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
2006
Ischemic Heart Disease
Akhtar S. Ischemic Heart Disease. Anesthesiology Clinics 2006, 24: 461-485. PMID: 17240602, DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLee Cardiac Risk IndexACC/AHA guidelinesPerioperative cardiac riskPreoperative coronary revascularizationStructured management protocolCardiac Risk IndexPostoperative myocardial injuryIntraoperative anesthetic managementIschemic heart diseaseAlpha-2 agonistsLong-term outcomesRole of biomarkersNumber of patientsCoronary revascularizationNoncardiac surgeryPerioperative morbidityPostoperative morbidityAHA guidelinesAnesthetic managementCardiac riskPostoperative managementPostoperative phaseRisk stratificationMyocardial injuryHemodynamic control