2020
The impact of delirium on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment after intracerebral hemorrhage.
Reznik ME, Moody S, Murray K, Costa S, Grory BM, Madsen TE, Mahta A, Wendell LC, Thompson BB, Rao SS, Stretz C, Sheth KN, Hwang DY, Zahuranec DB, Schrag M, Daiello LA, Asaad WF, Jones RN, Furie KL. The impact of delirium on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology 2020, 95: e2727-e2735. PMID: 32913011, PMCID: PMC7734724, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of deliriumIntracerebral hemorrhageLife-sustaining treatmentScore-based modelSingle-center cohort studyCox regression modelCharacteristic curve analysisDSM-5 criteriaHospital daysCohort studyConsecutive patientsMedian timeDelirium groupPoor outcomeDeliriumWLSTPatientsLogistic regressionCurve analysisHemorrhage
2016
Timing of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
George BP, Kelly AG, Albert GP, Hwang DY, Holloway RG. Timing of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2016, 48: 420-427. PMID: 27965430, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeTime-limited trialsNasogastric feedingIschemic strokePEG placementPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placementEndoscopic gastrostomy tube placementEarly PEG placementSurgical feeding tubeDay of admissionHigh-volume hospitalsPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyRetrospective observational studyIschemic stroke admissionsGastrostomy tube placementEffect of patientMultivariable regression analysisAdult age groupsOlder adult age groupsPEG recipientsEarly PEGEndoscopic gastrostomyStroke admissionsMedian timePEG tube