2020
Regional Anesthesia is Underutilized for Carotid Endarterectomy Despite Improved Perioperative Outcomes Compared with General Anesthesia
Lumas S, Hsiang W, Akhtar S, Ochoa Chaar CI. Regional Anesthesia is Underutilized for Carotid Endarterectomy Despite Improved Perioperative Outcomes Compared with General Anesthesia. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 73: 336-343. PMID: 33373769, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.11.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramCarotid endarterectomyGeneral anesthesiaRegional anesthesiaImproved outcomesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOutcomes of CEASurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCombined end pointObstructive pulmonary diseaseChoice of anestheticQuality Improvement ProgramAnesthesia typeHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesBaseline characteristicsPatient characteristicsCarotid surgeryHeart failurePropensity matchingPulmonary diseaseGA patientsMyocardial infarctionAmerican College
2004
Assessment and management of patients with ischemic heart disease
Akhtar S, Silverman DG. Assessment and management of patients with ischemic heart disease. Critical Care Medicine 2004, 32: s126-s136. PMID: 15064671, DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000121576.73871.2d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart diseasePerioperative cardiac morbidityHeart diseaseCardiac morbidityNoncardiac surgeryPerioperative cardiovascular outcomesPreoperative evaluation processPerioperative myocardial infarctionManagement of patientsAlpha-2 agonistsCardiac-specific biomarkersAmerican Heart AssociationIntraoperative anesthetic techniqueReview of literatureCardiovascular outcomesPerioperative managementPharmacologic therapyPostoperative managementAnesthetic techniqueHeart AssociationHemodynamic controlJoint guidelinesMyocardial infarctionAmerican CollegeHemodynamic stress