The Duke DREAM Team delivers the future of medicine today. We use our research findings to improve surgical outcomes and healthcare practices. We try to protect the brain and other organs from injury during surgery so that patients can recover and heal sooner.

The Duke DREAM Team investigated the effects of temperature on overall patient outcomes after heart surgery. We methodically investigated interventions during surgery, monitored patients’ temperature after surgery, and followed up patients to examine the effects of temperature on quality of life.