2010
Noninvasive cerebral oxygenation may predict outcome in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery
Fischer GW, Lin HM, Krol M, Galati MF, Di Luozzo G, Griepp RB, Reich DL. Noninvasive cerebral oxygenation may predict outcome in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2010, 141: 815-821. PMID: 20579669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiopulmonary BypassCirculatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia InducedCritical CareFemaleFrontal LobeHeart Arrest, InducedHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, IntraoperativeNew York CityOximetryOxygenPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsRespiration, ArtificialRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsRegional oxygen saturationAortic arch surgeryArch surgeryOxygen saturationOrgan dysfunctionIntensive care unit lengthRegional oxygen saturation valuesTotal aortic arch replacementPostoperative organ dysfunctionAortic arch replacementExtended hospital staySevere adverse outcomesCerebral oxygenation valuesOxygen saturation valuesArch replacementHemiarch replacementExtubation timeHospital lengthHospital stayPostoperative complicationsCerebral oximetryMinor complicationsConsiderable morbidityMajor complicationsSurgical repair
2007
Pulmonary Complications After Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Predictors, Prevention, and Treatment
Etz CD, Di Luozzo G, Bello R, Luehr M, Khan MZ, Bodian CA, Griepp RB, Plestis KA. Pulmonary Complications After Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Predictors, Prevention, and Treatment. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 83: s870-s876. PMID: 17257944, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.10.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic RuptureBlood Urea NitrogenFemaleHemorrhageHospital MortalityHumansIntubation, IntratrachealLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet TransfusionPrognosisRespiration DisordersRespiration, ArtificialTracheostomyVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPreoperative blood urea nitrogenThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestAortic aneurysm repairBlood urea nitrogenHospital stayPulmonary complicationsRespiratory complicationsIndependent predictorsAneurysm repairUrea nitrogenDistal aortic perfusionPreoperative renal insufficiencyProlonged postoperative ventilationMedian hospital stayPostoperative pulmonary complicationsAortic aneurysm surgeryProlonged hospital stayHypothermic circulatory arrestTransfusion of plateletsCurrent retrospective studyFemorofemoral bypassPostoperative ventilationHospital deathPostoperative bleeding