current Status of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest Patients in Japan - The Results of Nationwide Questionaire [Abstract]. Circulation, 134(S1).
    Global Impact: Japan.

Service

06/09/2022 Chair-Elect Registry, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Africa
10/17/2017 Committee Member Registry Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC) Global
10/01/2021 Chair-Elect/Chair/Past-Chair Scientific Oversight Committee (SOC), Registry, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Africa
09/12/2019 Chair Scientific Oversight Committee (SOC), Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Africa

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