2020
Open 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 rateSpinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis
Gaudino M, Khan FM, Rahouma M, Naik A, Hameed I, Spadaccio C, Robinson NB, Ruan Y, Demetres M, Oakley CT, Gambardella I, Iannacone EM, Lau C, Girardi LN. Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 163: 552-564. PMID: 32561196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsPooled rateTAAA repairOperative mortalityEndovascular repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmSpinal cord injury ratesGeneric inverse variance methodCrawford extent ILong-term mortalityEndovascular aneurysm repairSpinal cord injuryInverse variance methodDrain-related complicationsSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeLate mortalitySecondary outcomesOpen repairPrimary outcomeRelated complicationsThoracic aneurysmCord injuryInjury rates
2019
Effect of atrial pacing on post-operative atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting: Pairwise and network meta-analyses
Ruan Y, Robinson NB, Naik A, Silva M, Hameed I, Rahouma M, Oakley C, Di Franco A, Zamvar V, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Effect of atrial pacing on post-operative atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting: Pairwise and network meta-analyses. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 302: 103-107. PMID: 31837901, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative atrial fibrillationCoronary artery bypassBiA pacingAtrial pacingArtery bypassSecondary outcomesAtrial fibrillationIncidence of POAFGeneric inverse variance methodRight atrial pacingInverse variance methodLargest risk reductionSystematic literature searchPOAF incidenceOperative mortalityPostoperative bleedingPrimary outcomePacing modalitiesClinical trialsLower incidencePacingLiterature searchIncidenceFibrillationRisk reductionCerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis
Hameed I, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wingo M, Demetres M, Tam DY, Lau C, Iannacone EM, Di Franco A, Palaniappan A, Anderson H, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: 18-31. PMID: 30902473, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestAntegrade cerebral perfusionRetrograde cerebral perfusionHypothermic circulatory arrestAortic arch surgeryCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestArch surgeryPostoperative strokeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeBilateral antegrade cerebral perfusionGeneric inverse variance methodCerebral protection strategiesCirculatory arrest durationTransient neurologic deficitsOperative mortality rateBetter postoperative outcomesInverse variance methodSystematic literature searchCerebral protectionOperative mortalityRespiratory complicationsNeurologic deficitsPostoperative outcomes