2020
Agreement Between the Mini-Cog in the Preoperative Clinic and on the Day of Surgery and Association With Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium: A Cohort Study of Cognitive Screening in Older Adults.
Tiwary N, Treggiari MM, Yanez ND, Kirsch JR, Tekkali P, Taylor CC, Schenning KJ. Agreement Between the Mini-Cog in the Preoperative Clinic and on the Day of Surgery and Association With Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium: A Cohort Study of Cognitive Screening in Older Adults. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 132: 1112-1119. PMID: 33002933, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia Recovery PeriodAnesthesia, GeneralCognitionCognitive DysfunctionElective Surgical ProceduresEmergence DeliriumFemaleHumansMaleMental Status and Dementia TestsPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPostanesthesia care unitMini-Cog scorePACU deliriumDay of surgeryTimes higher oddsNormal cognitive functionCohort studyCognitive impairmentMini-CogPostoperative deliriumCognitive functionPreoperative clinicHigher oddsPatients meeting eligibility criteriaPostanesthesia Care Unit DeliriumShort Confusion Assessment MethodConfusion Assessment MethodOlder surgical patientsProspective cohort studyAnesthesiologists physical statusMultivariable logistic regressionMeeting eligibility criteriaSubjective memory impairmentOdds ratio analysisOlder patientsRandomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Harris WM, Treggiari MM, LeBlanc A, Giacomuzzi C, You JJ, Muralidaran A, Shen I. Randomized Pilot Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2020, 11: 452-458. PMID: 32645767, DOI: 10.1177/2150135120923627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgery patientsAcute normovolemic hemodilutionCardiac surgery patientsSecondary end pointsSurgery patientsEnd pointPostoperative outcomesUsual careBlood transfusionCardiac surgeryNormovolemic hemodilutionHeart surgeryBlood productsPilot trialPediatric heart surgery patientsMarkers of morbidityAllogenic blood transfusionPrimary end pointHeart surgery patientsLong-term morbidityBlood conservation strategiesWorse postoperative outcomesPediatric heart surgeryIntensive care unitBlood component therapy
2016
Preoperative Consultations
Thilen SR, Wijeysundera DN, Treggiari MM. Preoperative Consultations. Anesthesiology Clinics 2016, 34: 17-33. PMID: 26927736, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareHumansPerioperative CarePreoperative CareReferral and ConsultationSurgical Procedures, OperativeConceptsPreoperative consultationHigh-risk patientsSignificant practice variationPreoperative consultsMajor surgeryConsultation ratesPostoperative carePreoperative assessmentPractice variationSurgical teamImportant interventionAppropriate useConsultationUse of consultationMost benefitRational approachValue-based servicesNew payment methodologyAnesthesiaPatientsSurgeryPayment methodologyConsults
2014
Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
Thilen SR, Treggiari MM, Lange JM, Lowy E, Weaver EM, Wijeysundera DN. Preoperative Consultations for Medicare Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 380-388. PMID: 24366269, PMCID: PMC4167873, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative consultationCataract surgeryHierarchical logistic regression modelingPatients 66 yearsElective surgical proceduresLogistic regression modelingIndex surgeryCohort studyEntire cohortElective proceduresSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryMedicare Part BAnesthesia providersNational random sampleUrban residenceTemporal trendsRegression modelingConsultationCohortFacility typeSuch consultationsClear guidelines