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ArticleSeminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia2023

Should All Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery Be Managed by Cardiothoracic Fellowship-Trained Anesthesiologists?

Meena Bhatia, Christopher J Scheiber, Simrat Arora, Chelsea Gustafson, Ian Funk, Craig Grosshuesch, Carter Simmers, Quefeng Li, Yutong Liu, Alan M Smeltz

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Article in Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Meena BhatiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7840-4385
Christopher J ScheiberDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Simrat AroraDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Chelsea GustafsonDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Ian FunkDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1831-6356
Craig GrosshueschDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6243-2122
Carter SimmersDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Quefeng LiDepartment of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Yutong LiuDepartment of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Alan M SmeltzDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9623-524X
University of North Carolina Hospitals · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USVanderbilt University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify differences in practice patterns and outcomes related to the induction of general anesthesia for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) performed by anesthesiologists who have completed a cardiothoracic fellowship (CTA group) vs those who have not (non-CTA group).

designRetrospective study with propensity score matching.

settingOperating room.

participantsAll adult patients with PH undergoing general anesthesia requiring intubation at a single academic center over 5 years.

interventionsPatient baseline characteristics, peri-induction management variables, post-induction mean arterial pressure (MAP), and other outcomes were compared between CTA and non-CTA groups. METHODS AND MAIN

resultsFollowing propensity scoring matching, 402 patients were included in the final model, 100 in the CTA group and 302 in the non-CTA group. Also following matching, only cases of mild to moderate PH without right ventricular dysfunction remained in the analysis. Matched groups were overall statistically similar with respect to baseline characteristics; however, there was a greater incidence of higher ASA class (

conclusionsThese results provide early evidence to suggest the induction of general anesthesia of patients with non-severe PH disease can be comparably managed by either anesthesiologists with or without a cardiothoracic fellowship. However, these findings should be confirmed in a prospective study.

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AnesthesiologistsHypertension, PulmonaryAdultAnesthesia, GeneralFellowships and ScholarshipsHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective Studiescardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowshipnon-cardiac surgerypost-induction hypotensionpractice patternspulmonary hypertension

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