Dexmedetomidine improves pulmonary outcomes in thoracic surgery under one-lung ventilation: A meta-analysis
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant M, Law M, Messinger C, Pelosi P, Varelmann D. Dexmedetomidine improves pulmonary outcomes in thoracic surgery under one-lung ventilation: A meta-analysis. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2023, 93: 111345. PMID: 37988813, PMCID: PMC11034816, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory distress syndromePostoperative pulmonary complicationsOne-lung ventilationThoracic surgeryDexmedetomidine groupPlacebo groupPostoperative atelectasisRandomized trialsOdds ratioIncidence of PPCsImpact of dexmedetomidineIntraoperative respiratory mechanicsPostoperative lung functionRespiratory distress syndromeML/cmHRandom-effects modelPostoperative pneumoniaPulmonary complicationsPulmonary outcomesIntrapulmonary shuntPostoperative FEV1Secondary outcomesDistress syndromeLung functionPrimary outcomePerformance Comparison of Pulmonary Risk Scoring Systems in Lung Resection
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant M, Rehman M, Sarin P, Mendez-Pino L, Urman R, Varelmann D. Performance Comparison of Pulmonary Risk Scoring Systems in Lung Resection. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2023, 37: 1734-1743. PMID: 37330329, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsLung resection surgeryRisk-scoring systemPulmonary complicationsResection surgeryScoring systemLung resectionRisk scoreRisk of PPCsRetrospective cohort study SETTINGLAS VEGASAlternative risk scoresSingle-center cohortCohort study SETTINGAdult patientsExpiratory volumeLung surgeryThoracic surgeryPulmonary riskConcordance indexSurgeryPatientsDiscriminatory powerStudy settingComplicationsPractice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Part 1
Makkad B, Heinke T, Sheriffdeen R, Khatib D, Brodt J, Meng M, Grant M, Kachulis B, Popescu W, Wu C, Bollen B. Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Part 1. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2023, 137: 2-25. PMID: 37079466, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative pain managementThoracic surgical patientsPain managementThoracic surgerySurgical patientsPractice advisoryEffective postoperative pain controlMultimodal analgesic strategyPostoperative pain controlPersistent postoperative painPain management strategiesPreoperative patient evaluationRelevant patient outcomesThoracic surgical proceduresAnalgesic strategiesMultimodal analgesicsOpioid exposurePain controlPostoperative painPerioperative usePostoperative distressFunctional recoveryPatient evaluationPatient outcomesRegional techniques