2025
Sociodemographic and Systems Risk Factors Associated With Nil by Mouth Noncompliance and Day-of-Procedure Cancellations: A Retrospective Multicenter Case-Control Study.
Goldstein D, Jimenez N, Faulk D, Jones J, Reece-Nguyen T, Gooden C, Markowitz D, Dalal P. Sociodemographic and Systems Risk Factors Associated With Nil by Mouth Noncompliance and Day-of-Procedure Cancellations: A Retrospective Multicenter Case-Control Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025 PMID: 40036165, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-control studySystemic risk factorsRisk factorsNPO guidelinesRetrospective multicenter case-control studyMulticenter retrospective case-control studyRetrospective case-control studyMulticenter case-control studySingle-center studyDay of procedureMultivariate logistic regressionPublic health insuranceYears of ageLanguage of carePediatric patientsMulticenter studyAffected patientsNoncompliance eventsHealth insurance typeIncreased riskMultivariate analysisPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesElective proceduresHealth insurance
2024
Step-by-step roadmap to building a robotic acute care surgery program (RACSP) in a level I trauma center: outcomes and lessons learned after 1-year implementation
Jose A, Rafieezadeh A, Zangbar B, Klein J, Kirsch J, Shnaydman I, Bronstein M, Con J, Policastro A, Prabhakaran K. Step-by-step roadmap to building a robotic acute care surgery program (RACSP) in a level I trauma center: outcomes and lessons learned after 1-year implementation. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2024, 9: e001449. PMID: 39077748, PMCID: PMC11284907, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevel I trauma centerLaparoscopic surgeryAcute care surgery programsRobotic surgeryGeneral surgerySurgery programsMinimally invasive surgical techniquesInvasive surgical techniquesStandard of careEmergency general surgeryAcute care programsHigh-volume level I trauma centerAcute appendicitisPostoperative outcomesLaparoscopic operationsSurgical techniqueSurgeryElective proceduresSurgical teamCare programIncreased uptakeIntensive trainingRisk factors for MACE and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing surgery: Insights from the bridge trial
Shu L, Jack N, de Havenon A, Goldstein E, Khan F, Nguyen T, Henninger N, Siegler J, Stretz C, Perelstein E, Kala N, Rana M, Furie K, Douketis J, Yaghi S. Risk factors for MACE and bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing surgery: Insights from the bridge trial. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2024, 33: 107839. PMID: 38944363, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsSymptomatic bleedingBridging therapyRisk factorsAtrial fibrillationLow-molecular-weight heparin bridging therapyTemporary interruption of warfarin therapyInterruption of warfarin therapyNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useElective proceduresAnti-inflammatory drug useElective invasive proceduresHeparin bridging therapyRisk of adverse outcomesAdverse cardiovascular eventsPerioperative risk stratificationCox regression modelsIdentified risk factorsPost Hoc AnalysisPatient undergoes surgeryLogistic stepwise regressionWarfarin therapyBridging anticoagulationAF patientsBleeding outcomesImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, cost, and outcomes of cardiac electrophysiology procedures in the United States
Altibi A, Hashem A, Ghanem F, Sanghai S, Nazer B, Stecker E, Henrikson C. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, cost, and outcomes of cardiac electrophysiology procedures in the United States. Heart Rhythm 2024, 21: 1121-1131. PMID: 38417597, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantationUnited StatesCardioverter-defibrillator implantationPermanent pacemakerEP proceduresCOVID-19 pandemicDeferral of elective proceduresDual-chamber permanent pacemakerAdverse in-hospital eventsNational Inpatient Sample databaseCardiac electrophysiology proceduresIn-hospital eventsInpatient Sample databaseProcedural trendsRevenue lossInternational Classification of DiseasesCases/million populationAblation proceduresArrhythmia ablationElectrophysiological proceduresDevice implantationImpact of COVID-19 pandemicClassification of diseasesElective proceduresSample database
2023
Perioperative Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Shu L, Jiang W, Xiao H, Henninger N, Nguyen T, Siegler J, de Havenon A, Goldstein E, Mandel D, Rana M, Al‐Mufti F, Frontera J, Furie K, Yaghi S. Perioperative Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Annals Of Neurology 2023, 94: 321-329. PMID: 37183768, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeAtrial fibrillationPerioperative acute ischemic strokeDiagnosis-related groupsRisk factors-VASc scoreActive cancerHigher CHA<sub>2</sub> DS<sub>2</sub> VASc score. TheElective proceduresInternational Classification of DiseasesRisk factors of acute ischemic strokeScoring systemIschemic strokeClassification of diseasesNeurological surgeryDays of dischargeLogistic regression modelsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseElective surgical proceduresAnticoagulant therapyInternational ClassificationPeriprocedural periodRenal failureSurgical typeAdult patientsTotal Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency
Hammoor B, Kaidi A, Hickernell T, Cooper H. Total Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency. Journal Of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 2023, 4 DOI: 10.60118/001c.72786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical start timeTotal hip arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyOperative durationPatient demographicsMultivariate linear regressionOperative lengthIntraoperative efficiencySingle academic medical centerPrimary TJA patientsCommon elective proceduresAcademic medical centerChi-squared testTJA patientsLater operationOperative dayRetrospective studyTotal hipElective proceduresTotal kneeJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaHip arthroplastyMedical CenterFirst-start cases
2022
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology fellow echocardiography education at a large academic center
Varghese M, Strom J, Kannam J, Fostello S, Riley M, Manning W. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology fellow echocardiography education at a large academic center. BMC Medical Education 2022, 22: 863. PMID: 36514029, PMCID: PMC9747257, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03880-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransesophageal echocardiogramCardiology fellowsMethodsOur institutional databaseStudy periodClinical responseInstitutional databaseAcademic centersElective proceduresPandemic recoveryPandemic recovery periodCOVID-19 pandemicPre-pandemic volumesEchocardiography volumesTTEEchocardiographyCardiologySurrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients
Miller SM, Nagarkatti N, Ahuja V, Schneider EB, Mohanty S, Rosenthal RA, Kodadek LM. Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients. Surgery 2022, 172: 1748-1752. PMID: 36123180, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHalf of patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentHigher comorbidity burdenOlder adult patientsComorbidity burdenPreoperative disabilityAdult patientsOlder patientsFemale patientsSurgical interventionElective proceduresSurgical proceduresHealth characteristicsAmerican CollegeDaily livingOwn consentPatientsOlder adultsImpairmentSurgeryConsentDescriptive analysisFurther researchDiagnosisEthical analysis examining the prioritisation of living donor transplantation in times of healthcare rationing
Kulkarni S, Flescher A, Ahmad M, Bayliss G, Bearl D, Biondi L, Davis E, George R, Gordon E, Lyons T, Wightman A, Ladin K. Ethical analysis examining the prioritisation of living donor transplantation in times of healthcare rationing. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2022, 49: 389-392. PMID: 34983855, PMCID: PMC10314075, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant communityDonor transplantsTransplant hospitalsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth systemEnd-stage liverSARS-CoV-2Exposure riskDonor transplantationTransplant proceduresUnited NetworkKidney diseaseDialysis centersElective proceduresPatient preparednessTransplantEarly detectionCOVID-19 pandemicRiskHospitalRecipientsTier 3BAcceptable riskCareImportant option
2020
Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey
Sadler D, DeCara JM, Herrmann J, Arnold A, Ghosh AK, Abdel-Qadir H, Yang EH, Szmit S, Akhter N, Leja M, Silva CMPDC, Raikhelkar J, Brown SA, Dent S, O’Quinn R, Thuny F, Moudgil R, Raez LE, Okwuosa T, Daniele A, Bauer B, Kondapalli L, Ismail-Khan R, Lax J, Blaes A, Nahleh Z, Elson L, Baldassarre LA, Zaha V, Rao V, Lara DS, Skurka K. Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey. Cardio-Oncology 2020, 6: 28. PMID: 33292763, PMCID: PMC7691954, DOI: 10.1186/s40959-020-00085-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal protective equipmentElective proceduresMedical professional societiesCOVID-19 therapyFuture health care crisesHealth care providersMethodsAn electronic surveyOptimal careCardiovascular diseaseTelemedicine accessProviders' opinionsAmerican CollegeCare providersClinical OncologyTesting availabilityHealth care crisisCare deliveryInternal medicineProfessional societiesProtective equipmentOncologistsConclusionsThese resultsCardiologistsCOVID-19 resourcesHealthcare policyAn instrument for assessing the quality of informed consent documents for elective procedures: development and testing
Spatz ES, Suter LG, George E, Perez M, Curry L, Desai V, Bao H, Geary LL, Herrin J, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM. An instrument for assessing the quality of informed consent documents for elective procedures: development and testing. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033297. PMID: 32434933, PMCID: PMC7247404, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Spatz ES, Bao H, Herrin J, Desai V, Ramanan S, Lines L, Dendy R, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Suter LG. Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e033299. PMID: 32434934, PMCID: PMC7247389, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformed consent documentsHOSPITAL scoreUS hospitalsMean hospital scoresRetrospective observational studyConsent documentsCross-sectional studyEight-item instrumentService patientsElective proceduresProcedure typeObservational studySurgical proceduresMedicare feeHospitalHospital qualityMeasure scoresInformed consentMost hospitalsSpearman correlationScoresFace validityIndependent ratersOutcomesStakeholder feedbackRamping Up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Surgery S. Ramping Up Delivery of Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons COVID-19 Task Force. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 712-717. PMID: 32407853, PMCID: PMC7215160, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 pandemic burdenSurgical programsHigh-risk anatomyUrgent operative proceduresCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealthcare systemCardiac surgical programsHealthcare deliveryDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health restrictionsCOVID-19 Task ForceCardiac surgeryClinical statusElective proceduresCOVID-19 casesPandemic burdenHealthcare workersOperative procedureSurgical proceduresRapid transmissibilityCase volumePandemic surgeGuidance statementsPatientsCare delivery
2019
Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study.
Ranasinghe I, Labrosciano C, Horton D, Ganesan A, Curtis JP, Krumholz HM, McGavigan A, Hossain S, Air T, Hariharaputhiran S. Institutional Variation in Quality of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 171: 309-317. PMID: 31357210, DOI: 10.7326/m18-2810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesComplication rateCohort studyCIED complicationsCardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) implantationMajor device-related complicationsDays of dischargeDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsImplantable electronic devicesPPM implantationMajor complicationsICD placementDevice implantationElective proceduresComplicationsHospitalCare qualityStudy periodPatientsAdministrative dataInstitutional variationNational averageImplantation
2014
Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Thilen SR, Treggiari MM, Lange JM, Lowy E, Weaver EM, Wijeysundera DN. Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 380-388. PMID: 24366269, PMCID: PMC4167873, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative consultationCataract surgeryHierarchical logistic regression modelingPatients 66 yearsElective surgical proceduresLogistic regression modelingIndex surgeryCohort studyEntire cohortElective proceduresSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryMedicare Part BAnesthesia providersNational random sampleUrban residenceTemporal trendsRegression modelingConsultationCohortFacility typeSuch consultationsClear guidelinesDoes relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon?
Schwartz D, Hui X, Velopulos C, Schneider E, Selvarajah S, Lucas D, Haut E, McQuay N, Pawlik T, Efron D, Haider A. Does relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 84-94. PMID: 24368361, PMCID: PMC5995323, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182ab1ae3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute care surgeonsEmergent casesRelative value unitsPatient careNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComorbidities of interestEmergent operative managementHigher mortality riskQuality Improvement ProgramCurrent Procedural TerminologyElective colectomyMinor complicationsComplication rateOperative timeEmergent proceduresMore complicationsOperative managementBiliary proceduresElective proceduresOpen techniqueElective patientsOdds ratioHernia repair
2013
Rehabilitation for total joint arthroplasty.
Ritterman S, Rubin LE. Rehabilitation for total joint arthroplasty. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2013, 96: 19-22. PMID: 23641458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative medical preparationSuccessful elective surgeryTotal joint arthroplastyPhysical deconditioningPostoperative therapyPostoperative rehabilitationElective surgeryTotal hipElective proceduresJoint arthroplastyKnee replacementTobacco useSpecific surgerySuccessful outcomeSurgeryMedical preparationsRehabilitationOutcomesObesityPatientsArthroplastyDeconditioningTherapyHipIndependent activity
2006
Risk factor interactions and genetic effects associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation.
Motsinger AA, Donahue BS, Brown NJ, Roden DM, Ritchie MD. Risk factor interactions and genetic effects associated with post-operative atrial fibrillation. Biocomputing 2006, 584-95. PMID: 17094271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of PoAFPostoperative atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationDisease statusPost-operative atrial fibrillationHistory of AFRisk factor interactionsGenetic risk factorsPOAF riskHospital stayClinical factorsGeneral anesthesiaCommon arrhythmiaHeart surgeryIL-6Elective proceduresRisk factorsAF casesGreat vesselsGene-environment interactionsPoAFPotential associationAdult subjectsTotal sample sizeFibrillation
2005
Discrimination and calibration of mortality risk prediction models in interventional cardiology
Matheny M, Ohno-Machado L, Resnic F. Discrimination and calibration of mortality risk prediction models in interventional cardiology. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 2005, 38: 367-375. PMID: 16198996, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2005.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCalibrationCardiologyComorbidityDecision Support Systems, ClinicalDiagnosis, Computer-AssistedDiscriminant AnalysisExpert SystemsHumansIncidenceOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsLocal risk modelAcute myocardial infarctionHosmer-Lemeshow goodnessRisk prediction modelRisk factorsCardiology-National Cardiovascular Data RegistryConsecutive percutaneous coronary interventionsMortality risk prediction modelPercutaneous coronary interventionMultivariate risk factorsCertain risk factorsROC curveAccurate risk predictionIndividual casesGood discriminationCardiogenic shockHospital mortalityCoronary interventionUnstable anginaArtery interventionPatient populationMyocardial infarctionRisk modelElective proceduresWomen's Hospital
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