Publications by authors named "James W Antonios"
Background: The objective of this study was to characterize practical use trends and outcomes for intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) and percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pVAD) use in cardiogenic shock at a national level.
Methods: An analysis of all adult patients admitted nonelectively for cardiogenic shock from January 2008 through December 2017 was performed using the National Inpatient Sample. Trends of inpatient IABP and pVAD use were analyzed using survey-weighted estimates and the modified Cochran-Armitage test for significance.
Background: This study examined the association of preoperative serum albumin with outcomes for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program was retrospectively analyzed from 2005 to 2016 for adult patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients were stratified into four groups: <3.
Article Synopsis
- Guidelines recommend keeping the preoperative international normalized ratio (INR) below 1.5 and this study analyzes how well INR predicts postoperative outcomes compared to the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD).
- The review included data from 58,177 adult patients who underwent open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy between 2005 and 2016, stratifying patients into various INR groups and examining 30-day mortality rates.
- The findings revealed that higher INR values were associated with increased mortality and bleeding risks, showing that INR is as effective as MELD in predicting these postoperative complications.
Background: Rising rates of hospitalization for infective endocarditis (IE) have been increasingly tied to rising injection drug use (IDU) associated with the opioid epidemic.
Objectives: This study analyzed recent trends in IDU-IE hospitalization and characterized outcomes and readmissions for IDU-IE patients.
Methods: The authors evaluated the National Readmissions Database (NRD) for IE cases between January 2010 and September 2015.