2023
Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Aziz M, Schenning K, Koike S, O’Glasser A, O’Reilly-Shah V, Sera V, Mathis M, Naik B, Taicher B, Colquhoun D, Freundlich R, Schonberger R, Domino K, Chen L, Pace N. Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology 2023, 140: 195-206. PMID: 37844271, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryCOVID-19Elective Surgical ProceduresHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesConceptsAcute kidney injuryPulmonary complicationsKidney injuryIncreased riskPerioperative mortalityExposed patientsCOVID-19 infectionIncreased 30-day mortality riskElective surgeryIncreased risk of acute kidney injuryIncreased risk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of acute kidney injuryMortality riskPositive testRisk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of perioperative mortalityRetrospective observational cohort studyThirty-day mortalityCOVID-19-recovered patientsCohort of patientsExposure to COVID-19 infectionIncreased risk of mortalityAssociated with increased mortality riskObservational cohort studyElective inpatient surgery
2022
Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study
Colquhoun D, Vaughn M, Bash L, Janda A, Shah N, Ghaferi A, Sjoding M, Mentz G, Kheterpal S, Committee M, Craft R, Domino K, Freundlich R, Mathis M, McCormick P, Naik B, Ruiz J, Schonberger R, Schroeder R, Stewart A, Taicher B, Tingle S, Togioka B, Urman R, Vachhani S. Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2022, 130: e148-e159. PMID: 35691703, PMCID: PMC9875908, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsPulmonary complicationsNon-emergency surgeryRespiratory failureCohort studyNeuromuscular blockReversal agentsAnesthesiologists physical status 3Primary composite outcomeCohort of patientsUse of sugammadexIntra-abdominal surgeryOccurrence of pneumoniaBody mass indexSource of morbidityNeuromuscular blocking agentsStatus 3Complication outcomesComposite outcomeMajor surgeryPrimary outcomeMass indexTracheal intubationGeneral anesthesiaMulticenter Perioperative Outcomes Group
2015
Balancing Model Performance and Simplicity to Predict Postoperative Primary Care Blood Pressure Elevation
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt CA, Burg MM. Balancing Model Performance and Simplicity to Predict Postoperative Primary Care Blood Pressure Elevation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 632-641. PMID: 26214552, PMCID: PMC4545382, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic blood pressureBlood pressureNet reclassification indexSurgical patientsReclassification indexLong-term cardiovascular morbidityBlood pressure thresholdBroader public health effortsPreoperative blood pressureBlood pressure elevationComplex logistic regression modelLong-term morbidityBlood pressure readingsPerioperative blood pressureOutpatient clinic followBlood pressure measurementsRole of anesthesiologistsPublic health effortsPossible beneficial effectsLongitudinal patient careLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular morbidityClinic followHypertension historyHypertensive range
2014
Random Errors and Misclassification Bias
Schonberger RB. Random Errors and Misclassification Bias. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2014, 119: 497-498. PMID: 25046792, PMCID: PMC4107355, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnesthetics, InhalationFemaleHumansMaleNitrous OxidePostoperative ComplicationsSurgical Procedures, Operative
2013
The Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study
Schonberger RB, Gilbertsen T, Dai F. The Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2013, 28: 247-254. PMID: 23962461, PMCID: PMC3926910, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAlgorithmsAtenololBiasCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesComorbidityComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalDatabases, FactualDrug TherapyHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMetoprololModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodObservational Studies as TopicPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalencePropensity ScoreRetrospective Studies