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Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPHHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Verified email at mgh.harvard.edu Cited by 14923 |
[HTML][HTML] Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study
D Nepogodiev, A Bhangu, JC Glasbey, E Li, OM Omar… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during …
on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during …
[HTML][HTML] Beirut ammonium nitrate blast: analysis, review, and recommendations
A massive chemical detonation occurred on August 4, 2020 in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon.
An uncontrolled fire in an adjacent warehouse ignited~ 2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate …
An uncontrolled fire in an adjacent warehouse ignited~ 2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate …
Description and impact of a comprehensive multispecialty multidisciplinary intervention to decrease opioid prescribing in surgery
Methods: A multispecialty multidisciplinary initiative was designed to change the culture of
postoperative opioid prescribing, including: consensus-built opioid guidelines for 42 …
postoperative opioid prescribing, including: consensus-built opioid guidelines for 42 …
[HTML][HTML] Opioid misuse: a review of the main issues, challenges, and strategies
In the United States, from 1999 to 2019, opioid overdose, either regularly prescribed or
illegally acquired, was the cause of death for nearly 500,000 people. In addition to this …
illegally acquired, was the cause of death for nearly 500,000 people. In addition to this …
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
COVIDSurg Collaborative… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Peri‐operative SARS‐CoV‐2 infection increases postoperative mortality. The aim
of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in …
of this study was to determine the optimal duration of planned delay before surgery in …
[HTML][HTML] Elective cancer surgery in COVID-19–free surgical pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international, multicenter, comparative cohort study
JC Glasbey, D Nepogodiev, JFF Simoes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
RESULTS Of 9,171 patients from 447 hospitals in 55 countries, 2,481 were operated on in
COVID-19–free surgical pathways. Patients who underwent surgery within COVID-19–free …
COVID-19–free surgical pathways. Patients who underwent surgery within COVID-19–free …
Gastrointestinal complications in critically ill patients with COVID-19
Extrapulmonary disease has been observed in patients with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). 1–3 We describe here the gastrointestinal (GI) complications of patients with …
(COVID-19). 1–3 We describe here the gastrointestinal (GI) complications of patients with …
Surgical risk is not linear: derivation and validation of a novel, user-friendly, and machine-learning-based predictive optimal trees in emergency surgery risk (POTTER) …
D Bertsimas, J Dunn, GC Velmahos… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: All ES patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality
Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2007 to 2013 database were included (derivation …
Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2007 to 2013 database were included (derivation …
Opioids after surgery in the United States versus the rest of the world: the International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing (iPOP) multicenter study
HMA Kaafarani, K Han, M El Moheb… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing study compares postoperative
opioid prescribing patterns in the United States (US) versus the rest of the world. Summary …
opioid prescribing patterns in the United States (US) versus the rest of the world. Summary …
Adequate nutrition may get you home: effect of caloric/protein deficits on the discharge destination of critically ill surgical patients
Background: Macronutrient deficit in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with
worse in‐hospital outcomes. We hypothesized that increased caloric and protein deficit is …
worse in‐hospital outcomes. We hypothesized that increased caloric and protein deficit is …