2020
New 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
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