2023
Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Cardiac Surgical Patients: Part 2
Makkad B, Heinke T, Sheriffdeen R, Khatib D, Brodt J, Meng M, Grant M, Kachulis B, Popescu W, Wu C, Bollen B. Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Cardiac Surgical Patients: Part 2. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2023, 137: 26-47. PMID: 37326862, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative pain managementCardiac surgical patientsCardiac surgeryPain managementPractice advisorySurgical patientsEffective postoperative pain controlMultimodal analgesic strategyPostoperative pain controlPain management strategiesCardiac surgical proceduresPreoperative patient evaluationMeaningful patient outcomesHealth care costsAnalgesic strategiesMultimodal analgesicsOpioid exposurePain controlPerioperative usePostoperative distressFunctional recoveryPatient evaluationPatient outcomesRegional techniquesSurgical proceduresPractice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Part 1
Makkad B, Heinke T, Sheriffdeen R, Khatib D, Brodt J, Meng M, Grant M, Kachulis B, Popescu W, Wu C, Bollen B. Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Part 1. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2023, 137: 2-25. PMID: 37079466, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative pain managementThoracic surgical patientsPain managementThoracic surgerySurgical patientsPractice advisoryEffective postoperative pain controlMultimodal analgesic strategyPostoperative pain controlPersistent postoperative painPain management strategiesPreoperative patient evaluationRelevant patient outcomesThoracic surgical proceduresAnalgesic strategiesMultimodal analgesicsOpioid exposurePain controlPostoperative painPerioperative usePostoperative distressFunctional recoveryPatient evaluationPatient outcomesRegional techniques
2022
2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Isselbacher E, Preventza O, Hamilton Black J, Augoustides J, Beck A, Bolen M, Braverman A, Bray B, Brown-Zimmerman M, Chen E, Collins T, DeAnda A, Fanola C, Girardi L, Hicks C, Hui D, Schuyler Jones W, Kalahasti V, Kim K, Milewicz D, Oderich G, Ogbechie L, Promes S, Gyang Ross E, Schermerhorn M, Singleton Times S, Tseng E, Wang G, Woo Y, Faxon D, Upchurch G, Aday A, Azizzadeh A, Boisen M, Hawkins B, Kramer C, Luc J, MacGillivray T, Malaisrie S, Osteen K, Patel H, Patel P, Popescu W, Rodriguez E, Sorber R, Tsao P, Santos Volgman A. 2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2022, 146: e334-e482. PMID: 36322642, PMCID: PMC9876736, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of aortic diseasesAortic diseaseACC/AHA guidelinesLong-term surveillance of patientsBicuspid aortic valve diseaseAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeThoracic aortic diseaseSurveillance of patientsManagement of patientsAortic valve diseaseLong-term surveillanceCare of patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseComprehensive literature searchFamily screeningComprehensive careSurgical treatmentMedical therapyAHA/ACC guidelinesValve diseaseArtery diseaseCochrane LibraryPatientsIntervention volumeWriting committee
2018
Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Brunelli A, Cerfolio RJ, Gonzalez M, Ljungqvist O, Petersen RH, Popescu WM, Slinger PD, Naidu B. Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2018, 55: 91-115. PMID: 30304509, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recoveryPerioperative managementLung surgeryThoracic surgeryConsensus recommendationsSurgery SocietyEarlier chest drain removalAvailable evidenceOpioid-sparing analgesiaPostoperative organ dysfunctionRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisEuropean SocietyHigh-risk patientsOptimal perioperative managementPerioperative care pathwaysChest drain removalHigh-level evidenceShort-acting anestheticsNon-randomized studiesPrevention of hypothermiaLarge non-randomized studiesGood quality studiesBest available evidenceAvoidance of fasting
2013
Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy
Oprea AD, Popescu WM. Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2013, 111: i3-i17. PMID: 24335397, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular thrombotic eventsAntiplatelet agentsAntiplatelet medicationsThrombotic eventsPerioperative antiplatelet managementFirst-line therapyPreferred therapeutic strategyNovel antiplatelet drugsRisk stratification analysesDifferent pharmacological propertiesAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular eventsPerioperative managementSurgical bleedingAntiplatelet drugsAntiplatelet managementTherapeutic pathwaysTherapeutic strategiesStratification analysisInterventional proceduresPerioperative teamPharmacokinetic propertiesPharmacological propertiesMajor causeMedicationsADP-Receptor Inhibitors in the Perioperative Period: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Oprea AD, Popescu WM. ADP-Receptor Inhibitors in the Perioperative Period: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2013, 27: 779-795. PMID: 23648080, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosineCardiac Surgical ProceduresClopidogrelHemorrhageHumansPerioperative CarePiperazinesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPrasugrel HydrochloridePurinergic P2Y Receptor AntagonistsReceptors, Purinergic P2Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12Surgical Procedures, OperativeThiophenesTicagrelorTiclopidineTreatment OutcomeFluid management in thoracic surgery
Assaad S, Popescu W, Perrino A. Fluid management in thoracic surgery. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2013, 26: 31-39. PMID: 23262471, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32835c5cf5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryAcute lung injuryLung resection surgeryResection surgeryThoracic surgeryFluid managementDevelopment of AKIDevelopment of ALIGoal-directed therapy protocolInadequate fluid resuscitationAdequate fluid managementCurrent available dataBaby lungKidney injuryPerioperative riskTissue hypoperfusionLung injuryFluid resuscitationFluid administrationSurgeryTherapy protocolsRestrictive protocolInjuryRecent findingsCapillary glycocalyx
2011
A Pilot Study of Patients With Clinically Severe Obesity Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: Evidence for Impaired Cardiac Performance
Popescu WM, Bell R, Duffy AJ, Katz KH, Perrino AC. A Pilot Study of Patients With Clinically Severe Obesity Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: Evidence for Impaired Cardiac Performance. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2011, 25: 943-949. PMID: 21232976, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnesthesia, InhalationBlood PressureCardiac OutputEchocardiographyEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleGastric BypassHeart DiseasesHeart Function TestsHeart RateHemodynamicsHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveObesity, MorbidPilot ProjectsPneumoperitoneum, ArtificialPostureStroke VolumeVascular ResistanceConceptsDiastolic dysfunctionAbdominal insufflationCardiac performanceSystolic dysfunctionSevere obesityHeart diseaseLaparoscopic surgeryLaparoscopic gastric bypass surgerySingle-center university hospitalReverse Trendelenburg positionSignificant heart diseaseGastric bypass surgeryTotal systemic resistanceArterial blood pressureCoronary artery diseaseEffects of pneumoperitoneumInduction of anesthesiaFractional area changeImpaired cardiac performanceRelative young ageSurgical pneumoperitoneumBypass surgeryDiastolic functionObese patientsArtery disease
2003
Increased leukocyte-platelet adhesion in patients with graft occlusion after peripheral vascular surgery
Esposito CJ, Popescu WM, Rinder HM, Schwartz JJ, Smith BR, Rinder CS. Increased leukocyte-platelet adhesion in patients with graft occlusion after peripheral vascular surgery. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2003, 90: 1128-1134. PMID: 14652647, DOI: 10.1160/th03-04-0226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular diseasePeripheral vascular surgeryGraft occlusionLeukocyte-platelet adhesionOcclusion groupPlatelet turnoverVascular surgeryPMN activationPeripheral vascular surgery patientsLower extremity peripheral vascular diseaseEtiology of thrombosisVascular surgery patientsLate graft occlusionEarly postoperative periodSurface CD11b expressionProgression of atherosclerosisGraft lossPVD patientsGraft patientsPostoperative dayPostoperative periodSurgery patientsAcute thrombosisGraft patencyVascular disease