2019
Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement.
Martin CS, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM, Piper L, Cusick J, Lalwani K. Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement. Minerva Anestesiologica 2019, 86: 141-149. PMID: 31808657, DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.19.13591-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyringotomy tube placementIntraoperative acupunctureEmergence deliriumTube placementHeart 7PAED scoreMidazolam premedicationShen MenSevoflurane anesthesiaPediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scaleASA physical status 1Standard anesthesia carePatient baseline characteristicsTrials of acupuncturePhysical status 1Standard of careIntravenous line placementBaseline characteristicsStatus 1Recovery roomSingle centerAnesthesia inductionDelirium scaleUniversity HospitalInhalational anesthesia
2018
The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery
Crescini WM, Muralidaran A, Shen I, LeBlanc A, You J, Giacomuzzi C, Treggiari MM. The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in paediatric cardiac surgery. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2018, 62: 756-764. PMID: 29504128, DOI: 10.1111/aas.13095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionPediatric cardiac surgery patientsCardiac surgery patientsBlood productsHospital stayBaseline characteristicsSurgery patientsBlood lossNormovolemic hemodilutionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyUse of ANHHigh blood loss surgeryLower postoperative blood lossCongenital Heart Surgery scoreAllogenic blood productsAllogeneic blood productsDuration of ICUPostoperative blood lossRetrospective cohort studyLower blood lossPediatric cardiac surgeryMonths of ageAnaesthesiologists classificationANH groupPerioperative transfusion
2017
Process Improvement Initiative for the Perioperative Management of Patients With a Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device
Ellis MKM, Treggiari MM, Robertson JM, Rozner MA, Graven PF, Aziz MF, Merkel MJ, Kahl EA, Cohen NA, Stecker EC, Schulman PM. Process Improvement Initiative for the Perioperative Management of Patients With a Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2017, 125: 58-65. PMID: 28319519, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiovascular SystemCohort StudiesDefibrillators, ImplantableFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperating RoomsOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePacemaker, ArtificialPatient SafetyPerioperative CarePerioperative PeriodRisk AssessmentTime FactorsConceptsCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesSafe perioperative carePreintervention periodPostintervention periodImplantable electronic devicesPerioperative carePerioperative surgical home modelPrimary end pointCohort of patientsSame eligibility criteriaLarge academic medical centerPatient Safety DatabaseImprovement initiativesAcademic medical centerAdequate patient safetyNew care modelsImproved operating room efficiencyBaseline characteristicsAdverse eventsPerioperative managementPotential confoundersConcurrent cohortDay surgerySurgical proceduresCare model
2013
Predictors of Reintubation in Critically Ill Patients
Miu T, Joffe AM, Yanez ND, Khandelwal N, Dagal AH, Deem S, Treggiari MM. Predictors of Reintubation in Critically Ill Patients. Respiratory Care 2013, 59: 178-185. PMID: 23882103, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Physiology Score IIDiastolic blood pressureExtubation failureScore IIBlood pressureMinute ventilationAdmission Simplified Acute Physiology Score IISimplified Acute Physiology Score IIRapid shallow breathing indexMultivariable logistic regression analysisPredictors of reintubationTertiary care centerShallow breathing indexAdditional independent predictorsBivariate logistic regression modelLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsICU extubationExtubation successICU admissionBaseline characteristicsCohort studyIll patientsIndependent predictorsBreathing index
2012
Occurrence and Complications of Tracheal Reintubation in Critically Ill Adults
Menon N, Joffe AM, Deem S, Yanez ND, Grabinsky A, Dagal AH, Daniel S, Treggiari MM. Occurrence and Complications of Tracheal Reintubation in Critically Ill Adults. Respiratory Care 2012, 57: 1555-1563. PMID: 22324979, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifficult airwayHigh mortalityHospital stayAdmission severity scoresIll adult patientsComplications of intubationAirway management techniquesHospital mortalityInitial intubationMedian ICURespiratory failureTracheal extubationAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsCohort studyIll adultsIll patientsTracheal reintubationDifficult intubationSeverity scoreSubsequent intubationRisk factorsPatient costsReintubationRelative odds
2009
Management guided by brain tissue oxygen monitoring and outcome following severe traumatic brain injury.
Martini RP, Deem S, Yanez ND, Chesnut RM, Weiss NS, Daniel S, Souter M, Treggiari MM. Management guided by brain tissue oxygen monitoring and outcome following severe traumatic brain injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 644-9. PMID: 19392603, DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.jns08998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainBrain InjuriesCohort StudiesFemaleHealth ResourcesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansIntracranial PressureLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicOxygenPrognosisRegression AnalysisRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeConceptsBrain tissue oxygen monitoringHospital mortality rateTissue oxygen monitoringTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryMortality rateBrain injuryHospital lengthNeurological outcomeHospital dischargeClinical managementICP monitoringMedian hospital lengthWorse neurological outcomeHospital resource utilizationOxygen monitoringMain outcome measuresFunctional Independence ScoreIntracranial pressure monitoringSeverity of injuryBaseline characteristicsCohort studyPatient ageMore patientsOsmotic therapy