2014
Variation in Tracheal Reintubations Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Across Washington State Hospitals
Khandelwal N, Dale CR, Benkeser DC, Joffe AM, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM. Variation in Tracheal Reintubations Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Across Washington State Hospitals. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2014, 29: 551-559. PMID: 25802193, PMCID: PMC4427545, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAirway ExtubationAirway ManagementCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesCoronary Artery BypassCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth SurveysHumansIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeWashingtonConceptsIntensive care unitCardiac surgeryWashington State hospitalsNonfederal hospitalsState HospitalAcute care daysGreater hospital volumeOdds of reintubationCoronary artery bypassRetrospective cohort studyPatient-level characteristicsMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant heterogeneityValvular surgeryArtery bypassCohort studyHospital factorsHospital volumePatient characteristicsTracheal reintubationCare unitProcedure characteristicsHospital characteristicsCare daysReintubation
2004
Transpulmonary lactate gradient after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
Bendjelid K, Treggiari MM, Romand JA. Transpulmonary lactate gradient after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Intensive Care Medicine 2004, 30: 817-821. PMID: 14985958, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2179-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary bypass durationAcute lung injuryPulmonary lactate releaseCardiopulmonary bypassBypass durationLactate releaseAortic cross-clamping timeEffects of CPBPost-cardiac surgery patientsCross-clamping timePulmonary artery catheterVenous blood samplesHypothermic cardiopulmonary bypassConclusionThe present studyPulmonary releaseCardiac indexArtery catheterLung injurySurgery patientsSurgical ICUMechanical ventilationCardiac outputUniversity HospitalBlood samplesPatients