Sajni Patel
PharmD, BCCP
Rotations
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Education
PharmD: Northeastern University
Residency Training
PGY1: Boston Medical Center
PGY2 Cardiology: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Practice Interests
Cardiac Critical Care, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support, Clinical Inertia
Professional Affiliation
American College of Cardiology, member of the Cardiovascular Team Section
Recent Publications
Mercer KJ, Craddock KE, Patel SV, et al. Implementation of a debriefing service for pharmacy residents in a 24-hour, in-house clinical pharmacy on-call program: a pilot study. J of Pharmacy Practice 2023.
Okoroike H, Patel S, Simone P, et al. Impact of inpatient initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on prescription rates in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Am J Cardiol 2022;186: 150-55.
Sajni V. Patel. Infective Endocarditis. In Critical Care Self-Assessment Program (CCSAP)- Infectious Disease. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy; 2022. Pamela Simone and Sajni V. Patel. Vasoplegic Syndrome. In Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (CSAP)-Cardiovascular Critical Care (1st ed., pp. 59-88).
Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy; 2023. Simone PS, Johnson A, Patel S, et al. Heparin failure during percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023.
Shega A, Patel S, Simone P, et al. First report of subcutaneous hyaluronidase for rapid resolution of forearm and hand hematoma caused by cangrelor IV infiltration and access site bleeding, following transradial approach percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77(18:1867)
Pickworth KK, Blais D, Cardiology Pharmacy Collaborative. COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions from the Cardiology Pharmacist's Perspective. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2020 Jul 17;10.1002/jac5.1307.
Ader PB, Benken S, Patel S, Tung A. Anticoagulation indices in adult extracorporal membrane oxygenation patients. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(12):A160.Abstract
Lat I, Patel S. Shock Syndromes. In Erstad B. Critical Care Pharmacotherapy. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy; 2015: 410-437.
Academic and/or National Presentations
Sajni V. Patel, Bow (Ben) Chung. Pump Up the Heart: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock. C4: Chicagoland Critical Care Conference. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
SGLT Too? A New Therapeutic Essential for Heart Failure, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists CE Appetizers
Use of low dose direct oral anticoagulants for primary thromboembolic prophylaxis in heart failure patients requiring home inotropes The American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Team Poster session, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Meeting- Virtual
Amiodarone versus digoxin for initial rate control in atrial fibrillation The American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Team Poster session, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Meeting- Virtual
Association between cumulative pre-transplant amiodarone dose and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation- Vizient Pharmacy Poster Session in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Anaheim, CA December 2018
Impact of a national drug shortage of dobutamine on hospital readmission for acute decompensated heart failure- Vizient Pharmacy Poster Session in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Anaheim, CA December 2018
Impact of psychological debriefing on the mental health of pharmacy residents participating in a 24-hour, in house clinical pharmacy on-call program- The Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists Annual meeting, Oakbrook Terrace, IL April 2018
Safety of erythropoietin in Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing cardiac surgery- The American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Team Poster session, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL March 2018
Adverse effects of inappropriately prescribed direct oral anticoagulants- Vizient Pharmacy Poster Session in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Orlando, FL December 2017
Adverse effects of inappropriately prescribed direct oral anticoagulants- Vizient Pharmacy Poster Session in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Las Vegas, NV December 2016
Medication fill history as a surrogate for heart failure readmission- University Hospital Consortium in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, New Orleans, LA December 2015
Acute decompensated heart failure pathway to reduce readmissions- The University of Chicago Medicine Annual Quality and Safety Symposium, Chicago, IL May 2015
Argatroban dosage requirements in critically ill patients with Heart Failure- The American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Team Poster session, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA March 2015
Anticoagulation indices in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients- The Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Clinical Meeting, Phoenix, AZ January 2015
Nesiritide prolongs hospital length of stay in patients with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction- The Heart Failure Society of America Annual Clinical Meeting, Orlando, FL September 2013
Effect of nesiritide on patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction- University Hospital Consortium in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Las Vegas, NV December 2012
Quality improvement initiative to decrease time to antibiotic administration in patients with sepsis- American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA May 2012
Quality improvement initiative to decrease time to antibiotic administration in patients with sepsis- University Hospital Consortium in conjunction with American Society of Health System Pharmacists, New Orleans, LA December 2011
Current Research
Impact of the dobutamine national drug shortage on hospital length of stay in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure
Association between cumulative pre-transplant amiodarone dose and post-transplant outcomes after heart transplantation