2020
Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 447-451. PMID: 32689700, PMCID: PMC7185923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthOperating RoomsPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRecovery RoomRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2VirulenceAdult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement
Haft J, Atluri P, Ailawadi G, Engelman D, Grant M, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Surgery T. Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 452-455. PMID: 32689701, PMCID: PMC7161470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2TriageVirulenceConceptsCardiac surgeonsAdult cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery teamAdult cardiac surgeonsCardiac surgeryPatient assessmentCurrent novel coronavirus pandemicSurgery teamGuidance statementsNovel coronavirus pandemicMedical communityCOVID-19 pandemicInterdisciplinary teamSurgeonsPandemicOutpatientsPatientsSurgeryPhysicians
2017
Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Fast Track Surgery Pathways on Healthcare-associated Infections
Grant M, Yang D, Wu C, Makary M, Wick E. Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Fast Track Surgery Pathways on Healthcare-associated Infections. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 265: 68-79. PMID: 28009729, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross InfectionHumansLength of StayPerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHealthcare-associated infectionsSurgical site infectionUrinary tract infectionLung infectionFTS protocolFast-track surgery pathwaysFast-track surgery protocolMajor healthcare-associated infectionPostoperative lung infectionLength of staySignificant reductionPostoperative incidenceHospital lengthColorectal surgerySurgery protocolTract infectionsPerioperative carePrimary outcomeSite infectionRandomized trialsSurgery pathwayPelvic surgerySubgroup analysisSurgical careHigh risk