Scholars@Duke
Eugene William Moretti

Eugene William Moretti

Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, General, Vascular, High Risk Transplant & Critical Care
moret002@mc.duke.edu
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC
2301 Erwin Road, 5673 HAFS Building, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Effects of decreased preoperative endotoxin core antibody levels on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Journal article Arch Surg · July 2006 Featured Work HYPOTHESIS: Decreased preoperative levels of antiendotoxin core antibody (EndoCAb) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with increased long-term mortality. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Academic medical ... Full text Link to item Cite

APOE polymorphism is associated with risk of severe sepsis in surgical patients.

Journal article Crit Care Med · November 2005 Featured Work OBJECTIVE: To test for an association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes and the occurrence of severe sepsis in an elective surgical cohort. DESIGN: Prospective, observational, single cohort study. SETTING: Sixteen-bed surgical intensive care unit ( ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of central venous catheter type and methods on catheter-related colonization and bacteraemia.

Journal article J Hosp Infect · October 2005 Featured Work A prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-centre clinical trial was performed to test the effectiveness of an antimicrobial central venous catheter (CVC) made of polyurethane integrated with silver, platinum and carbon black (Vantex). Adults expected to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in hematocrit based on incremental blood sampling: mathematical models perform poorly.

Journal article Can J Anaesth · April 2005 Featured Work PURPOSE: Excessive blood sampling, with its inherent risks, is of growing concern among clinicians. We performed this study to measure the changes in hematocrit (Hct) during a laboratory investigation where multiple blood samples are collected. The perform ... Full text Link to item Cite

The desaturation response time of finger pulse oximeters during mild hypothermia.

Journal article Anaesthesia · January 2005 Featured Work Pulse oximeters may delay displaying the correct oxygen saturation during the onset of hypoxia. We investigated the desaturation response times of pulse oximeter sensors (forehead, ear and finger) during vasoconstriction due to mild hypothermia and vasodil ... Full text Link to item Cite