2025
Protocol and design of the REPOSE study: a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of suvorexant to improve postoperative sleep and reduce delirium severity in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Fallon J, Hashemaghaie M, Peterson C, Tran D, Wu S, Valdes J, Pedicini N, Adams M, Soltis M, Mansour W, Wright M, Raghunathan K, Treggiari M, Sasannejad C, Devinney M. Protocol and design of the REPOSE study: a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of suvorexant to improve postoperative sleep and reduce delirium severity in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e091099. PMID: 40081971, PMCID: PMC11907038, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAzepinesDeliriumDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleOrexin Receptor AntagonistsPostoperative ComplicationsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSleepSleep Aids, PharmaceuticalTriazolesConceptsNon-cardiac surgeryTotal sleep timeEfficacy of suvorexantRandomised controlled trialsTwo-sample t-testPostoperative sleepOlder patientsAssociated with prolonged hospitalizationDelirium severityDecrease delirium severityIncreased total sleep timeStudy drug dosePlacebo-controlled trialPostoperative inpatient stayLong-term cognitive impairmentFood and Drug AdministrationOlder surgical patientsPostoperative sleep disturbancePrimary endpoint dataRisk of deliriumT-testOral suvorexantInstitutional review boardPostoperative delirium severityOrexin-1
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 reductionRandomised controlled trial of sugammadex or neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block on the incidence of pulmonary complications in older adults undergoing prolonged surgery
Togioka BM, Yanez D, Aziz MF, Higgins JR, Tekkali P, Treggiari MM. Randomised controlled trial of sugammadex or neostigmine for reversal of neuromuscular block on the incidence of pulmonary complications in older adults undergoing prolonged surgery. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2020, 124: 553-561. PMID: 32139135, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCholinesterase InhibitorsDelayed Emergence from AnesthesiaDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIntraoperative PeriodLung DiseasesMaleNeostigmineNeuromuscular BlockadeNeuromuscular JunctionNeuromuscular Nondepolarizing AgentsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRocuroniumSugammadexConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsResidual neuromuscular blockPulmonary complicationsDay hospital readmissionNeuromuscular blockPrimary endpointHospital readmissionDay hospital readmission rateOlder adultsHospital readmission ratesPhase 1 recoveryRocuronium reversalNeostigmine groupSecondary endpointsSugammadex groupReadmission ratesResidual paralysisSurgical closureSugammadexComplicationsNeostigmineLarger studySurgeryIncidenceEndpoint
2019
Inhaled Iloprost Versus Epoprostenol in Heart Transplant Recipients
Enomoto TM, Treggiari MM, Yanez ND, Merkel MJ. Inhaled Iloprost Versus Epoprostenol in Heart Transplant Recipients. Respiratory Care 2019, 64: 743-751. PMID: 30967439, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute right ventricular dysfunctionHeart transplant recipientsRight ventricular dysfunctionMechanical ventilationEnd pointHeart transplantationHospital stayTransplant recipientsVentricular dysfunctionHemodynamic valuesMedian numberAcute pulmonary hypertensionLength of ICUOrthotopic heart transplantationPrimary end pointSafety end pointSecondary end pointsImmediate postoperative periodPrimary vasodilatorVasoactive medicationsVasodilatory therapyPostoperative bleedingPulmonary hypertensionPostoperative periodConsecutive patients
2018
Right Ventricular Systolic Performance Determined by 2D Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Yockelson SR, Heitner SB, Click S, Geleto G, Treggiari MM, Hutchens MP. Right Ventricular Systolic Performance Determined by 2D Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography and Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 33: 725-731. PMID: 30316640, PMCID: PMC6379134, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryRV systolic pressureSpeckle tracking echocardiographyCardiac surgeryAKI groupTransthoracic echocardiogramKidney injurySystolic pressureMyocardial performanceElevated RV systolic pressureRight ventricular myocardial performanceCardiovascular intensive care unitRetrospective observational cohort studyRV myocardial performancePreoperative serum creatinineCardiac surgery patientsCentral venous pressureObservational cohort studyVentricular systolic performanceSerum creatinine valuesVentricular myocardial performanceBody mass indexIntensive care unitIntravascular volume statusSpeckle-tracking analysisManagement of rocuronium neuromuscular block using a protocol for qualitative monitoring and reversal with neostigmine
Thilen SR, Ng IC, Cain KC, Treggiari MM, Bhananker SM. Management of rocuronium neuromuscular block using a protocol for qualitative monitoring and reversal with neostigmine. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2018, 121: 367-377. PMID: 30032875, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative residual neuromuscular blockResidual neuromuscular blockNeuromuscular blockTracheal extubationNeostigmine reversalRocuronium neuromuscular blockIdeal body weightConfidence intervalsNeostigmine administrationRocuronium administrationSecondary endpointsAppropriate dosingAbdominal surgeryFemale sexDose reductionExtubationBody weightControl groupPatientsIncidenceSurgical requirementsSignificant differencesNeostigmineAdministrationSubjective monitoring
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