Contact Information:
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
30 North 1900 East 3C444 SOM
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Work: (801) 587-4817
Dept. Fax: (801) 581-4367
e-mail:
lbrewer at abl dot med dot utah dot edu
Research Interests:
Noninvasive monitoring of cardio-pulmonary health.
Partial list of Publications:
Brewer LM, Orr JA and Pace, NL. Anatomic dead space cannot be predicted by body weight. Respir Care. 2008 Jul;53(7):885-91.
Brewer LM, Haryadi DG and Orr JA. Measurement of Functional Residual Capacity of the Lung by Partial CO2 Rebreathing Method During Acute Lung Injury in Animals.Respir Care. 2007 Nov;52(11):1480-9.
Brewer LM, Kuck K, Orr JA. Novel Functional Residual Capacity Measurement Technique Based on Partial CO2 Rebreathing Signals. Anesthesiology. A-584. October, 2004.
Brewer LM, Kuck K, Orr JA. Transient Ventilation Changes Can Replace Rebreathing in Partial Fick Cardiac Output Measurements [abstract and poster discussion]. Anesthesiology. 99: A-612. Oct 2003.
Kuck K, Orr JA, Brewer LM. Novel Noninvasive Cardiac Output Differential Fick Algorithm Allows Shorter Rebreathing Times, Improved Performance vs. Thermodilution [abstract and poster discussion]. Anesthesiology. 99: A611. Oct 2003. Received the STA Award for Excellence in Technology Innovation.