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Adjunct rank detailsAmit Bardia, MD
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2026
Changes in Use of Physical Restraints in Intensive Care Unit Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kumar N, Schonberger R, Tickoo M, He Z, Lin H, Fisher C, Lutz J, Michel G, Bardia A. Changes in Use of Physical Restraints in Intensive Care Unit Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Critical Care 2026, 35: 145-149. PMID: 41763894, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2026317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical restraint useRestraint usePhysical restraintIntensive care unitPre-COVID-19Retrospective pre-post analysisPre-COVID-19 periodUse of physical restraintsPre-post analysisHealth care systemQuality improvement measuresPatient self-harmCOVID-19 pandemicEthnic disparitiesAdult ICU patientsCare systemCOVID-19 periodHispanic personsAssociated with adverse outcomesHospital systemIntensive care unit patientsTertiary care centerSelf-harmCOVID-19Care centerStandardizing Vasoplegia Management After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Progress but Questions Remain on Defining Vasoplegia and Sequencing Therapeutics
Kumar N, Ortoleva J, Bardia A. Standardizing Vasoplegia Management After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Progress but Questions Remain on Defining Vasoplegia and Sequencing Therapeutics. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2026 PMID: 41864838, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuideline Adherence of Perioperative Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infections in Noncardiac Surgery
Bardia A, Lin H, Zhao X, Michel G, Wai M, Fisher C, Shuster K, Colquhoun D, Mathis M, McGee M, Kheterpal S, Mhyre J, Schonberger R. Guideline Adherence of Perioperative Antibiotics and Surgical Site Infections in Noncardiac Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e2559349. PMID: 41706452, PMCID: PMC12917684, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases Society of AmericaAssociated with surgical site infectionSurgical site infectionNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInfectious Diseases SocietyAntibiotic choiceSurgical Care Improvement ProjectCross-sectional studyQuality Improvement ProgramNoncardiac surgerySite infectionCollaborative RegistryInfectious Diseases Society of America guidelinesAntibiotic selectionSurgical site infection riskGuideline adherenceOrgan-space infectionsAssociation of nonadherenceIDSA guidelinesGuideline nonadherencePerioperative antibioticsIntraoperative redosingFirst doseAntibiotic administration
2025
Distinguishing mechanism from efficacy: Clinical trial evidence for vasopressin in cardiac surgery should not be overlooked
Kumar N, Bardia A, Ortoleva J. Distinguishing mechanism from efficacy: Clinical trial evidence for vasopressin in cardiac surgery should not be overlooked. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2025 PMID: 41474411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Selection and Institutional Expertise as Critical Determinants of On-Table Extubation Success After Cardiac Surgery: A Synthesis of Contemporary Evidence
Kumar N, Bardia A, Ortoleva J. Patient Selection and Institutional Expertise as Critical Determinants of On-Table Extubation Success After Cardiac Surgery: A Synthesis of Contemporary Evidence. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2025, 40: 478-480. PMID: 41298170, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoving the Goalposts: Need to Adjust for Vasoactive Inotropic Support when Interpreting Hemodynamics Effects of the Impella 5.5 in Cardiogenic Shock Patients
Kumar N, Bardia A, Korn E, Mueller A, Houle T, Michel E, Ortoleva J. Moving the Goalposts: Need to Adjust for Vasoactive Inotropic Support when Interpreting Hemodynamics Effects of the Impella 5.5 in Cardiogenic Shock Patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2025, 40: 411-413. PMID: 41198439, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of the Updated EACTS/STS Aortic Guidelines
Jain A, Jiang L, Kumar N, Bardia A, Herekar A, Gebhardt B, Sakharpe A, Ramakrishna H. Analysis of the Updated EACTS/STS Aortic Guidelines. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2025, 40: 732-750. PMID: 41093700, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.08.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Prophylactic Antibiotic Guideline Non-Adherence with Surgical Site Infections in Patients Receiving Perioperative Vancomycin: Results from a Multi-Institutional Combined NSQIP and MPOG Registry.
Bardia A, Lin H, Michel G, Fisher C, Zhao X, Shuster K, Colquhoun D, Mathis M, Anders M, Kheterpal S, Schonberger R. Association of Prophylactic Antibiotic Guideline Non-Adherence with Surgical Site Infections in Patients Receiving Perioperative Vancomycin: Results from a Multi-Institutional Combined NSQIP and MPOG Registry. Annals Of Surgery 2025 PMID: 40833154, PMCID: PMC12747728, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with surgical site infectionNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical site infectionInfectious Diseases Society of AmericaSociety for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaSociety for Healthcare EpidemiologySurgical Infection SocietyAntibiotic choiceSite infectionMulticenter Perioperative Outcomes GroupNon-adherenceIncidence of surgical site infectionTiming of vancomycin administrationOdds of surgical site infectionSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIntraoperative antibiotic prophylaxisDose of vancomycinHealthcare Epidemiology of AmericaMulticenter observational studyNon-cardiac proceduresGuideline non-adherenceYears of agePerioperative vancomycinVancomycin prophylaxisAntibiotic prophylaxisOpioid Dose Variation in Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Study of Practice
Fisher C, Janda A, Zhao X, Deng Y, Bardia A, Yanez N, Burns M, Aziz M, Treggiari M, Mathis M, Lin H, Schonberger R. Opioid Dose Variation in Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Study of Practice. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025, 140: 1016-1027. PMID: 39167548, PMCID: PMC11842693, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac surgeryOpioid doseDose variationIntraoperative opioid administrationIntraoperative opioid doseHigh-dose opioidsAdult cardiac surgerySurgical differencesOpioid-freeOpioid administrationOpioid useMultimodal analgesiaAnalgesic techniquesCardiopulmonary bypassMulticenter studyFentanyl equivalentsSufentanil infusionSurgical patientsOpioidSurgeryAnesthetic techniqueCardiac casesAttending anesthesiologistPatientsDoseIncidence of Concurrent Cerebral Desaturation and Electroencephalographic Burst Suppression in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Ramachandran R, Behera A, Hussain Z, Peck J, Ananthakrishanan A, Mathur P, Banner-Goodspeed V, Muehlschlegel J, Pittet J, Bardia A, Schonberger R, Marcantonio E, Kveraga K, Subramaniam B. Incidence of Concurrent Cerebral Desaturation and Electroencephalographic Burst Suppression in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025, 140: 1086-1092. PMID: 39446661, PMCID: PMC11996613, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral desaturationAortic cross-clampingCardiac surgeryPost-CPBBurst suppressionCross-clampingRemoval of aortic cross-clampCerebral oximetryAssociated with postoperative deliriumPhase of cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery patientsElectroencephalographic burst suppressionConfidence intervalsIntraoperative burst suppressionPostoperative cognitive functionPre-CPBPrecardiopulmonary bypassSurgery patientsEntire surgeryEEG monitoringPostoperative deliriumTargeted interventionsOdds ratioSurgerySurgical phase
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