2019
Post‐operative intensive care unit admission after elective non‐cardiac surgery: A single‐center analysis of the NSQIP database
Bruceta M, De Souza L, Carr ZJ, Bonavia A, Kunselman AR, Karamchandani K. Post‐operative intensive care unit admission after elective non‐cardiac surgery: A single‐center analysis of the NSQIP database. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2019, 64: 319-328. PMID: 31710692, DOI: 10.1111/aas.13504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesCritical CareDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePatient AdmissionPennsylvaniaPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRisk FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTertiary Care CentersConceptsElective non-cardiac surgeryPost-operative ICU admissionNon-cardiac surgeryIntensive care unitBody mass indexElevated body mass indexCurrent Procedural TerminologyICU admissionACS-NSQIPDisseminated cancerPost-operative intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionTertiary care academic medical centerLonger hospital lengthSurgery-specific characteristicsCare unit admissionObservational cohort studySingle-center analysisMultivariable logistic regressionICD-9 codesLonger procedure durationAcademic medical centerDisease billing codeHospital mortalityUnit admission
2018
Increased whole blood FFA2/GPR43 receptor expression is associated with increased 30-day survival in patients with sepsis
Carr ZJ, Van De Louw A, Fehr G, Li JD, Kunselman A, Ruiz-Velasco V. Increased whole blood FFA2/GPR43 receptor expression is associated with increased 30-day survival in patients with sepsis. BMC Research Notes 2018, 11: 41. PMID: 29338778, PMCID: PMC5771199, DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3165-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA expressionIntensive care unit admissionBlood white cell countCare unit admissionOdds of mortalityDiagnosis of sepsisBody mass indexIntensive care unitWhite cell countGPR43 expressionUnit admissionOne-unit increaseCare unitMass indexSignificant morbidityQuantitative real-time PCRGPR43 receptorInflammatory responseImmunomodulatory pathwaysReceptor 43Receptor expressionReal-time PCRSepsisCell countPatients