2023
Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections
Bardia A, Michel G, Farela A, Fisher C, Mori M, Huttler J, Lang A, Geirsson A, Schonberger R. Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 2170-2176.e5. PMID: 37075942, PMCID: PMC10579454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight-adjusted dosingPostoperative infectionAntibiotic guidelinesIncidence of nonadherenceCoronary artery bypassTertiary care hospitalAssociation of adherenceCohort of patientsRetrospective observational studyPost-operative infectionIntraoperative redosingValvular surgeryAntibiotic timingArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPostoperative complicationsPostoperative sepsisAdult patientsFirst doseAntibiotic choiceCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassCare hospitalDose adjustmentPrimary outcome
2022
Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Michel G, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N, Bardia A. Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 80: 110846. PMID: 35489305, PMCID: PMC11150018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPropofol induction doseGeneral anesthetic inductionSevere hypotensionInduction doseBlood pressure measurementsYears of ageSurgical patientsEndotracheal intubationAnesthetic inductionInvasive blood pressure measurementsGeriatric surgical patientsNon-vascular surgeryDose of propofolNon-invasive blood pressure measurementBlood pressure dropSignificant independent associationPostoperative morbidityRetrospective observationalTotal patientsMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeAnesthesia inductionPrimary exposureIndependent associationSurgical incision
2020
An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults
Chen EY, Michel G, Zhou B, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 2020, 37: 435-446. PMID: 32300966, PMCID: PMC7359723, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00760-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostinduction hypotensionGeneral anesthesiaPresent cohortPostoperative acute kidney injuryLarge tertiary teaching hospitalOlder adultsFrailty of patientsGynecologic oncology surgeryImmediate hemodynamic effectsPropofol induction dosesPercentage of patientsRetrospective observational studyTertiary teaching hospitalPerioperative vital signsHigher propofol dosesFemale older adultsAKI associationInotrope administrationKidney injurySurgical populationHemodynamic effectsDose adjustmentPrimary outcomeFemale patients