Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Structural Interventional Echocardiographer / @UOHI / FRCPC @OttAnesthesia / MPH Clinical Effectiveness @Harvard / MD @DalMedSchool

Joined July 2019
Alexa Grudzinski retweeted
Preoperative frailty assessment: just do it! rdcu.be/drp0R @mcisaac_d @GrudzinskiAlexa @OttAnesthesia @CJA_Journal
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New research from several of our members @mcisaac_d @GrudzinskiAlexa @McGinnRyan @aims_periop @OttAnesthesia
For patients with preoperative frailty having elective surgery, researchers estimate that attributable costs are increased 1.5-fold in the year after major, elective noncardiac surgery. Learn more: ow.ly/CNra50P8YLA
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Big thanks to our Masters supervisor @mcisaac_d for the ongoing support and mentorship! Proud to work with the fantastic team at @aims_periop
Congrats to Drs. @GrudzinskiAlexa & @AlkadriJa on their research awards from @OttAnesthesia 's #GJRD23 Amazing MPH/MSc work from both expanding our understanding of #frailty in the #periop setting
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Alexa Grudzinski retweeted
Ever wonder what #frailty tool works best for preop #riskstratification? @GrudzinskiAlexa presents her @CASUpdate @ON_Anesthesia funded work that shows the #FrailtyIndex and #HFRS perform best #GJRD23 @BJAJournals @ICESOntario bit.ly/42ORiJd
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Interested in preoperative frailty? Then be sure to review this research out of @OttawaHospital (using @ICESOntario data) from Ontario anesthesiologists @mcisaac_d @McGinnRyan @GrudzinskiAlexa, appearing in the May edition of @_Anesthesiology
Attributable perioperative cost of frailty after major, elective non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiolog…
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BJA Year in review: The most cited article published in 2022 is an umbrella review of #prehabilitation by McIsaac et al bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0… #bjayearinreview #anaesthesia #perioperative #criticalcare #pain
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#PREHAB encompasses many approaches to optimizing physical, nutritional and psychosocial wellness before #surgery What #PREHAB components contribute most to its efficacy? That's what we seek to learn in our @CIHR_IRSC funded #ComponentNetworkMetaAnalysis bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1…
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Which electronic #frailty tool best predicts #periop outcomes in older patients? New pub in @BJAJournals with head-to-head comparison of 4 preop frailty tools @mcisaac_d @aims_periop authors.elsevier.com/a/1fec-… Big thanks @casupdate @carfupdate @on_anesthesia for funding support
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Which #frailty instrument is most predictive in electronic health data? @GrudzinskiAlexa authors.elsevier.com/c/1fec-… @CASUpdate @ON_Anesthesia supported @SylvieAucoin @HMoloo @ManojLalu @mcisaac_d
Alexa Grudzinski retweeted
Big thanks to @LowUpCdnAnesSym for letting me present, and big thanks to @drlauraduggan & Dr Ted Crosby for making moderating so much fun for me & @GrudzinskiAlexa
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Thrilled to have had the chance to help moderate such a fantastic discussion!
Replying to @LowUpCdnAnesSym
@LowUpCdnAnesSym Solid start to the main conference. @theMCpoulton and @GrudzinskiAlexa moderating a brilliant discussion between Drs. Ted Crosby and @drlauraduggan.
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Excited to share our recent #scopingreview on Airway recommendations for #perioperative patients with COVID19. A big thanks to @ManojLalu & our fantastic team for the support & contributions!
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Alexa Grudzinski retweeted
#Prehabilitation is a 🔥topic in #surgery and #periopmedicine. How certain are we that it is effective in improving important outcomes? Check out our new ☂️review in @BJAJournals that synthesizes findings from 5️⃣5️⃣ systematic reviews of #prehab bit.ly/3oZYsZB
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Applying to the 2022 CaRMS match? Join our virtual townhall Dec 14 to learn more about the Ottawa Anesthesiology residency program! Submit questions up until Dec 11 to have them answered during the event. Link in bio!
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Alexa Grudzinski retweeted
Big congrats to @GrudzinskiAlexa on her podium presentation at #OHResDay @OttAnesthesia is proud of the @CASUpdate and @ON_Anesthesia funded work you’re doing to identify optimal #frailty instruments to use in electronic data
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