Scholars@Duke
Michael Cutrone

Michael Cutrone

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic

Scholarly Works

Primary graft dysfunction prevention strategies in the perioperative period

Journal article Jhlt Open · February 1, 2026 Background: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) remains a leading cause of early morbidity and mortality after heart and lung transplantation. It results from a multifactorial process involving ischemia–reperfusion injury, inflammatory and immune responses, an ... Full text Cite

Pain Trajectories After Cardiac Surgery Performed Via Midline Sternotomy.

Journal article J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · December 2025 OBJECTIVES: Acute pain after cardiac surgery performed via midline sternotomy is reported to be moderate to severe in intensity in up to three-quarters of patients in the early postoperative period. This work was designed to describe different pain traject ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Scoping Review of Validated Echocardiographic Methods for Grading Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Proposal for an Evidence-Based Multiparametric Framework.

Journal article J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · November 2025 Assessing the severity of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction using echocardiography (echo) remains subjective, in part because current guidelines do not recommend how to synthesize various echo parameters to form a global assessment of RV dysfunction. To a ... Full text Link to item Cite

An Evidence-Based Echocardiographic Image Acquisition Protocol for Evaluating Right Ventricular Function.

Journal article J Vis Exp · July 22, 2025 A major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in critical illness is the presence of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD). However, characterizing and grading the severity of RVD remains highly subjective, with significant inter-operator and intra-operato ... Full text Link to item Cite

A High-Fidelity Porcine Model of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Following Donation after Circulatory Death.

Journal article J Vis Exp · June 6, 2025 The number of advanced heart failure patients who can receive a heart transplant is limited by a shortage of suitable organ donors. In efforts to expand the donor pool, alternative donation and procurement methods have been developed, including heart trans ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intraoperative Echocardiography: Guide to Decision-Making.

Journal article Curr Cardiol Rep · June 2024 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to provide a concise overview of key recommendations, with a specific focus on common challenges faced by intraoperative echocardiographers when dealing with frequently encountered valvular pathologies and mechanical cir ... Full text Link to item Cite