2024
Identifying Variation in Intraoperative Management of Brain-Dead Organ Donors and Opportunities for Improvement: A Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Analysis
Lele A, Vail E, O’Reilly-Shah V, DeGraw X, Domino K, Walters A, Fong C, Gomez C, Naik B, Mori M, Schonberger R, Deshpande R, Souter M, Mathis M. Identifying Variation in Intraoperative Management of Brain-Dead Organ Donors and Opportunities for Improvement: A Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Analysis. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraclass correlation coefficientMulticenter Perioperative Outcomes GroupOrgan procurement organization regionBrain-dead organ donorsNon-Hispanic whitesPoisson regression analysisOrgan procurement organizationsIntraoperative eventsUS hospitalsYears of ageMedication useIncidence of hypotensionOrgan donorsManagement of brain-dead donorsPrimary outcomeManagement of brain-dead organ donorsMixed-effects Poisson regression analysisIntravenous heparinVasoactive medicationsBrain-dead donorsMulticenter cohortIntraoperative managementTransplant outcomesCase volumeMm Hg
2016
A Retrospective Observational Study of Anesthetic Induction Dosing Practices in Female Elderly Surgical Patients: Are We Overdosing Older Patients?
Akhtar S, Heng J, Dai F, Schonberger RB, Burg MM. A Retrospective Observational Study of Anesthetic Induction Dosing Practices in Female Elderly Surgical Patients: Are We Overdosing Older Patients? Drugs & Aging 2016, 33: 737-746. PMID: 27581549, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-016-0394-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoses of fentanylOlder patientsFemale patientsInduction dosesGeneral anesthesiaObservational studyTertiary care academic hospitalElderly surgical patientsIncidence of hypotensionDose of propofolRetrospective observational studyOld female patientIntravenous anesthetic agentPost-induction hypotensionAge-associated differencesQuality improvement effortsResultsOlder patientsVasopressor therapyElderly patientsSurgical patientsYounger patientsBlood pressureHemodynamic outcomesASA-PSStudy designWe