2018
Elevated preoperative blood pressures in adult surgical patients are highly predictive of elevated home blood pressures
Schonberger RB, Nwozuzu A, Zafar J, Chen E, Kigwana S, Monteiro MM, Charchaflieh J, Sophanphattana S, Dai F, Burg MM. Elevated preoperative blood pressures in adult surgical patients are highly predictive of elevated home blood pressures. International Journal Of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk And Prevention 2018, 12: 303-310. PMID: 29486981, PMCID: PMC5938112, DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2018.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated home blood pressuresHome blood pressureClinic blood pressureTreatment of hypertensionBlood pressurePositive predictive valuePresurgical assessmentPredictive valueDiastolic home blood pressureSystolic home blood pressureAmerican Heart Association guidelinesHome blood pressure monitorPreoperative blood pressurePreoperative pain scoreAdult surgical patientsHeart Association guidelinesDay of surgeryUpper arm deviceIndex clinic visitBlood pressure measurementsBlood pressure monitorAntihypertensive treatmentBP controlPain scoresClinic visits
2015
Balancing Model Performance and Simplicity to Predict Postoperative Primary Care Blood Pressure Elevation
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt CA, Burg MM. Balancing Model Performance and Simplicity to Predict Postoperative Primary Care Blood Pressure Elevation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 632-641. PMID: 26214552, PMCID: PMC4545382, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic blood pressureBlood pressureNet reclassification indexSurgical patientsReclassification indexLong-term cardiovascular morbidityBlood pressure thresholdBroader public health effortsPreoperative blood pressureBlood pressure elevationComplex logistic regression modelLong-term morbidityBlood pressure readingsPerioperative blood pressureOutpatient clinic followBlood pressure measurementsRole of anesthesiologistsPublic health effortsPossible beneficial effectsLongitudinal patient careLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular morbidityClinic followHypertension historyHypertensive range