2023
Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Aziz M, Schenning K, Koike S, O’Glasser A, O’Reilly-Shah V, Sera V, Mathis M, Naik B, Taicher B, Colquhoun D, Freundlich R, Schonberger R, Domino K, Chen L, Pace N. Perioperative Mortality of the COVID-19 Recovered Patient Compared to a Matched Control: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology 2023, 140: 195-206. PMID: 37844271, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPulmonary complicationsKidney injuryIncreased riskPerioperative mortalityExposed patientsCOVID-19 infectionIncreased 30-day mortality riskElective surgeryIncreased risk of acute kidney injuryIncreased risk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of acute kidney injuryMortality riskPositive testRisk of pulmonary complicationsRisk of perioperative mortalityRetrospective observational cohort studyThirty-day mortalityCOVID-19-recovered patientsCohort of patientsExposure to COVID-19 infectionIncreased risk of mortalityAssociated with increased mortality riskObservational cohort studyElective inpatient surgery
2022
Oxygen administration during surgery and postoperative organ injury: observational cohort study
McIlroy D, Shotwell M, Lopez M, Vaughn M, Olsen J, Hennessy C, Wanderer J, Semler M, Rice T, Kheterpal S, Billings F, Group M, Cuff G, Freundlich R, Kurz A, Naik B, Mathis M, Schonberger R. Oxygen administration during surgery and postoperative organ injury: observational cohort study. The BMJ 2022, 379: e070941. PMID: 36450405, PMCID: PMC9710248, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryObservational cohort studyLung injuryKidney injuryMyocardial injuryOxygen administrationGreater oddsCohort studyMedian age 59 yearsHospital discharge diagnosis codesGlobal Outcomes criteriaAge 59 yearsHours of surgeryDischarge diagnosis codesPotential confounding variablesHemoglobin oxygen saturationPostoperative kidneyPrimary endpointAdult patientsMedian durationOrgan injurySerum troponinEndotracheal intubationGeneral anesthesiaKidney disease