Publications by authors named "K Kolodzie"
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- The study investigates disparities in opioid prescriptions for racial and ethnic minorities, particularly focusing on patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) after hip and knee surgeries.
- It analyzes data from over 4,000 patients at an urban medical center between 2015 and 2019, assessing how race and language status affect pain management in the first 24 hours post-surgery.
- Results indicate that non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander patients received significantly fewer opioids compared to other racial groups, highlighting inequalities in postoperative pain management based on sociodemographic factors.
Background: The post-operative course after Liver Transplantation (LT) can be complicated by early allograft dysfunction (EAD), primary nonfunction (PNF) and death. A lactate concentration at the end of transplant of ≥5 mmol/L was recently proposed as a predictive marker of PNF, EAD, and mortality; this study aimed to validate these previous reports in a large single center cohort.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included adult liver transplant recipients who received grafts from deceased donors at our center between June 2012 and May 2021.
Introduction: In 2013, a new liver transplant allocation policy (Share 35) aimed to reduce waitlist-mortality was introduced in the United States. Regional organ sharing for recipients with a MELD score of ≥35 was prioritized over local allocation to those with lower MELD scores. Our aim was to assess the changes in perioperative mortality following the introduction of Share 35 as well as changes in patients' short-term 7-day survival, patients discharged alive and 1-year survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Increasing wildfire activity worldwide has led to exposure to poor air quality and numerous detrimental health impacts. This study hypothesized an association between exposure to poor air quality from wildfire smoke and adverse respiratory events under general anesthesia in pediatric patients.
Methods: This was a single-center retrospective double-cohort study examining two significant wildfire events in Northern California.