2020
Decision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair
Tam DY, Khan FM, Robinson NB, Hameed I, Rong LQ, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Decision analysis and personalized clinical tool for cerebrospinal fluid drains in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms repair. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 36: 171-175. PMID: 33135254, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF drainTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOperative repairDrain insertionLife expectancyThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairRoutine useCSF drain placementSpinal cord ischemiaAortic aneurysm repairCerebrospinal fluid drainsCerebrospinal fluid drainageState-transition cohort modelCord ischemiaEpidural hematomaAneurysm repairSubarachnoid hemorrhageDrain placementFluid drainageClinical toolPersonalized approachPatientsFluid drainsCohort model
2019
Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms
Gambardella I, Gaudino MFL, Rahouma M, Farrington WJ, Khan FM, Hameed I, Lau C, Iannacone E, Girardi LN. Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 161: 534-541.e5. PMID: 31924362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionCubic spline analysisOperative mortalityIndependent predictorsAdverse eventsEjection fractionWorse long-term survivalRisk of MAEThoracoabdominal aneurysm repairWorse preoperative profilesMajor adverse eventsSpline analysisLong-term survivalTAAA repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsOpen repairAneurysm repairThoracic aneurysmCox regressionPreoperative profilesMortalityMultivariate regressionPatients