2022
Outcomes of Anesthesiologist-Led Care of Patients Following Liver Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ferrer C, Mokuolu D, Lin H, Ouyang Y, Schiano T, Wang R, Afonin D, Florman S, Tanella A, Katz D, DeMaria S, Smith N. Outcomes of Anesthesiologist-Led Care of Patients Following Liver Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 458-467. PMID: 35792038, PMCID: PMC9186534, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantationOne-year graft survivalOne-year patient survivalUrban tertiary care centerKaplan-Meier survival analysisLiver transplant patientsOrthotopic liver transplantationOutcomes of patientsTertiary care centerPostanesthesia care unitProportional hazards regressionDate of procedureSignificant differencesCOVID-19 pandemicGraft survivalHospital lengthICU lengthTransplant patientsAdult patientsCare unitHazards regressionPatient survivalCare centerTreatment weightingPatients
2020
Use of Provider Scorecards to Improve Early Postoperative Recovery—Initial Implementation Study
Khadge SD, Tanella A, Mtuke F, Deiner S, Hyman JB. Use of Provider Scorecards to Improve Early Postoperative Recovery—Initial Implementation Study. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2020, 43: 240-248. PMID: 33306521, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge tertiary care academic centerTertiary care academic centerSevere postoperative painHealthy adult patientsImmediate postoperative recoveryIntraoperative anesthetic techniquePatient-centered measuresQuality of recoveryImplementation studyAmbulatory surgery casesPostoperative opioidsNonopioid analgesicsPostoperative painAdult patientsPostoperative recoveryGeneral anesthesiaAnesthetic techniqueSurgery casesAcademic centersRetrospective dataAnesthesiologistsRegional blocksSurgical specialtiesRecovery timeAntiemetics