2020
Perioperative methadone prescribing and association with respiratory depression.
Bova S, Kruer R, Nesbit S, Grant M, Jarrell A. Perioperative methadone prescribing and association with respiratory depression. Journal Of Opioid Management 2020, 16: 443-449. PMID: 33428191, DOI: 10.5055/jom.2020.0602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsRespiratory depressionMethadone useMethadone initiationMethadone dosingRisk factorsPost-operative respiratory depressionAcute post-operative painSingle academic medical centerInadequate pain controlPost-operative painPost-operative dayAcademic medical centerAnalgesia managementChronic opioidsPain controlAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsCohort studyMost patientsSurgery patientsAdult inpatientsSingle centerMale sexMedical recordsRisk factors for acute kidney injury in an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Mena G, Ripolles-Melchor J, Lorente J, Ramirez-Rodriguez J, Grant M. Risk factors for acute kidney injury in an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery. Surgery Today 2020, 51: 537-544. PMID: 32785846, DOI: 10.1007/s00595-020-02107-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overColonCreatinineDigestive System Surgical ProceduresEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryFemaleHumansMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNutritional StatusPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRectumRisk FactorsROC CurveSerum AlbuminConceptsPostoperative acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryColorectal surgeryRisk factorsKidney injuryLow preoperative albumin levelRecovery pathwaysPerioperative patient outcomesPreoperative albumin levelEnhanced recovery pathwayIndependent risk factorProspective cohort studyPoor clinical outcomeDirect healthcare costsOpen surgical approachMalnourished patientsCohort studyAlbumin levelsASA IIILarge multicenterPreoperative interventionClinical outcomesMultivariable analysisOverall incidenceModifiable factorsNew Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients
Clement K, Canner J, Whitman G, Lawton J, Grant M, Sussman M. New Persistent Opioid Use After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Commercially Insured Patients. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 829-835. PMID: 32004502, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useAortic valve replacementMitral valve replacementMitral valve repairOpioid-naive patientsMitral valve surgeryOpioid useValve replacementValve repairOpioid prescriptionsValve surgeryPerioperative periodRisk factorsMitral valve replacement/repairValve replacement/repairMultivariable logistic regressionHealthcare paymentsTotal healthcare paymentsReplacement/repairOpioid prescribingPrescription opioidsCostly complicationEmergency departmentPatients
2019
Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting
Clement K, Canner J, Lawton J, Whitman G, Grant M, Sussman M. Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 160: 954-963.e4. PMID: 32007246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAgedAmbulatory CareAnalgesics, OpioidCoronary Artery BypassDatabases, FactualDrug Administration ScheduleDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPain, PostoperativePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsNew persistent opioid usePersistent opioid useCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassOpioid useOpioid prescriptionsPerioperative periodNaïve patientsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAmount of opioidsAppropriate opioid prescribingObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionPrescription opioid overdosePrior substance abuseInsurance claims dataOpioid requirementsOutpatient opioidsOpioid prescribingCardiac surgeryPulmonary diseaseOpioid dependenceProspective studyRisk factorsFemale gender
2017
Epidemiology of septic meningitis associated with neuraxial anesthesia: a historical review and meta-analysis.
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Healy R, Rivera-Lara L, Grant M, Maragakis L, Escandón-Vargas K, Mirski M. Epidemiology of septic meningitis associated with neuraxial anesthesia: a historical review and meta-analysis. Minerva Anestesiologica 2017, 84: 363-377. PMID: 29108403, DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.17.11920-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic meningitisNeuraxial anesthesiaEpidural anesthesiaOverall mortality rateCommon risk factorsCase report articlesSpinal anesthesiaSymptom onsetEpidural anestheticsTrue incidenceRisk factorsRegional anesthesiaObservational studyLocal anestheticsMeningitisEpidemiological studiesMortality rateAnesthesiaSystematic reviewSurgical masksCommon bacteriaFrequent formEpiduralStaphylococcus aureusAnesthetics