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Intraoperative Fraction of Inspired Oxygen Is a Modifiable Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection after Spinal Surgery by MARAGAKIS, Lisa L, COSGROVE, Sara E, MARTINEZ, Elizabeth A, TUCKER, Margaret G, COHEN, David B, PERL, Trish M

“…Surgical site infections (SSI) after spinal surgery increase morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay, and costs. Most previously identified risk factors…”
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Pilot Implementation of a Perioperative Protocol to Guide Operating Room–to–Intensive Care Unit Patient Handoffs by Petrovic, Michelle A., MD, Aboumatar, Hanan, MPH, MD, Baumgartner, William A., MD, Ulatowski, John A., MBA, MD, PhD, Moyer, Jenny, RN, BSN, Chang, Tracy Y., MHS, Camp, Melissa S., MPH, MD, Kowalski, Janet, MD, Senger, Carolyn M., MD, Martinez, Elizabeth A., MD, MHS

“…Objectives Perioperative handoffs are a particularly high-risk period given patients' postprocedural physiology, their physical transport through the hospital,…”
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Safety Culture in Cardiac Surgical Teams: Data From Five Programs and National Surgical Comparison by Marsteller, Jill A., PhD, MPP, Wen, Mei, PhD, Hsu, Yea-Jen, PhD, Bauer, Laura C., MPH, Schwann, Nanette M., MD, Young, Christopher J., MD, Sanchez, Juan A., MD, MPA, Errett, Nicole A., MSPH, Gurses, Ayse P., PhD, Thompson, David A., DNS, MS, Wahr, Joyce A., MD, Martinez, Elizabeth A., MD, MHS

“…Background Little is known about safety culture in the area of cardiac surgery as compared with other types of surgery. The unique features of cardiac surgical…”
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Cardiac troponin I predicts short-term mortality in vascular surgery patients by Kim, Lauren J, Martinez, Elizabeth A, Faraday, Nauder, Dorman, Todd, Fleisher, Lee A, Perler, Bruce A, Williams, G Melville, Chan, Daniel, Pronovost, Peter J

“…Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a highly sensitive and specific marker for myocardial injury that predicts outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes…”
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Signatures of the Evolution of Parthenogenesis and Cryptobiosis in the Genomes of Panagrolaimid Nematodes by Schiffer, Philipp H., Danchin, Etienne G.J., Burnell, Ann M., Creevey, Christopher J., Wong, Simon, Dix, Ilona, O'Mahony, Georgina, Culleton, Bridget A., Rancurel, Corinne, Stier, Gary, Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A., Marconi, Aleksandra, Trivedi, Urmi, Kroiher, Michael, Thorne, Michael A.S., Schierenberg, Einhard, Wiehe, Thomas, Blaxter, Mark

“…Most animal species reproduce sexually and fully parthenogenetic lineages are usually short lived in evolution. Still, parthenogenesis may be advantageous as…”
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The perioperative handoff protocol: evaluating impacts on handoff defects and provider satisfaction in adult perianesthesia care units by Petrovic, Michelle A., MD, Aboumatar, Hanan, MD, MPH, Scholl, Adam T., JD, MBA, Gill, Randeep S., MD, Krenzischek, Dina A., PhD, RN, CPAN, FAAN, Camp, Melissa S., MD, MPH, Senger, Carolyn M., MD, Deng, Yi, MD, Chang, Tracy Y., MHS, Xie, Yanjun, BS, Jurdi, Zahi R., MHSA, Martinez, Elizabeth A., MD, MHS

“…Abstract Study Objective To evaluate a new perioperative handoff protocol in the adult perianesthesia care units (PACUs). Design Prospective, unblinded…”
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Quality, Patient Safety, and the Cardiac Surgical Team by Martinez, Elizabeth A., MD, MHS

“…After more than a decade of attention, the risks inherent in cardiac surgery have been well documented, but examples of effective interventions to reduce this…”
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Helminth Parasites of Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Anura: Hylidae) from Baja California, Mexico, with the Description of Two New Species of Nematodes by Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A, Falcón-Ordaz, Jorge, González-Bernal, Edna, Parra-Olea, Gabriela, de León, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce

“…The helminth parasite fauna of the hylid frog Pseudacris hypochondriaca in several localities along the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico is…”
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A NEW RHABDIASID SPECIES FROM NOROPS MEGAPHOLIDOTUS (SAURIA: POLYCHROTIDAE) FROM MEXICO by Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A

“…Rhabdias leonae n. sp., a parasite of the lungs of Norops megapholidotus, is described and illustrated. The Mexican taxon differs from the other species in the…”
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Double-masked randomized trial comparing alternate combinations of intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in abdominal aortic surgery by NORRIS, Edward J, BEATTIE, Charles, MARTIN, Barbara K, MINKEN, Stanley L, WILLIAMS, G. Melville, TRAYSTMAN, Richard J, PERLER, Bruce A, MARTINEZ, Elizabeth A, MEINERT, Curtis L, ANDERSON, Gerald F, GRASS, Jeffrey A, SAKIMA, Neil T, GORMAN, Randolph, ACHUFF, Stephen C

“…Improvement in patient outcome and reduced use of medical resources may result from using epidural anesthesia and analgesia as compared with general anesthesia…”
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Organizational Culture and Performance by Martinez, Elizabeth A., Beaulieu, Nancy, Gibbons, Robert, Pronovost, Peter, Wang, Thomas

“…Organizations are all around us. Culture is trickier—to analyze and even to see. We consider both the effect of management on culture and the effect of culture…”
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Antibiotics and perioperative infections by James, Michael, D.O., M.S, Martinez, Elizabeth A., M.D., M.H.S

“…Surgical site infections remain a significant contributor to postoperative morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 500,000 patients suffer from this…”
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Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste Using Lean Sigma Results in Financial Gains for Hospital by Stonemetz, Jerry, MD, Pham, Julius C., MD, PhD, Necochea, Alejandro J., MD, MPH, McGready, John, PhD, MS, Hody, Robert E., BSEE, MSEE, MSCS, CMBB, Martinez, Elizabeth A., MD, MHS

“…This article describes how anesthesiologists can lead innovation and process improvement focused on regulated medical waste reduction and cost savings using a…”
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NEW SPECIES OF RHABDIAS (NEMATODA: RHABDIASIDAE) FROM BUFO OCCIDENTALIS (ANURA: BUFONIDAE) FROM SIERRA MADRE DEL SUR, MEXICO by Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A, León-Règagnon, Virginia

“…Rhabdias kuzmini n. sp., a parasite of the lungs of Bufo occidentalis, is described and illustrated. This Mexican taxon differs from the related species in the…”
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Patient Safety in the Cardiac Operating Room: Human Factors and Teamwork: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Wahr, Joyce A., Prager, Richard L., Abernathy, J.H., Martinez, Elizabeth A., Salas, Eduardo, Seifert, Patricia C., Groom, Robert C., Spiess, Bruce D., Searles, Bruce E., Sundt, Thoralf M., Sanchez, Juan A., Shappell, Scott A., Culig, Michael H., Lazzara, Elizabeth H., Fitzgerald, David C., Thourani, Vinod H., Eghtesady, Pirooz, Ikonomidis, John S., England, Michael R., Sellke, Frank W., Nussmeier, Nancy A.

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Thinking Like a Pancreas: Perioperative Glycemic Control by Martinez, Elizabeth A., Williams, Kathleen A., Pronovost, Peter J.

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Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular operating rooms using an interdisciplinary approach: a multisite study by Gurses, Ayse P, Kim, George, Martinez, Elizabeth A, Marsteller, Jill, Bauer, Laura, Lubomski, Lisa H, Pronovost, Peter J, Thompson, David

“…Cardiac surgery is a complex, high-risk procedure with potential vulnerabilities for patient safety. The evidence base describing safety hazards in the…”
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Successful Implementation of a Perioperative Glycemic Control Protocol in Cardiac Surgery: Barrier Analysis and Intervention Using Lean Six Sigma by Martinez, Elizabeth A., Chavez-Valdez, Raul, Holt, Natalie F., Grogan, Kelly L., Khalifeh, Katherine W., Slater, Tammy, Winner, Laura E., Moyer, Jennifer, Lehmann, Christoph U.

“…Although the evidence strongly supports perioperative glycemic control among cardiac surgical patients, there is scant literature to describe the practical…”
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Leukocytes can enhance platelet-mediated aggregation and thromboxane release via interaction of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 with P-selectin by FARADAY, Nauder, SCHARPF, Robert B, DODD-O, Jeffrey M, MARTINEZ, Elizabeth A, ROSENFELD, Brian A, DORMAN, Todd

“…Platelet--leukocyte conjugates have been observed in patients with unstable coronary syndromes and after cardiopulmonary bypass. In vitro, the binding of…”
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Implementing a Perioperative Handoff Tool to Improve Postprocedural Patient Transfers by Petrovic, Michelle A., Martinez, Elizabeth A., Aboumatar, Hanan

“…Handoffs in the perioperative setting--the period during which the patient leaves the operating room (OR) and arrives at the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) or…”
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