2016
A novel score to estimate the risk of pneumonia after cardiac surgery
Kilic A, Ohkuma R, Grimm J, Magruder J, Sussman M, Schneider E, Whitman G. A novel score to estimate the risk of pneumonia after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2016, 151: 1415-1421. PMID: 27085620, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.12.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsCardiac surgeryPostoperative pneumoniaRisk scoreValidation cohortRisk factorsMultivariable modelRate of pneumoniaRisk of pneumoniaSingle-institution databaseSignificant risk factorsComposite scoreIntraoperative predictorsPerioperative managementPrimary outcomeTraining cohortPneumoniaSurgeryNovel scorePreventative interventionsCohortOverall rateScoresPatientsSignificant correlationRegression analysis
2015
A pilot study of eye-tracking devices in intensive care
Garry J, Casey K, Cole T, Regensburg A, McElroy C, Schneider E, Efron D, Chi A. A pilot study of eye-tracking devices in intensive care. Surgery 2015, 159: 938-944. PMID: 26361099, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitCare unitPsychosocial impactPsychosocial statusMedical intensive care unitNeurosciences critical care unitSurgical intensive care unitConfusion Assessment MethodICU patient outcomesPopulation of patientsCritical care unitsIntensive carePatient outcomesAbsence of interventionPatient's perspectiveNursing staffPatientsEye-tracking devicePilot studyConvenience sampleDeliriumMean scoreOutcomesScoresImpact scores