Publications by authors named "John Eschert"
Industry funds nearly two-thirds of US healthcare research, and industry-sponsorship may produce more favorable research results and conclusions. Medical students report feeling inadequately prepared to avoid negative industry influence. Research of educational interventions that educate students on the potential effects of industry influence is lacking, and no interventions have demonstrated long-term benefit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhanced Recovery After Surgery Is Associated With Reduced Hospital Length of Stay after Urgent or Emergency Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery at an Urban, Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis With Propensity Score Matching.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to determine if Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) led to shorter hospital stays for patients undergoing urgent or emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) by comparing pre- and post-ERAS outcomes.
- - Data from 1,012 patients revealed that post-ERAS patients had a reduced length of stay (LOS) of about 2 days and showed improvements in extubation rates and ventilation times, with no adverse effects on other complications.
- - The results support the implementation of ERAS protocols in CABG surgeries, as they effectively decrease LOS while maintaining patient safety and recovery quality.
Objectives: To evaluate whether enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol implementation was associated with improved outcomes and decreased racial and ethnic outcome disparities after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Design: A retrospective analysis of an institutional CABG database with propensity-score matching.
Setting: At a single tertiary care teaching hospital.