2020
Pumping the Breaks on Health Care Costs of Cardiac Surgery by Focusing on Postacute Care Spending
Mori M, Khera R. Pumping the Breaks on Health Care Costs of Cardiac Surgery by Focusing on Postacute Care Spending. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e007253. PMID: 33176464, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007253.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2015
Pacemaker Dependency after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence
Steyers CM, Khera R, Bhave P. Pacemaker Dependency after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140340. PMID: 26470027, PMCID: PMC4607414, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac Pacing, ArtificialCardiac Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMalePacemaker, ArtificialPostoperative ComplicationsConceptsPermanent pacemaker implantationPacemaker dependencyCardiac surgeryPacemaker implantationRisk factorsSystematic reviewAV conduction diseasePerioperative risk factorsPostoperative conduction disturbancesProcedure-specific variablesWeb of ScienceConduction disturbancesEmbase databasesConduction diseaseAV conductionExclusion criteriaCurrent evidencePredetermined inclusionSurgeryPatientsComprehensive searchSignificant heterogeneityIndividual studiesUniform definitionImplantationRacial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality
Khera R, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Rosenthal GE, Girotra S. Racial Disparities in Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: the Role of Hospital Quality. Current Cardiology Reports 2015, 17: 29. PMID: 25894800, PMCID: PMC4780328, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0587-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryHospital qualityRacial disparitiesEarly postoperative phaseLow-quality hospitalsWhite patientsPostoperative phasePoor outcomeWorse outcomesExcess mortalityHospital careMinority patientsHigh mortalityPatientsSurgeryHealth conditionsRecent evidenceOutcomesMortalityLong termSocioeconomic backgroundEthnic minoritiesHospitalDisparitiesFactors