2019
Post‐operative intensive care unit admission after elective non‐cardiac surgery: A single‐center analysis of the NSQIP database
Bruceta M, De Souza L, Carr ZJ, Bonavia A, Kunselman AR, Karamchandani K. Post‐operative intensive care unit admission after elective non‐cardiac surgery: A single‐center analysis of the NSQIP database. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2019, 64: 319-328. PMID: 31710692, DOI: 10.1111/aas.13504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCritical CareDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePatient AdmissionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRisk FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTertiary Care CentersConceptsElective non-cardiac surgeryPost-operative ICU admissionNon-cardiac surgeryIntensive care unitBody mass indexElevated body mass indexCurrent Procedural TerminologyICU admissionACS-NSQIPDisseminated cancerPost-operative intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionTertiary care academic medical centerLonger hospital lengthSurgery-specific characteristicsCare unit admissionObservational cohort studySingle-center analysisMultivariable logistic regressionICD-9 codesLonger procedure durationAcademic medical centerDisease billing codeHospital mortalityUnit admission
2018
A double blind randomized placebo controlled pilot study of single-dose preoperative modafinil for functional recovery after general anesthesia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Carr ZJ, Vells B, Wood BR, Lowery JD, Rogers AM, Kunselman AA, Karamchandani K, Vaida SJ. A double blind randomized placebo controlled pilot study of single-dose preoperative modafinil for functional recovery after general anesthesia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Medicine 2018, 97: e12585. PMID: 30278569, PMCID: PMC6181597, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAirway ExtubationAnesthesia Recovery PeriodAnesthesia, GeneralBenzhydryl CompoundsBlood PressureDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedModafinilPilot ProjectsPreoperative PeriodProof of Concept StudyRespiratory RateSleep Apnea, ObstructiveWakefulness-Promoting AgentsConceptsObstructive sleep apneaGeneral anesthesiaFunctional recoverySleep apneaPrimary outcomePACU lengthPsychomotor stimulantsPost-anesthesia care unit lengthDiagnosis of OSAIntraoperative bispectral index valuePlacebo-controlled pilot studyPost-anesthesia care unitPilot studyPostoperative pain scoresPost-anesthesia recoveryBispectral index valuesModafinil groupPain scoresSurgical populationNarcotic consumptionArterial pressureDaytime somnolenceCare unitAnesthesiaVolatile anesthetics