2021
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Farrington WJ, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Lau C, Hameed I, Iannacone EM, Ivascu NS, Mick SL, Gaudino MF, Girardi LN. Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Seminars In Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 34: 182-188. PMID: 33444770, PMCID: PMC7801821, DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryCOVID-19 pandemicPerioperative COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 negative patientsEmergency cardiac surgeryProper infection controlCardiac surgical careRecovery of patientsCardiac surgery outcomesCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19Preoperative demographicsHospital stayOperative mortalityAdult patientsNegative patientsPostoperative followPostoperative outcomesCardiopulmonary bypassMedian ageIntraoperative findingsPatient selectionMedian lengthSingle institutionInstitutional database
2020
Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis
Khan FM, Naik A, Hameed I, Robinson NB, Spadaccio C, Rahouma M, Yongle R, Demetres M, Chen H, Chang M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 1941-1949. PMID: 32504596, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsCerebrospinal fluid drainsOpen repairOperative mortalitySpinal cord injuryAortic aneurysmLate mortalityRespiratory failureRenal failureCord injuryMyocardial infarctionGeneric inverse variance methodFluid drainsHigh operative mortalityLow operative mortalityInverse variance methodThoracic aortic aneurysmSystematic literature searchPostoperative strokeOperative deathsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative outcomesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePooled rateEffect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement
Robinson NB, Hameed I, Naik A, Ishtiaq MF, Rahouma M, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Effect of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Outcomes of Ascending Aorta Replacement. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 2041-2046. PMID: 32343949, PMCID: PMC7799918, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse eventsAorta replacementOperative mortalityConcomitant CABGRisk of MAEsConcomitant coronary artery bypassCoronary artery bypass graftEnd pointConcomitant coronary revascularizationPreoperative pulmonary dysfunctionPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsCoronary artery bypassPerioperative myocardial infarctionArtery bypass graftOnly independent predictorHigh-volume centersAscending Aorta ReplacementCABG groupArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPulmonary dysfunctionUnadjusted incidenceAdverse eventsPostoperative outcomes
2019
Cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis
Hameed I, Rahouma M, Khan FM, Wingo M, Demetres M, Tam DY, Lau C, Iannacone EM, Di Franco A, Palaniappan A, Anderson H, Fremes SE, Girardi LN, Gaudino M. Cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: 18-31. PMID: 30902473, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestAntegrade cerebral perfusionRetrograde cerebral perfusionHypothermic circulatory arrestAortic arch surgeryCerebral perfusionCirculatory arrestArch surgeryPostoperative strokeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeBilateral antegrade cerebral perfusionGeneric inverse variance methodCerebral protection strategiesCirculatory arrest durationTransient neurologic deficitsOperative mortality rateBetter postoperative outcomesInverse variance methodSystematic literature searchCerebral protectionOperative mortalityRespiratory complicationsNeurologic deficitsPostoperative outcomes