Overview
History of Duke CARE
Duke Clinical Anesthesiology Research Endeavors (CARE) is a Departmental
initiative to further organize our clinical research efforts in
all areas of anesthesia and peri-operative research at Duke University
Medical Center and its affiliated sites. CARE as an organization,
originated in 1999. CARE has been successful in the Cardiothoracic
and Critical Care Medicine Division and was rolled out to the entire
Department in January, 2003. CARE is composed of an extensive network
of Investigators, clinical research support staff, Biostatastics
staff, perioperative and Outcomes Database staff, and business
development staff.
The Department has an outstanding reputation in clinical research,
focused in the areas of postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention,
preservation of cognitive function after surgery, transesophageal
echocardiography, role of inflammation in clinical outcome,
intravenous fluids, hemodilution and blood substitutes, hemodynamic
monitoring, genetics and outcome, organ protection during surgery, pain
management, regional anesthesia and clinical pharmacology.
This research has lead to changes in clinical practice and improved outcomes
for patients after cardiac and non-cardiac surgery.
Principles
The principles that guide us are:
- Quality Improvement.
- Clinical research can improve clinical practice, resulting in improved outcomes for the patients we care for.
- Knowledge gained should be shared through scholarly publication to improve medical practice.
Mission
Duke CARE strives to provide our patients with the opportunity
to participate in innovative clinical research. Following Good Clinical
Practice Guidelines, Duke CARE provides optimum staff coverage to
meet protocol timelines within budget.
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