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 modelOpen Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis
Khan FM, Naik A, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Spadaccio C, Rahouma M, Yongle R, Demetres M, Chen H, Chang M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 1941-1949. PMID: 32504596, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsCerebrospinal fluid drainsOpen repairOperative mortalitySpinal cord injuryAortic aneurysmLate mortalityRespiratory failureRenal failureCord injuryMyocardial infarctionGeneric inverse variance methodFluid drainsHigh operative mortalityLow operative mortalityInverse variance methodThoracic aortic aneurysmSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeOperative deathsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative outcomesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePooled rate