2023
Information Technology-Enhanced Telehealth Consultations Reduce Preoperative Evaluation Center Visits in a Bariatric Surgery Population
Zafar J, Chan K, Ryder L, Duffy A, Dai F, Carr Z, Charchaflieh J. Information Technology-Enhanced Telehealth Consultations Reduce Preoperative Evaluation Center Visits in a Bariatric Surgery Population. Healthcare 2023, 11: 309. PMID: 36766884, PMCID: PMC9914614, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11030309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative evaluation centerPreoperative evaluation processDay of surgeryQuality of careBariatric surgery patientsPerson patient visitsSecondary outcomesSurgery patientsPrimary outcomePatient visitsBariatric surgery populationRetrospective cohort analysisAppropriate patient selectionPreoperative patient evaluationAcademic health systemAdditional testingSurgery populationPreoperative evaluationPatient selectionPatient evaluationCohort analysisPreoperative processCenter visitsTelehealth consultationsPatient care
2022
Perioperative Management of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review
Carr ZJ, Yan L, Chavez-Duarte J, Zafar J, Oprea A. Perioperative Management of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review. International Journal Of General Medicine 2022, 15: 2087-2100. PMID: 35237071, PMCID: PMC8882471, DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s266217.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseIdiopathic interstitial pneumoniaIPF patientsNarrative reviewPerioperative managementHome oxygen useSafe perioperative carePostoperative pulmonary complicationsRetrospective cohort studyCardiopulmonary exercise testingOptimal perioperative managementPreoperative risk stratificationPulmonary function studiesWeb of ScienceAcute exacerbationARISCAT scorePostoperative pneumoniaPulmonary complicationsNoncardiac surgerySurgical populationCohort studyExercise testingInterstitial pneumoniaNeuraxial anesthesia
2021
Environmental emissions reduction of a preoperative evaluation center utilizing telehealth screening and standardized preoperative testing guidelines
Wang E, Zafar J, Lawrence C, Gavin L, Mishra S, Boateng A, Thiel C, Dubrow R, Sherman J. Environmental emissions reduction of a preoperative evaluation center utilizing telehealth screening and standardized preoperative testing guidelines. Resources Conservation And Recycling 2021, 171: 105652. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinic visitsPreoperative testingRetrospective cross-sectional analysisTesting guidelinesYale-New Haven HospitalElective spine surgeryPreoperative evaluation centerPreoperative evaluation processUnnecessary preoperative testsAnesthesiologists class IUnnecessary preoperative testingNew Haven HospitalPatients' health statusCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPreoperative clinicPreoperative testsClinic evaluationSpine surgeryAnnual surgeriesUnnecessary testingHealthcare resourcesHealth statusPatient travelUrgent reductionRecovery Room Protocols for Nursing in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Hospital Outpatient Departments
Zafar J, Vadivelu N, Rajput K, Fontanez P. Recovery Room Protocols for Nursing in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs). In: Pain Control in Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Sinatra Rajput K, Vadivelu N, Kaye AD, Shah RV eds. Springer; 369-378, 2021.ChaptersWeaning Protocols After Ambulatory Surgery
Aggarawal N, Zafar J, Kodumudi G, Vadivelu N, Laurans M, Rajput K. Weaning Protocols After Ambulatory Surgery. In: Pain Control in Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Sinatra Rajput K, Vadivelu N, Kaye AD, Shah RV eds. Springer; 355-368, 2021.Chapters
2020
The Importance of Knowing Habitual Caffeine Consumption in Fatigue Risk Management Studies.
Charchaflieh JG, Zafar JE. The Importance of Knowing Habitual Caffeine Consumption in Fatigue Risk Management Studies. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 131: e80. PMID: 33031674, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004874.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersHydrocortisone Compared with Placebo in Patients with Septic Shock Satisfying the Sepsis-3 Diagnostic Criteria and APROCCHSS Study Inclusion Criteria A Post Hoc Analysis of the ADRENAL Tria
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Venkatesh B, et al., Anesthesiology. 2019 Dec; 131(6):1292-1300]. In F1000Prime, 9 January 2020; DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002955.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Casey JD, et al., NEJM. 2019 02 28; 380(9):811-821]. In F1000Prime, 24 October 2019; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812405.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAssociation Between Elevated Mean Arterial Blood Pressure and Neurologic Outcome After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Roberts BW et al., Crit Care Med. 2019 Jan; 47(1):93-100]. In F1000Prime, 15 March 2019; DOI: 10.3410/f.734212486.793557428Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
Sleep, the Missing Link?
Charchaflieh JG, Zafar JE. Sleep, the Missing Link? Critical Care Medicine 2018, 46: e1225. PMID: 30444824, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003387.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersElevated preoperative blood pressures in adult surgical patients are highly predictive of elevated home blood pressures
Schonberger RB, Nwozuzu A, Zafar J, Chen E, Kigwana S, Monteiro MM, Charchaflieh J, Sophanphattana S, Dai F, Burg MM. Elevated preoperative blood pressures in adult surgical patients are highly predictive of elevated home blood pressures. International Journal Of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk And Prevention 2018, 12: 303-310. PMID: 29486981, PMCID: PMC5938112, DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2018.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated home blood pressuresHome blood pressureClinic blood pressureTreatment of hypertensionBlood pressurePositive predictive valuePresurgical assessmentPredictive valueDiastolic home blood pressureSystolic home blood pressureAmerican Heart Association guidelinesHome blood pressure monitorPreoperative blood pressurePreoperative pain scoreAdult surgical patientsHeart Association guidelinesDay of surgeryUpper arm deviceIndex clinic visitBlood pressure measurementsBlood pressure monitorAntihypertensive treatmentBP controlPain scoresClinic visitsHypoxia and Postoperative Stroke
Charchaflieh JG, Zafar JE. Hypoxia and Postoperative Stroke. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2018, 126: 367-368. PMID: 29135592, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002630.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersImpact of ICU Structure and Processes of Care on Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [McCredie VA, et al., Crit Care Med. 2018 Jul; 46(7):1139-1149]. In F1000Prime, 10 Dec 2018; D DOI: 10.3410/f.733018104.793553738Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe impact of frailty on functional survival in patients 1 year after cardiac surgery
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Lytwyn J, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Dec; 154(6):1990-1999]. In F1000Prime, 06 June 2018; DOI: 10.3410/f.727851098.793546557Commentaries, Editorials and LettersInjury and Liability Associated With Spine Surgery
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Kutteruf R et al., J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2018, 30(2):156-162]. In F1000Prime, 31 May 2018; DOI: 10.3410/f.727866191.793546298. F1000Prime.com/727866191#eval793546298Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours with Selection by Perfusion Imaging
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Albers GW et al., N Engl J Med 2018, 378(8):708-718]. In F1000Prime, 01 May 2018; DOI: 10.3410/f.732563529.793545218. F1000Prime.com/732563529#eval793545218Commentaries, Editorials and LettersOutcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Weisbord SD et al.,N Engl J Med 2018 , 378(7):603-614]. In F1000Prime, 28 Feb 2018; DOI: 10.3410/f.732110884.793542934. F1000Prime.com/732110884#eval793542934Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2014
MRI-Guided Thrombolysis for Stroke with Unknown Time of Onset
Charchaflieh J and Zafar J: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Thomalla G et al., WAKE-UP Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2018 08 16; 379(7):611-622]. In F1000Prime, 27 Sept 2018; DOI: 10.3410/f.733238828.793551010Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2011
Methylnaltrexone
Park KJ, DePlato A, Zafar J. Methylnaltrexone. In: The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics, Sinatra RS ed. Cambridge University Press; 418-419, 2011.Chapters
2009
Epidural sufentanil
Zafar J, Yarussi A, Mechtler L. Epirdural sufentanil. In: The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics, Sinatra RS ed. Cambridge University Press; 191-193, 2011Chapters