Rasmus Wullf Hauritz

Specialist in prehospital, trauma, orthopedic and vascular anesthesia. Expert in ultrasound guided regional anesthesia, acute pain and perioperative medicine.

Education and Specializing

• 1997-2004  Medical School, University of Southern Denmark, SDU
• Jan 2005 – Aug 2007  General internship, GP, surgery and internal medicine 3 months on east coast of Greenland as assistant district GP
• Sep 2007 – Apr 2012  Specializing in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (ARMY) – HEMS Doctors Helicopter
• May 2012 – Dec 2012  Staff Specialist, Department of Anesthesia Kolding Hospital, Denmark Trauma, orthopedics, abdominal, vascular, pediatrics, prehospital, G&O Physician staffed emergency medical service – EMS Doctors Ambulance
• Jan 2013 – Jul 2013  Consultant Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia Horsens Hospital, Denmark
• Head of day care Surgery, orthopedics, abdominal, G&O Physician staffed emergency medical service – EMS Doctors Ambulance
• Aug 2013 – still (2020) Consultant Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia Kolding Hospital, Denmark Head of PACU, Specialist in ultrasound, regional anesthesia, orthopedics and trauma anesthesia. Physician staffed emergency medical service – EMS Doctors Ambulance
• Aug 2017 – still (2020) Consultant Anesthetist, Mølholm Private Hospital, Vejle and Aarhus, Denmark.
• Nov 2019 – still (2020) Surveyor at the The Danish Agency for Patient Complaints (Sagkyndig i anæstesi og præhospitalt, Styrelsen for Patientklager)

Subspecializing, diplomas and PhD-dissertations

• 2010-2013 EDRA – European Diploma in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA) 3-year program, specializing and ultrasound guided regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management
• 2011-2013 ECC – Diploma in Emergency Critical Care (SSAI) 2-year program, specializing in prehospital and in-hospital critical care 2014-2020 PhD - Regional Anesthesia major foot and ankle surgery

Publications

Wulff R, Abrahamsen B, Christensen PM et al. Komplians ved behandling af osteoporose med bisfosfonat. Danish Medical Journal 2004;166:49-53

Wulff R, Holst AK, Nielsen TL et al. Morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA): Reference data for vertebral dimensions in a population based sample of young Danish men. Acta Radiol 2004; 45:859-865

Wulff Hauritz R, Fink M, Guldhammer J T. Prævalensen af asymptomatisk chlamydia trachomatis infektion blandt værnepligtige mænd. Månedsskrift for praktisk lægegerning 2006; 2:231-23

Wulff Hauritz R, Rønholm E, Gerlif, C. Fascia iliaca blokade anlagt af skadestuevagter ved hoftenære frakturer. Danish Medical Journal 2009;171(7):515

Wulff Hauritz R et al. 16-årig kvinde med multiorgandysfunktion efter HELLP Danish Medical Journal 2010;172(9):716-717

Wulff Hauritz R, Hansen M, Köhler D. Præhospital behandling af forgiftninger med centralstimulerende midler Danish Medical Journal 6. februar 2012

Hanning KE, Hauritz RW, Grove EL. Autoresuscitation: A Case and Discussion of the Lazarus Phenomenon. Case Reports in Medicine 2015, Article ID 724174, 5

Hauritz RW, Pedersen EM, Linde FS et al. Displacement of popliteal sciatic nerve catheters after major foot and ankle surgery: a randomized controlled doubleblinded magnetic resonance imaging study. Br J Anaesth 2016 Aug;117:220-7

Wulff Hauritz R et al Perineural Dexamethasone Added to Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block for Analgesia After Major Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomised, Controlled, Double-blind Study. Acta Anaesth Scan dec 2017 – early view

Bjørn S, Hauritz RW et Effect of perineural Dexamethasone on the duration of single injection saphenous nerve block for analgesia after major foot and ankle surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Triple-blind Study. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2017;42(2):210–6

Bjørn S, Wong WY, Baas J, Nielsen KK, Børglum J, Hauritz RW, Bendtsen TF The Importance of the Saphenous Nerve Block for Analgesia Following Major Ankle Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study. Reg Anesth Pain
Med. 2018 Jul;43(5):474-479

Kjartan E. Hannig, Christian Jessen, Rasmus W. Hauritz, Anders M. Grejs. Awake Fiberoptic Intubation in Fast Track Ambulatory Surgery: A Case Report. Accepted for publication in A&A Practice July 2018.

Hauritz RW, Hannig KE, Balocco AL, Peeters G, Hadzic A, Børglum J, Bendtsen TF. Peripheral nerve catheters: A critical review of the efficacy. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2019 Sep;33(3):325-339.

Posters

Wulff R, Abrahamsen B, Christensen PM, Brixen K et al Compliance with bisphosphonate treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Poster; 4.th Baltic Bone and Cartilage Conference, Germany, September. 2002.

Wulff Hauritz R, Gerlif C, Rønholm E, Fascia iliac block as pre-surgery pain relief in patients with hip fractures. NYSORA 2nd Pan-Asian Symposium and workshops on Regional anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 12-13 January 2008.

Wulff Hauritz R, Displacement of Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Catheters, A randomized double blinded MRI study. ESRA, Ljubljana Slovenia sept 2015

Wulff Hauritz R, Perineural Dexamethasone Added to Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block for Analgesia After Major Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Study. ESRA, Maastricht Holland sept 2016