2022
Cardiac surgeons’ perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review
Muncan B, Kim EK, Amabile A, Weimer MB, Tiako M, Vallabhajosyula P, Kalogeropoulos AP, Geirsson A. Cardiac surgeons’ perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 630-639. PMID: 34989450, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16201.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiac surgeonsInfective endocarditisAddiction medicine specialistsInfectious disease specialistsMultidisciplinary care teamEvidence-based guidelinesJoanna Briggs Institute guidelinesPoor health outcomesPreferred Reporting ItemsComprehensive literature searchWillingness of surgeonsCardiac complicationsCardiovascular complicationsSurgical treatmentSurgical managementDisease specialistsAim of studyCare teamInstitute guidelinesMedicine specialistsEquitable careIndependent authorsPsychosocial factorsReporting ItemsHealth outcomesCardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders
Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Practices and Attitudes toward Addiction Care for Patients with Substance use Disorders. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 206-211. PMID: 34038333, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1917475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersCardiac surgeonsSurgeon's practiceAddiction careInjection drug useOpioid use disorderMultivariable logistic regressionCare of patientsQuarter of surgeonsMost hospital settingsMinority of surgeonsMost patientsInfective endocarditisHospital settingAddiction specialistsPatientsMost surgeonsIDUsAddiction servicesLogistic regressionMOUDHealth systemSurgeonsLack of education
2020
Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History
Nguemeni Tiako M, Mszar R, Brooks C, Mahmood SUB, Mori M, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Cardiac Surgeons’ Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients’ Substance Use History. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 33: 703-709. PMID: 33279690, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug use-associated infective endocarditisCardiac surgeonsTreatment approachesInfective endocarditisMethadone treatmentDrug use-associated infective endocarditisMost surgeonsAddiction treatmentLong-term outcomesNumber of surgeriesNon-Hispanic whitesSurvey response rateOperative managementRecurrent infectionsSubstance use historiesOperative approachNative valvePatientsPatient engagementClinical scenariosResponse ratePatients' substanceIDUsSurgeonsAnonymous survey