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Tracheal, Lung, and Diaphragmatic Applications of M-Mode Ultrasonography in Anesthesiology and Critical Care.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Today, proficiency in cardiopulmonary ultrasound is considered essential for anesthesiologists and critical care physicians. Conventional 2-dimensional images, however, do not permit optimal characterization of specific conditions (eg, diaphragmatic paralysis, major atelectasis, and pneumothorax) that may have relevant clinical implications in crit...

Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients: A Case ...

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Anesthetic Considerations in a Patient With LVAD and COVID-19 Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Increased survival with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) has led to a large number of patients with LVADs presenting for noncardiac surgeries (NCS). With studies showing that a trained noncardiac anesthesiologist can safely manage these patients when they present for NCS, it is vital that all anesthesiologists understand the LVAD physiology a...

Preoperative Opioid Use Disorder Is Associated With Poorer Outcomes After Coronary Bypass and Valve Surgery: A Multistat...

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

To determine the effect of preoperative opioid use disorder (OUD) on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and heart valve surgery. Retrospective, observational study using data from the State Inpatient Database and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Inpatient data from Florida, California, N...

Hemodynamic Monitoring Options in COVID-19.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Etiology and Risk Factors for Extubation Failure in Low Birth Weight Infants Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

The aim of the present study was to explore the etiology and risk factors of extubation failure (ExF) in low birth weight (LBW) infants undergoing congenital heart surgery. Retrospective, comparative study. A Cantonese cardiac center in China. The cases of all LBW infants undergoing congenital heart surgery admitted to the authors' neonatal intensi...

Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Coding Variants Are Associated With Creatinine Rise After Cardiac Surgery.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication of cardiac surgery that is considerably more common in African Americans (1.5-fold). Although homozygous status for apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk alleles is associated with chronic kidney disease in individuals of African ancestry, whether these coding variants confer AKI risk is unknown. The present stu...

Critical Care During the Coronavirus Crisis-Reflections on the Roles of Anesthesiologists in Meeting the Challenges of t...

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Hemodynamic Complications During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices...

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

Insurance Status and Socioeconomic Factors Affect Early Mortality After Cardiac Valve Surgery.

Published in Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

To characterize the effects markers of socioeconomic status (SES), including race and ethnicity, health insurance status, and median household income by zip code on in-patient mortality after cardiac valve surgery. Retrospective cohort study of adult valve surgery patients included in the State Inpatient Databases and Healthcare Cost and Utilizatio...