2020
Perioperative Considerations for a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device Undergoing Thyroidectomy
Sharma A, Trigo-Blanco P, Oprea AD. Perioperative Considerations for a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device Undergoing Thyroidectomy. Cureus 2020, 12: e7132. PMID: 32257677, PMCID: PMC7105085, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentricular assist deviceLeft ventricular assist deviceAppropriate anesthetic planCirculatory support devicesUndergoing ThyroidectomyPerioperative considerationsTotal thyroidectomyAnesthetic planAnesthetic techniqueCase reportPerioperative settingAssist devicePatientsPopulation agesSupport devicesPresent unique challengesThyroidectomyUnique challengesAnesthesiologists
2019
Contemporary personalized β-blocker management in the perioperative setting
Oprea AD, Wang X, Sickeler R, Kertai MD. Contemporary personalized β-blocker management in the perioperative setting. Journal Of Anesthesia 2019, 34: 115-133. PMID: 31637510, DOI: 10.1007/s00540-019-02691-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative β-blocker useΒ-blocker useMajor postoperative cardiac eventsPost-acute myocardial infarctionCardiac adverse eventsPostoperative cardiac eventsSystolic heart failureBeta-adrenergic blockersLong-term treatmentCase-based reviewAdverse eventsCardiac eventsPerioperative periodPerioperative useCardiac surgeryHeart failureMyocardial infarctionPerioperative settingEarlier small-scale studiesTrialsEvaluation trialsPotential benefitsNoncardiacEarlier findingsInfarction