2008
Protective effect of sivelestat sodium (Eraspol) on postoperative lung dysfunction in patients with type A acute aortic dissection: a pilot study.
Nishibe T, Kondo Y, Muto A, Dardik A, Ohara Y, Kainuma M, Takeda K. Protective effect of sivelestat sodium (Eraspol) on postoperative lung dysfunction in patients with type A acute aortic dissection: a pilot study. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2008, 49: 627-31. PMID: 18670380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnalysis of VarianceAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionCardiopulmonary BypassChi-Square DistributionFemaleGlycineHumansLeukocyte CountLung DiseasesMalePilot ProjectsPostoperative ComplicationsRespiratory Function TestsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute aortic dissectionAortic arch surgeryPostoperative lung dysfunctionSivelestat sodiumAortic dissectionCardiopulmonary bypassWhite blood cellsProtective effectArch surgerySivelestat groupLung dysfunctionControl groupBlood cellsPostoperative lung injuryAortic arch replacementArterial oxygen tensionArch replacementAcute typeLung injuryPulmonary functionCirculatory arrestDeep hypothermiaInflammatory reactionPatientsF ratio
1997
Impact of a critical pathway on the results of carotid endarterectomy in a tertiary care university hospital: Effect of methods on outcome
Dardik A, Williams G, Minken S, Perler B, From the Department of Surgery S. Impact of a critical pathway on the results of carotid endarterectomy in a tertiary care university hospital: Effect of methods on outcome. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1997, 26: 186-192. PMID: 9279304, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70178-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost of hospitalizationCP starterTertiary care referral centerTertiary care university hospitalPost-CP groupPostoperative morbidity rateCare university hospitalSimilar risk factorsCarotid endarterectomy proceduresJohns Hopkins HospitalCritical pathwaysPostoperative lengthPostoperative courseReferral centerEndarterectomy proceduresCarotid endarterectomyMorbidity rateUniversity HospitalOperative resultsRisk factorsSubset analysisRetrospective analysisPre-CPMortality ratePatients