2019
Impact of Preoperative Erythropoietin on Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Surgical Patients
Cho B, Serini J, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Scott M, Gehrie E, Frank S, Grant M. Impact of Preoperative Erythropoietin on Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Surgical Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30649068, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionAllogeneic blood transfusionBlood cell transfusionAllogeneic red blood cell transfusionPerioperative allogeneic blood transfusionBlood transfusionPreoperative erythropoietinCell transfusionThromboembolic eventsPatient blood management programPreoperative erythropoietin administrationSubset of patientsBlood management programPerioperative hemoglobin levelsErythropoietic stimulating agentsLength of stayErythropoietin useSecondary outcomesSurgical patientsThromboembolic complicationsBlood lossPrimary outcomeHemoglobin levelsRisk of exposureInpatient hospitalization
2008
Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm
Brown E, Burris N, Kon Z, Grant M, Brazio P, Xu C, Laird P, Gu J, Kallam S, Desai P, Poston R. Intraoperative detection of intimal lipid in the radial artery predicts degree of postoperative spasm. Atherosclerosis 2008, 205: 466-471. PMID: 19264305, PMCID: PMC2717172, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative spasmRA conduitOptical coherence tomographyDistal RARisk of spasmCatheter-based optical coherence tomographyRA graftsCABG patientsBypass graftRadial arteryLuminal diameterIntimal abnormalitiesIntraoperative detectionSpasmIntimal lipidDay 5Lipid depositsCoherence tomographyProximal portionGraftDegree of attenuationDiameter changesOCT imagesSevere changesRisk