2021
Pressure-Regulated Ventilator Splitting for Disaster Relief: Design, Testing, and Clinical Experience
Raredon MSB, Fisher C, Heerdt PM, Schonberger RB, Nargi A, Nivison S, Fajardo E, Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Greaney AM, Belter J, Raredon T, Zinter J, McKee A, Michalski M, Baevova P, Niklason LE. Pressure-Regulated Ventilator Splitting for Disaster Relief: Design, Testing, and Clinical Experience. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2021, 134: 1094-1105. PMID: 34928890, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureClinical experienceIndividualized positive end-expiratory pressureIntensive care unitEnd-expiratory pressureCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealth care teamDisease 2019 pandemicVentilatory supportIll patientsCare unitCare teamVentilator sharingFuture clinical applicationsPatientsIndependent careVentilator capacityClinical applicationCOVID-19 pandemicVentilatorClinical environmentOutline recommendationsMass traumaPandemicHospital
2018
Perioperative Outcome in Geriatric Patients
Akhtar S. Perioperative Outcome in Geriatric Patients. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2018, 8: 232-237. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-018-0267-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNon-cardiac surgeryPerioperative outcomesOlder patientsNon-home dispositionEmergency general surgeryRate of complicationsIntensive care unitPostoperative admissionPostoperative mortalityPerioperative morbidityCancer resectionPerioperative careCardiac operationsCare unitGeriatric patientsGeneral surgeryHigh riskInvasive proceduresElderly individualsPatientsSurgeryOctogenariansMortalityOverall rateOutcomes
2017
Association of red blood cell transfusion and short- and longer-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Tantawy H, Li A, Dai F, Elgammal M, Sukumar N, Elefteriades J, Akhtar S. Association of red blood cell transfusion and short- and longer-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 32: 1225-1232. PMID: 29402623, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryPacked red blood cellsArtery bypass graft surgeryRed blood cell transfusionTertiary care academic medical centerBypass graft surgeryBlood cell transfusionAcademic medical centerMortality rateCABG surgeryCell transfusionGraft surgeryMedical CenterAdult cardiac surgery patientsLong-term mortality outcomesRetrospective medical record reviewCardiothoracic intensive care unitPropensity Score Matching AnalysisCardiac surgery patientsLong-term mortalityMedical record reviewIntensive care unitSignificant differencesStatistical significant differenceHospital mortality
2000
Use of active noise cancellation devices in caregivers in the intensive care unit
Akhtar S, Weigle C, Cheng E, Toohill R, Berens R. Use of active noise cancellation devices in caregivers in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2000, 28: 1157-1160. PMID: 10809298, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200004000-00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitVisual analog scaleMedical intensive care unitCare unitAdult medical intensive care unitPediatric intensive care unitIntensive care unit environmentCaregivers of patientsPediatric intensive careVAS pointsIll patientsAnalog scaleIntensive careHearing assessmentRespiratory therapistsTeaching hospitalSubjective assessmentNursing assistantsFurther evaluationUnit environmentCaregiversPatientsObjective measurementsHeadphone useSound level meter