2023
Patient-, Clinician-, and Institution-level Variation in Inotrope Use for Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Analysis
Mathis M, Janda A, Kheterpal S, Schonberger R, Pagani F, Engoren M, Mentz G, Shook D, Muehlschlegel J, Cassidy R, Clark D, Colquhoun D, Freundlich R, Jewell E. Patient-, Clinician-, and Institution-level Variation in Inotrope Use for Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Analysis. Anesthesiology 2023, 139: 122-141. PMID: 37094103, PMCID: PMC10524016, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiotonic AgentsDobutamineDopamineEpinephrineFemaleHumansIntraoperative CareMaleMiddle AgedMilrinoneMyocardial ContractionConceptsInotrope useCardiac surgeryHome medicationsAdjusted median odds ratioPulmonary circulation disordersAdult cardiac surgeryMechanical circulatory supportMedian odds ratioMedical school affiliationHome inotropesInotrope infusionInotrope therapyInotropic therapyCardiopulmonary bypassHeart failureMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeCirculatory supportBlack raceCirculation disordersOdds ratioCommunity hospitalObservational studySame patientPatients
2019
Preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash to reduce pneumonia after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bardia A, Blitz D, Dai F, Hersey D, Jinadasa S, Tickoo M, Schonberger RB. Preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash to reduce pneumonia after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 158: 1094-1100. PMID: 30826096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative chlorhexidine mouthwashChlorhexidine gluconate mouthwashPostoperative pneumoniaCardiac surgeryChlorhexidine mouthwashHealth care burdenQuality of evidenceComprehensive systematic searchRandom-effects modelPreoperative chlorhexidineRecommendations AssessmentCommon complicationPrimary outcomePreoperative protocolPatient morbidityRisk ratioPatient outcomesCare burdenReduced riskIndependent reviewersCumulative IndexPneumoniaNLM PubMedChlorhexidine gluconatePatients
2013
The Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study
Schonberger RB, Gilbertsen T, Dai F. The Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2013, 28: 247-254. PMID: 23962461, PMCID: PMC3926910, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAlgorithmsAtenololBiasCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesComorbidityComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalDatabases, FactualDrug TherapyHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMetoprololModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodObservational Studies as TopicPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalencePropensity ScoreRetrospective Studies