2016
Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Hicks C, Canner J, Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Black J, Malas M. Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 838-45. PMID: 27192100, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFactors associated with in-hospital mortalityIn-hospital mortalityOpen AAA repairEndovascular AAA repairElective AAA repairAssociated with mortalityHospital-level risk factorsAAA repairPatient- and hospital-level factorsGeneral surgery mortalityHospital-level factorsPatient-level factorsHospital bed sizeHospital case volumeProportion of institutionsAssociated with in-hospital mortalityIn-hospital mortality outcomesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigh-volume aortic centersAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairElective open AAA repairInpatient Sample databaseEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairTeaching statusPatient referral
2015
Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting
Obeid T, Arhuidese I, Gaidry A, Qazi U, Abularrage C, Goodney P, Cronenwett J, Malas M. Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 63: 363-369. PMID: 26526052, PMCID: PMC5292260, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplastyCarotid Artery DiseasesChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHemodynamicsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioProtective FactorsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCarotid artery stentingBeta-blocker usePostprocedural hypertensionPostprocedural hypotensionBeta-blockersArtery stentingAssociated with postprocedural hypotensionEffect of preoperative medicationOutcomes of carotid artery stentingPredictors of postoperative strokeAssociated with lower strokeSelection of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelDistal embolic protection useVascular Quality InitiativeMyocardial infarction rateGranular clinical dataMultiple controlled trialsPreoperative medicationsPostoperative strokeBeta blockersPeriprocedural stroke/deathStroke/death rateLogistic regression modelsStroke/death risk