2024
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society turnkey order set for surgical-site infection prevention: Proceedings from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery ERAS Conclave 2023
Crisafi C, Grant M, Rea A, Morton-Bailey V, Gregory A, Arora R, Chatterjee S, Lother S, Cangut B, Engelman D, Group E, Salenger R, Lobdell K, McConnell G, Crotwell S, Reddy S, Lazar H. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society turnkey order set for surgical-site infection prevention: Proceedings from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery ERAS Conclave 2023. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024, 168: 1500-1509. PMID: 38574802, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionCardiac surgeryManagement of surgical site infectionsHigher risk of surgical site infectionImplementation of evidence-based best practicesCardiac surgery increases morbidityRisk of surgical site infectionClass IConsume healthcare resourcesCardiac surgical populationSurgical site infection reductionEvidence-based best practicesProphylactic intravenous antibioticsManaging surgical site infectionsMultidisciplinary care pathwaySurgical site infection preventionPatients' quality of lifeExpert consensus documentQuality of lifeNasal carriageIntravenous antibioticsBlood glucose levelsPatient engagementSSI riskPreoperative identification
2022
An Expert Review of Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery
Hargrave J, Grant M, Kolarczyk L, Kelava M, Williams T, Brodt J, Neelankavil J. An Expert Review of Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2022, 37: 279-290. PMID: 36414532, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest wall blocksPlane blockCardiac surgeryChest wallDeep serratus anterior plane blockCardiac surgical patient populationSerratus anterior plane blockErector spinae plane blockCardiac surgical populationChest wall analgesiaSurgical patient populationFascial plane blocksRegional anesthesia techniquesIpsilateral chest wallChest wall coverageSurgical populationEvidence-based implementationMedian sternotomySurgery pathwayPatient populationSurgical approachAnesthesia techniquesAnterior chestFascial planesInvasive techniques