2024
Protective mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients after surgery
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Arevalo J, Grant M. Protective mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients after surgery. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2024 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitVentilator-induced lung injuryLung protective strategyCritically ill patientsMechanical ventilationCare unitLung injurySurgical patientsFast-track extubation protocolOpen-lung ventilation strategyIll patientsRisk of ventilator-induced lung injuryHigh-flow nasal cannulaHigh-risk surgical patientsOpen lung ventilationOperating roomNoninvasive ventilation supportProtective mechanical ventilationPositive-end expiratory pressureAcute lung injuryMechanically ventilated patientsStandard of careThoracic surgeryNasal cannulaRetrospective study
2022
Controversies in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery
Shaw A, Guinn N, Brown J, Arora R, Lobdell K, Grant M, Gan T, Engelman D. Controversies in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery. Perioperative Medicine 2022, 11: 19. PMID: 35477446, PMCID: PMC9047268, DOI: 10.1186/s13741-022-00250-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac surgeryEnhanced recoveryStandardized perioperative careAcute kidney injuryGoal-directed therapyPatient blood managementEvidence-based best practicesSignificant evidence gapsAnalgesic reductionKidney injuryOverall morbidityPerioperative carePatient-centric carePreventable morbidityMyocardial protectionBlood managementOperative techniqueEvidence gapsPerioperative medicineSurgeryOperating roomQuality InitiativeMorbidityMortalitySignificant controversy
2020
Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic: Aggressive infection mitigation strategies are necessary in the operating room and surgical recovery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 447-451. PMID: 32689700, PMCID: PMC7185923, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCardiac Surgical ProceduresConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHeart DiseasesHumansInfection ControlInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-PatientOccupational HealthOperating RoomsPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralRecovery RoomRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2VirulenceAdult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery
Engelman D, Lother S, George I, Funk D, Ailawadi G, Atluri P, Grant M, Haft J, Hassan A, Legare J, Whitman G, Arora R, Force T. Adult Cardiac Surgery and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Aggressive Infection Mitigation Strategies Are Necessary in the Operating Room and Surgical Recovery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 707-711. PMID: 32353440, PMCID: PMC7185911, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research