2019
Opioid tolerance impacts compliance with enhanced recovery pathway after major abdominal surgery
Owodunni O, Zaman M, Ighani M, Grant M, Bettick D, Sateri S, Magnuson T, Gearhart S. Opioid tolerance impacts compliance with enhanced recovery pathway after major abdominal surgery. Surgery 2019, 166: 1055-1060. PMID: 31526584, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recovery pathwayMajor abdominal surgeryOpioid-tolerant patientsOpioid toleranceAbdominal surgeryLength of stayTolerant patientsRecovery pathwaysPostoperative outcomesMajor complicationsPathway complianceChallenging patient cohortNon-tolerant patientsPoor postoperative outcomesOperative Severity ScoreEnUmeration of MortalityRisk-adjusted analysisPrescribed opioid medicationsOutcomes of interestEvidence-based interventionsColorectal PhysiologicalOral morphineOpioid medicationsEmergency surgeryReadmission rates
2008
Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery
Burris N, Brown E, Grant M, Kon Z, Gibber M, Gu J, Schwartz K, Kallam S, Joshi A, Vitali R, Poston R. Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Quality Assurance Tool for Evaluating Endoscopic Harvest of the Radial Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2008, 85: 1271-1277. PMID: 18355508, PMCID: PMC2636971, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCadaverCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseEndoscopyEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationProbabilityQuality ControlRadial ArteryRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTissue and Organ HarvestingTomography, Optical CoherenceVascular PatencyConceptsEndoscopic radial artery harvestOpen harvestOptical coherence tomography (OCT) imagingIntimal injuryIntimal disruptionCoronary artery bypass graft patientsLuminal volumeTomography imagingRadial artery conduitsBypass graft patientsRadial artery harvestOCT imagingLuminal surfaceRA graftsArtery conduitCABG patientsGraft patientsBranch injuryOCT findingsEndoscopic harvestRA harvestRadial arterySerial imagingCatheter-based OCTBranch ostium
2007
Simultaneous hybrid coronary revascularization reduces postoperative morbidity compared with results from conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass
Kon Z, Brown E, Tran R, Joshi A, Reicher B, Grant M, Kallam S, Burris N, Connerney I, Zimrin D, Poston R. Simultaneous hybrid coronary revascularization reduces postoperative morbidity compared with results from conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2007, 135: 367-375. PMID: 18242270, PMCID: PMC2962576, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery Bypass, Off-PumpCoronary StenosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInternal Mammary-Coronary Artery AnastomosisLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPain, PostoperativePilot ProjectsPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsPump coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypassTarget vessel patencyActivation of coagulationArtery bypassMyocardial injuryHybrid procedureOff-pump coronary artery bypassMultivessel coronary artery diseaseSimultaneous hybrid coronary revascularizationLeft internal thoracic arteryHybrid coronary revascularizationInternal thoracic arteryCoronary artery diseaseIntensive care unitBetter perioperative outcomesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPromising preliminary findingsOverall total costTranscardiac gradientCoronary revascularizationPerioperative morbidityPerioperative outcomesPostoperative morbidityArtery disease