About

Savannah Aepli, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. She is a member of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Her educational background includes a BS in Journalism and Global Studies from Ohio University, obtained in 2011, and an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, completed in 2019. Her professional focus involves clinical anesthesiology and critical care, with research contributions that include studies on pediatric anesthesia, language and neighborhood opportunity related to pediatric surgery cancellations, management of esophageal perforation after battery ingestion, and complications related to epidural catheters in infants. She has presented her research at various professional meetings and has published in peer-reviewed journals.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Radiology
• Computer Science
• Medical physics
• Surgery
• Anesthesia
• Psychology
• Medical education

Selected publications

• Language of Caregiver and Pediatric Day-of-Surgery Cancellations

  The Journal of Pediatrics · 2025-03-19 · 5 citations

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• Epidural Abscess Complicating Tunneled Caudal Epidural Catheter in an Infant for Postoperative Pain Management of Open Abdominal Surgery

  Journal of Medical Cases · 2024 · 1 citations

  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Anesthesia

  Regional anesthesia is being used more frequently in pediatric anesthesia practice, including the perioperative care of neonates and infants. Adverse effects may be encountered during epidural needle placement, with catheter advancement, or subsequently during infusion of local anesthetic agents. Despite applying standard practice of care regarding placement of epidural catheter, epidural catheter-related infections may still occur. We present the rare occurrence of an epidural abscess in a 4-month-old infant after placement and subsequent use of a tunneled caudal epidural catheter for postoperative pain management following abdominal surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was the gold standard diagnostic imaging modality and was used to identify the abscess. Management included intravenous antibiotic therapy as well as hemilaminectomy with evacuation of the epidural abscess and hematoma. The patient continued to progress well with no deficits noted on neurological examination. There were no other postoperative concerns. When there is a concern for epidural catheter-related infection, the catheter should be removed immediately. The epidural catheter tip as well as any purulent discharge from the insertion site should be sent for culture and sensitivity. Urgent neurosurgical and infectious disease consultation is suggested to provide opinions regarding surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy.

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• Comparative Evaluation of Choose Your Own Adventure and Traditional Linear Case Formats in Radiology Small Group Teaching

  Academic Radiology · 2022 · 8 citations

  • Computer Science
  • Medical education
  • Medicine
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• Pap vs. NAAT: Comparing Methods for Detecting Trichomonas Vaginalis as a Quality Improvement Metric

  Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology · 2018-08-14

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Frequent coauthors

• Roseann I. Wu

  University of Pennsylvania Health System

  1 shared

• G J Heydinger

  Nationwide Children's Hospital

  1 shared

• Ralph J. Beltran

  Nationwide Children's Hospital

  1 shared

• Joseph D. Tobias

  The Ohio State University

  1 shared

• Scott A. Simpson

  1 shared

• Cindy McGrath

  1 shared

• Laurel Glaser

  1 shared

• Robert W. Doms

  University of Pennsylvania

  1 shared