2022
Controversies in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
Shaw A, Guinn N, Brown J, Arora R, Lobdell K, Grant M, Gan T, Engelman D. Controversies in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery. Perioperative Medicine 2022, 11: 19. PMID: 35477446, PMCID: PMC9047268, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-022-00250-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac surgeryEnhanced recoveryStandardized perioperative careAcute kidney injuryGoal-directed therapyPatient blood managementEvidence-based best practicesSignificant evidence gapsAnalgesic reductionKidney injuryOverall morbidityPerioperative carePatient-centric carePreventable morbidityMyocardial protectionBlood managementOperative techniqueEvidence gapsPerioperative medicineSurgeryOperating roomQuality InitiativeMorbidityMortalitySignificant controversy
2020
Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 447-451. PMID: 32689700, PMCID: PMC7185923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthOperating RoomsPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRecovery RoomRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2VirulenceAdult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 707-711. PMID: 32353440, PMCID: PMC7185911, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research