Publications by authors named "K E Wehberg"
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- A 56-year-old man hospitalized for COVID-19 developed a fatal case of pneumonia linked to mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection.
- He had been treated with immunosuppressants methylprednisolone and tocilizumab, which likely increased his risk for developing this infection.
- The case highlights the importance of monitoring for mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
Objectives: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) may have advantages in the elderly. Although proven safe, it remains unclear whether OPCAB provides a short-term survival benefit in octogenarians. We sought to compare outcomes using propensity matching between OPCAB and conventional surgery in a statewide database.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) grafting in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting remains controversial. Our study compared morbidity and mortality between (1) diabetic and nondiabetic BIMA patients and (2) diabetic BIMA versus diabetic patients who underwent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafting only.
Methods: Patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting from July 2011 to June 2016 at any of the 10 Maryland Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative centers were propensity scored across 16 variables.
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- The study investigated the impact of receiving 1 unit of red blood cells (RBCs) on outcomes for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Maryland.
- Researchers analyzed data from 10,877 CABG patients between 2011 and 2016, finding that 9% received a discretionary transfusion.
- Results showed that patients who did not receive RBCs had better 30-day survival rates and shorter hospital stays, suggesting that limiting discretionary transfusions could enhance patient outcomes.
Objective: : We evaluated the initial results of a fast-track discharge protocol for patients undergoing minimally invasive transmyocardial revascularization (MiTMR).
Methods: : Fifteen male patients, aged 64.5 ± 9.