2020
Implementation of the TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube in an unselected surgical population to reduce postoperative pneumonia
Martini RP, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM, Tekkali P, Soelberg C, Aziz MF. Implementation of the TaperGuard™ endotracheal tube in an unselected surgical population to reduce postoperative pneumonia. BMC Anesthesiology 2020, 20: 211. PMID: 32838740, PMCID: PMC7446207, DOI: 10.1186/s12871-020-01117-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pneumoniaSubgroup of patientsBaseline cohortSurgical patientsIntervention cohortEndotracheal intubationOdds ratioNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectSurgical Quality Improvement ProjectUnselected surgical populationUnadjusted odds ratioHigh-risk populationPatient-level dataRisk of ventilatorQuality improvement projectInterrupted time series designElectronic health recordsHospital mortalityVAP bundleSurgical populationPatient characteristicsPneumonia riskHistoric cohortHospital admissionFurther risk reduction
2014
Improved Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium Protocol Associated with Decreased Duration of Delirium and Mechanical Ventilation
Dale CR, Kannas DA, Fan VS, Daniel SL, Deem S, Yanez ND, Hough CL, Dellit TH, Treggiari MM. Improved Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium Protocol Associated with Decreased Duration of Delirium and Mechanical Ventilation. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 367-374. PMID: 24597599, PMCID: PMC4028734, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201306-210oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAM-ICU assessmentsIntensive care unitMechanical ventilationMedian durationICU stayBenzodiazepine doseSedation protocolPatient assessmentBaseline cohortTrauma-surgical intensive care unitConfusion Assessment Method-ICURichmond Agitation-Sedation Scale scorePrespecified secondary endpointSedation Scale scoreDays of deliriumImproved patient outcomesMultivariable linear regressionBenzodiazepine dosingBenzodiazepine exposureDelirium protocolHospital mortalityPneumonia ratesProtocol cohortRASS assessmentsImproved analgesia