2019
Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure: Reasons for Lack of Medication Titration in the GUIDE IT Trial
Fiuzat M, Alemayehu W, Ezekowitz J, Westerhout C, Whellan D, Mulder H, Ahmad T, Adams K, Pina I, Anstrom K, Cooper L, Alhanti B, Sbolli M, Mark D, Leifer E, Felker M, O'Connor C, Januzzi J. Optimal Medical Therapy in Heart Failure: Reasons for Lack of Medication Titration in the GUIDE IT Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s78. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart failureMedication titrationMedical therapyMedication adjustmentsClinical outcomesTarget dosesGUIDE-IT trialOptimal medical therapyReduced ejection fractionWeeks of enrollmentEnd of studyProtocol-driven approachUse of guidelinesFree-text reasonsGDMT groupGUIDE-ITHF medicationsB-blockersNT-proBNPEjection fractionNatriuretic peptideStudy visitClinicians' decisionsIT trialSerial measurements
2013
A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery
Fitch Z, Debesa O, Ohkuma R, Duquaine D, Steppan J, Schneider E, Whitman G. A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 1344-1350. PMID: 24269120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient shiveringRisk factorsVentilation timePostoperative mechanical ventilation timeLow body temperatureStandardized protocolMechanical ventilation timeRate of reintubationIndependent risk factorPercent of patientsPeriod 1 patientProtocol-driven approachBody temperatureReintubation rateEarly extubationProlonged ventilationCoronary bypassHeart surgeryReminder sheetsMultidisciplinary committeePatientsLogistic regressionPatient safetyExtubationBaseline practice
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