2023
Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections
Bardia A, Michel G, Farela A, Fisher C, Mori M, Huttler J, Lang A, Geirsson A, Schonberger R. Association of adherence to individual components of Society of Thoracic Surgeons cardiac surgery antibiotic guidelines and postoperative infections. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 2170-2176.e5. PMID: 37075942, PMCID: PMC10579454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight-adjusted dosingPostoperative infectionAntibiotic guidelinesIncidence of nonadherenceCoronary artery bypassTertiary care hospitalAssociation of adherenceCohort of patientsRetrospective observational studyPost-operative infectionIntraoperative redosingValvular surgeryAntibiotic timingArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationPostoperative complicationsPostoperative sepsisAdult patientsFirst doseAntibiotic choiceCardiac surgeryCardiopulmonary bypassCare hospitalDose adjustmentPrimary outcome
2021
Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65
Schonberger RB, Bardia A, Dai F, Michel G, Yanez D, Curtis JP, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N. Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2195-2209. PMID: 33788251, PMCID: PMC8373684, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPropofol induction dosesInduction dosesEndotracheal intubationGeneral anesthetic inductionPropofol induction dosePercent of patientsRetrospective observational studyLarge multicenter cohortSurgical patientsMulticenter cohortPropofol doseBolus doseGeneral anesthesiaInduction dosePropofol inductionPresent studyAnesthetic inductionDose administrationAdvanced agePatient variablesObservational studyProvider practicesAnaesthetic practiceClinical consequencesDosing decisions
2020
Prevalence of aberrant blood pressure readings across two automated intraoperative blood pressure monitoring systems among patients undergoing caesarean delivery.
Schonberger RB, Gonzalez-Fiol A, Fardelmann KL, Bardia A, Michel G, Dai F, Banack T, Alian A. Prevalence of aberrant blood pressure readings across two automated intraoperative blood pressure monitoring systems among patients undergoing caesarean delivery. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2020, 26: 78-83. PMID: 33234814, PMCID: PMC8715608, DOI: 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure readingsCaesarean deliveryBP readingsMultivariable logistic regression analysisPressure readingsCesarean delivery patientsComparable patient cohortsIntraoperative blood pressureRetrospective observational studySame surgical procedurePre-specified covariatesLogistic regression analysisBlood pressureDelivery patientsSimilar patientsPatient cohortSurgical centersBP measurementsBP monitoring systemObservational studyBP monitorInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresRelative oddsPatientsAn Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults
Chen EY, Michel G, Zhou B, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 2020, 37: 435-446. PMID: 32300966, PMCID: PMC7359723, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00760-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPostinduction hypotensionGeneral anesthesiaPresent cohortPostoperative acute kidney injuryLarge tertiary teaching hospitalOlder adultsFrailty of patientsGynecologic oncology surgeryImmediate hemodynamic effectsPropofol induction dosesPercentage of patientsRetrospective observational studyTertiary teaching hospitalPerioperative vital signsHigher propofol dosesFemale older adultsAKI associationInotrope administrationKidney injurySurgical populationHemodynamic effectsDose adjustmentPrimary outcomeFemale patients