2016
Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales
Knauert M, Jeon S, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Pisani MA, Redeker NS. Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales. Journal Of Critical Care 2016, 36: 1-7. PMID: 27546739, PMCID: PMC5097003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitMedical intensive care unitCare unitWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyICU patient roomsIllness severityPatient factorsMechanical ventilationObservational studyPeak occurrenceICU environmentSignificant discordanceCircadian disruptionPatient roomsDecibel scaleSound levelsEquivalent sound levelPeak measuresDeliriumLevelsMeaningful factorsSleepLow-frequency soundAverage levelAn Empirical Method of Detecting Time-Dependent Confounding: An Observational Study of Next Day Delirium in a Medical ICU
Murphy TE, Van Ness PH, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. An Empirical Method of Detecting Time-Dependent Confounding: An Observational Study of Next Day Delirium in a Medical ICU. International Journal Of Statistics In Medical Research 2016, 5: 41-47. PMID: 26798411, PMCID: PMC4718607, DOI: 10.6000/1929-6029.2016.05.01.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical intensive care unit
2015
The Impact of Race on Intensity of Care Provided to Older Adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chima-Melton C, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. The Impact of Race on Intensity of Care Provided to Older Adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2015, 3: 365-372. PMID: 27271078, PMCID: PMC4902115, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0162-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitIntensity of careTISS-28 scoresCare unitMICU interventionWhite patientsTherapeutic Intervention Scoring System-28Older adultsImpact of raceNew-onset dialysisRenal replacement therapyNon-white patientsPulmonary artery catheterizationBackgroundAfrican-AmericansICU mortalityAggressive carePrimary outcomeArtery catheterizationMechanical ventilationProspective studyReplacement therapyMore dementiaPatient preferencesChronic diseasesHealth care worker attitudes and identified barriers to patient sleep in the medical intensive care unit
Hopper K, Fried TR, Pisani MA. Health care worker attitudes and identified barriers to patient sleep in the medical intensive care unit. Heart & Lung 2015, 44: 95-99. PMID: 25686516, PMCID: PMC5632814, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workers' attitudesCare workers' attitudesPatients' sleepMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unit patientsCare unit patientsIntensive care unitSystem-based barriersSignificance of sleepICU careUnit patientsCare unitSleep promotionICU policyMultiple environmental barriersSleep disruptionQualitative studyICUSleepNight shiftsLack of consensusWorkers' attitudesAttitudinal barriersAdditional targetsEnvironmental barriers
2014
Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients
Knauert MP, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 445-452. PMID: 25023504, PMCID: PMC4150840, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitPortable polysomnographySleep efficiencyMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsSleep deprivationOvernight sleep durationCare unit patientsObservational pilot studyIntensive care unitIndicators of feasibilityUnattended polysomnographyUnit patientsIll patientsPatients' sleepCare unitArousal indexPSG studiesSleep durationPatientsInterpretable qualityPilot studyGold standardSleepSleep stages
2013
Patterns of Opiate, Benzodiazepine, and Antipsychotic Drug Dosing in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Bramley K, Vest MT, Akgün KM, Araujo KL, Murphy TE. Patterns of Opiate, Benzodiazepine, and Antipsychotic Drug Dosing in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Critical Care 2013, 22: e62-e69. PMID: 23996429, PMCID: PMC4309662, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2013835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitOlder patientsCare unitNursing shiftsHigh dosesEvening shiftsNight shiftsYale-New Haven HospitalEvening nursing shiftsPatients 60 yearsRoute of administrationImportant clinical covariatesMean ageClinical covariatesPsychoactive medicationsDrug dosingRandom effects Poisson modelDose levelsPatientsHaloperidolTotal dosesLorazepamSleep deprivationFentanyl
2010
Does Gender Impact Intensity of Care Provided to Older Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients?
Akgün KM, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH, Pisani M. Does Gender Impact Intensity of Care Provided to Older Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients? Critical Care Research And Practice 2010, 2010: 404608. PMID: 20981259, PMCID: PMC2964007, DOI: 10.1155/2010/404608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical intensive care unitTISS-28 scoresMICU interventionMICU patientsMICU admissionTISS-28Medical intensive care unit patientsTherapeutic Intervention Scoring System-28Intensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalAggressive critical careChronic respiratory failureCare unit patientsIntensive care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalCritical care literatureEquivalence of careLevel of careRespiratory failureProspective cohortUnit patientsPrimary outcomeCare unitTeaching hospitalCritical care
2009
Benzodiazepine and opioid use and the duration of intensive care unit delirium in an older population*
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Slattum P, Van Ness PH, Inouye SK. Benzodiazepine and opioid use and the duration of intensive care unit delirium in an older population*. Critical Care Medicine 2009, 37: 177-183. PMID: 19050611, PMCID: PMC2700732, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318192fcf9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsICU deliriumDelirium durationOpioid useRisk factorsFirst episodeMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit deliriumMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalConfusion Assessment MethodProspective cohort studyCare unit patientsSeverity of illnessIntensive care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalMain outcome measuresUse of benzodiazepinesChart review methodMultivariable regression modelsImpact of benzodiazepinesCohort studyMedian durationUnit patients
2007
Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Van Ness PH, Araujo KL, Inouye SK. Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 1629-1634. PMID: 17698685, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.15.1629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission risk factorsMedical record reviewIntensive care unitICU admissionRisk factorsOlder patientsRecord reviewCare unitMedical intensive care unitUrban university teaching hospitalOlder ICU patientsReceipt of benzodiazepinesConfusion Assessment MethodPatients 60 yearsProspective cohort studyLower arterial pHUniversity Teaching HospitalMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionDelirium durationICU deliriumCohort studyCreatinine levelsICU patientsArterial pH
2006
A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit
Pisani MA, Araujo K, Van Ness PH, Zhang Y, Ely E, Inouye SK. A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit. Critical Care 2006, 10: r121. PMID: 16919169, PMCID: PMC1750978, DOI: 10.1186/cc5027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitDetection of deliriumCAM-ICUChart review methodCohort studyCare unitClinical careMedical intensive care unitDelirium instrumentCAM-ICU ratingsChart-based reviewIll ICU patientsPrevalence of deliriumConfusion Assessment MethodProspective cohort studyResearch settingsDelirium statusChart reviewICU patientsDeliriumDelirium researchPatientsChart-based methodPatient safetyDiagnostic accuracy
2003
Screening for Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients: Use of Proxy Assessment
Pisani MA, Inouye SK, McNicoll L, Redlich CA. Screening for Preexisting Cognitive Impairment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients: Use of Proxy Assessment. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 689-693. PMID: 12752846, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00215.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitCognitive impairmentOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalCross-sectional comparative studyBlessed Dementia Rating ScaleDirect patient assessmentPreexisting Cognitive ImpairmentCare unit patientsUniversity Teaching HospitalPatient care decisionsDementia Rating ScaleUnit patientsICU patientsCare unitPatient assessmentPhysician recognitionTeaching hospitalHigh prevalencePatientsInformant QuestionnaireCognitive declineProxy measure