2023
Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections
Bardia A, Michel G, Farela A, Fisher C, Mori M, Huttler J, Lang A, Geirsson A, Schonberger R. Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 2170-2176.e5. PMID: 37075942, PMCID: PMC10579454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight-adjusted dosingPostoperative infectionAntibiotic guidelinesIncidence of nonadherenceCoronary artery bypassTertiary care hospitalAssociation of adherenceCohort of patientsRetrospective observational studyPost-operative infectionIntraoperative redosingValvular surgeryAntibiotic timingArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPostoperative complicationsPostoperative sepsisAdult patientsFirst doseAntibiotic choiceCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassCare hospitalDose adjustmentPrimary outcome
2022
Efficacy and Safety of Sugammadex to Shorten Time-to-Extubation Following Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Bardia A, Treggiari M, Dai F, Johnson C, Singh M, Kunze K, Tickoo M, Tantawy H, Giersson A, Darr U, Schonberger R. Efficacy and Safety of Sugammadex to Shorten Time-to-Extubation Following Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Center Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Critical Care Explorations 2022, 4: e0821. PMID: 36601562, PMCID: PMC9788969, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic valve replacementCardiac surgeryNeuromuscular blockadeCombined Aortic Valve ReplacementElective aortic valve replacementEfficacy of sugammadexStudy drug administrationCoronary artery bypassPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary study endpointResidual neuromuscular blockadeUse of sugammadexArtery bypassPlacebo groupSugammadex groupBaseline characteristicsValve replacementAnesthetic medicationsStudy endpointMechanical ventilationModifiable factorsCardiothoracic ICUICU settingNMB reversalPatients