2020
Differences in Outcomes After Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events in Older and Younger Patients.
Root CW, Beilin Y, McCormick PJ, Curatolo CJ, Katz D, Hyman JB. Differences in Outcomes After Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events in Older and Younger Patients. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2020, 42: 195-204. PMID: 31449174, PMCID: PMC7033001, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsOlder patientsPostoperative periodYounger patientsAge 65Large tertiary care centerPropensity-matched groupsRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerExclusion of casesPerformance improvement committeeDepartment of AnesthesiologyCohort studyPerioperative careCare centerSurgical proceduresPatientsAnesthesiaGreater incidenceMore older adultsOlder adultsGreater likelihoodImprovement CommitteeMortalityOutcomesA Prospective Observational Study of Video Laryngoscopy Use in Difficult Airway Management
Hyman JB, Apatov D, Katz D, Levine AI, DeMaria S. A Prospective Observational Study of Video Laryngoscopy Use in Difficult Airway Management. The Laryngoscope 2020, 131: 82-86. PMID: 32212339, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexible bronchoscopic intubationCormack-Lehane viewProspective observational studyBronchoscopic intubationD-BladeObservational studyNeck pathologyVideo Laryngoscopy UseInduction of anesthesiaAnticipated difficult airwayDifficult airway managementNonemergency surgeryPrimary outcomeDifficult airwayAirway managementGeneral anesthesiaPatient populationAirway massNeck surgeryVideo LaryngoscopyHigh incidencePatientsPrevious headIntubationSurgery
2019
Nitrous oxide anesthetic versus total intravenous anesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Heller BJ, DeMaria S, Mendoza E, Hyman J, Iloreta AMC, Lin H, Govindaraj S, Levine AI. Nitrous oxide anesthetic versus total intravenous anesthesia for functional endoscopic sinus surgery. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: e299-e304. PMID: 31369152, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional endoscopic sinus surgeryPost-anesthesia care unitTotal intravenous anesthesiaEndoscopic sinus surgerySinus surgeryTIVA groupPain scoresAnesthetic techniqueIntravenous anesthesiaEffects of TIVAMedian pain scoreDuration of surgeryLow-dose propofolBoezaart scoresPostoperative nauseaBlood lossRemifentanil infusionCare unitGeneral anesthesiaSinonasal diseasePostoperative conditionsOutpatient settingSurgical conditionsPain medicineSurgery end
2018
Preventable Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events at a Large Tertiary Care Center: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis
Curatolo CJ, McCormick PJ, Hyman JB, Beilin Y. Preventable Anesthesia-Related Adverse Events at a Large Tertiary Care Center: A Nine-Year Retrospective Analysis. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 44: 708-718. PMID: 30064954, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsNine-Year Retrospective AnalysisLarge tertiary care centerLarge tertiary care institutionPatient safetyPrimary adverse eventsMedication adverse eventsTertiary care centerTertiary care institutionLarge academic medical centerPreventable adverse eventsPerformance improvement committeeAcademic medical centerAdverse event typesPreventable anesthesiaUnplanned reintubationRespiratory complicationsPerioperative outcomesRetrospective reviewRespiratory arrestRespiratory eventsCare centerUnivariate analysisMedication eventsRetrospective analysis
2016
A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation
Joseph TT, Gal JS, DeMaria S, Lin HM, Levine AI, Hyman JB. A Retrospective Study of Success, Failure, and Time Needed to Perform Awake Intubation. Anesthesiology 2016, 125: 105-114. PMID: 27111535, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAwake intubationMedian timeAnesthetic recordsOperating roomCharacteristics of complicationsInduction of anesthesiaLarge academic medical centerAnticipated difficult airwayStandard of careEndotracheal tube cuff leakAcademic medical centerInadvertent extubationSimilar comorbiditiesComplication rateFrequent complicationMucous plugsAwake patientsDifficult airwayRetrospective reviewSerious complicationsAirway managementRetrospective studyMedical CenterIntubationCuff leak
2015
The Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Surgical Field Conditions During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
DeMaria S, Govindaraj S, Huang A, Hyman J, McCormick P, Lin HM, Levine A. The Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Surgical Field Conditions During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 120: 305-310. PMID: 25427289, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureFunctional endoscopic sinus surgerySurgical field scoreSurgical field conditionEnd-expiratory pressureEndoscopic sinus surgeryInspiratory pressureSurgical fieldSinus surgeryField scoresPrimary functional endoscopic sinus surgeryAddition of PEEPH2O of PEEPOnset of surgeryPeak inspiratory pressureMean inspiratory pressureSurgical treatmentSinonasal diseaseFESS surgerySurgical gradeSurgeryVentilation strategiesPatientsDeleterious effectsScores