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
2023
Patient-, Clinician-, and Institution-level Variation in Inotrope Use for Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Analysis
Mathis M, Janda A, Kheterpal S, Schonberger R, Pagani F, Engoren M, Mentz G, Shook D, Muehlschlegel J, Cassidy R, Clark D, Colquhoun D, Freundlich R, Jewell E. Patient-, Clinician-, and Institution-level Variation in Inotrope Use for Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Analysis. Anesthesiology 2023, 139: 122-141. PMID: 37094103, PMCID: PMC10524016, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInotrope useCardiac surgeryHome medicationsAdjusted median odds ratioPulmonary circulation disordersAdult cardiac surgeryMechanical circulatory supportMedian odds ratioMedical school affiliationHome inotropesInotrope infusionInotrope therapyInotropic therapyCardiopulmonary bypassHeart failureMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeCirculatory supportBlack raceCirculation disordersOdds ratioCommunity hospitalObservational studySame patientPatients