Faculty

Yvette N. Martin McGrew, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Studies

Incorporation of Preoperative Prayer into Ambulatory Surgical Patients’ Experience and Its Impact on Patient Anxiety and Satisfaction Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of surgical outpatients that accept the invitation to pray before surgery. To evaluate the effect of prayer on surgical outpatients' change in anxiety in preoperative phase of surgical experience using the Rapid Anxiety Assessment Tool (RAAT) pre- and post-prayer intervention. To evaluate surgical outpatients' satisfaction with the preoperative prayer intervention using the "Was it Worth It" questionnaire & supplemental questions prior to patient discharge from Gonda 7. To assess the feasibility and staff satisfaction of incorporating preoperative prayer into a busy surgical practice.

Using Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Results to Guide Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Treatment Practices: A Pilot Study Rochester, Minn.
The Researchers overall goal is to evaluate the benefit and utility of preemptive genotypic data to guide post-operative nausea and vomiting treatment in the bariatric surgical population. The hypothesis is that using genotypic variation in CYP2D6 to select the appropriate 5HT3 serotonin receptor antagonist to treat PONV will decrease rates of PONV in the bariatric surgical population.