Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation
Akhtar S. Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2021, 35: 96-104. PMID: 34878418, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantationNonalcoholic steatohepatitisGeriatric patientsElderly patientsPreoperative evaluationIncidence of NASHAge-related physiological changesPercent of patientsHepatitis C virusPortopulmonary hypertensionCirrhotic cardiomyopathyHepatopulmonary syndromeMultiple comorbiditiesPulmonary evaluationMetabolic syndromeFrailty evaluationPractice advisoryHepatocellular carcinomaPatientsTransplantationSyndromePhysiological changesHypertensionComorbiditiesSteatohepatitisVariation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65
Schonberger RB, Bardia A, Dai F, Michel G, Yanez D, Curtis JP, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N. Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2195-2209. PMID: 33788251, PMCID: PMC8373684, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPropofol induction dosesInduction dosesEndotracheal intubationGeneral anesthetic inductionPropofol induction dosePercent of patientsRetrospective observational studyLarge multicenter cohortSurgical patientsMulticenter cohortPropofol doseBolus doseGeneral anesthesiaInduction dosePropofol inductionPresent studyAnesthetic inductionDose administrationAdvanced agePatient variablesObservational studyProvider practicesAnaesthetic practiceClinical consequencesDosing decisions