2018
Perioperative Outcome in Geriatric Patients
Akhtar S. Perioperative Outcome in Geriatric Patients. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2018, 8: 232-237. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-018-0267-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNon-cardiac surgeryPerioperative outcomesOlder patientsNon-home dispositionEmergency general surgeryRate of complicationsIntensive care unitPostoperative admissionPostoperative mortalityPerioperative morbidityCancer resectionPerioperative careCardiac operationsCare unitGeriatric patientsGeneral surgeryHigh riskInvasive proceduresElderly individualsPatientsSurgeryOctogenariansMortalityOverall rateOutcomes
2010
Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events
Barash P, Akhtar S. Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2010, 105: i3-i15. PMID: 21148653, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsStent thrombosisRisk factorsPerioperative major adverse cardiovascular eventsContinuation of aspirinDual antiplatelet therapyNon-cardiac surgeryRisk of bleedingPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary blood flowMajor risk factorDominant risk factorBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsNeuraxial anesthetic techniquesHigh mortality rateClopidogrel therapyAntiplatelet therapyCoronary interventionEpidural haematomaElective surgeryAnesthetic techniqueMyocardial ischaemia