2020
Concerns of surrogate decision makers for patients with acute brain injury: A US population survey.
Hwang DY, Knies AK, Mampre D, Kolenikov S, Schalk M, Hammer H, White DB, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Fraenkel L. Concerns of surrogate decision makers for patients with acute brain injury: A US population survey. Neurology 2020, 94: e2054-e2068. PMID: 32341190, PMCID: PMC7282883, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injurySevere functional disabilityAcute brain injurySurrogate decision makersBrain injuryLatent class analysisPatient's wishesVegetative stateLong-term careFunctional disabilityPoor prognosisUS population surveySD groupPrognostic accuracyHypothetical patientsPatientsUS populationAdditional groupOlder adultsFuture interventionsCompletion ratesInjuryFamily consensusPopulation surveyUnique concernsPolicies for Mandatory Ethics Consultations at U.S. Academic Teaching Hospitals: A Multisite Survey Study.
Neal JB, Pearlman RA, White DB, Tolchin B, Sheth KN, Bernat JL, Hwang DY. Policies for Mandatory Ethics Consultations at U.S. Academic Teaching Hospitals: A Multisite Survey Study. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 847-853. PMID: 32317595, PMCID: PMC10765238, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEthics ConsultationHealth Services MisuseHospitals, TeachingHumansUnited StatesConceptsTeaching hospitalMultisite survey studyConsultation serviceExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationDistinct clinical situationsSpecific clinical scenariosAcademic medical centerAcademic teaching hospitalCross-sectional survey studyPrimary teaching hospitalValve replacementCirculatory deathMembrane oxygenationBacterial endocarditisConsensus guidelinesClinical circumstancesInappropriate treatmentMedical CenterStudy recruitmentClinical scenariosInstitutional reviewClinical situationsSurvey studyOrgan donationDecision-making capacity
2019
Promoting Family Engagement in the ICU: Experience From a National Collaborative of 63 ICUs.
Kleinpell R, Zimmerman J, Vermoch KL, Harmon LA, Vondracek H, Hamilton R, Hanson B, Hwang DY. Promoting Family Engagement in the ICU: Experience From a National Collaborative of 63 ICUs. Critical Care Medicine 2019, 47: 1692-1698. PMID: 31567354, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU teamFamily satisfactionNational collaborativeFamily advisory committeeOverall family satisfactionFamily advisory groupsQuality of careFamily membersICU 24Family engagementClinician surveyNational PatientFamily member involvementPICU teamCare teamCommunity hospitalClinicians' perceptionsOpen visitationPatientsClinical settingICUSignificant increaseSelf-Assessment InventoryHospitalAdvisory Committee
2018
Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ormseth CH, Falcone GJ, Jasak SD, Mampre DM, Leasure AC, Miyares LC, Hwang DY, James ML, Testai FD, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Sheth KN. Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2018, 29: 419-425. PMID: 29949003, PMCID: PMC6286261, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0554-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumeAdmission Glasgow Coma ScaleEthnic/Racial VariationsNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyProspective cohort studyGlasgow Coma ScaleIntensive care unitWithdrawal of careSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSimilar mortality ratesLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicity modifiesRace/ethnicityCMO patientsHospital mortalityCohort studyRankin ScaleWhite patientsComa ScaleBlack patientsCare unitEndotracheal intubationICH patients
2017
Variability in Gastrostomy Tube Placement for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients at US Hospitals
Hwang DY, George BP, Kelly AG, Schneider EB, Sheth KN, Holloway RG. Variability in Gastrostomy Tube Placement for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients at US Hospitals. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2017, 27: 978-987. PMID: 29221969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCerebral HemorrhageClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualFemaleGastrostomyHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Process Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsGastrostomy tube placementTube placementGastrostomy tubeICH patientsIntracerebral hemorrhageUS hospitalsMultilevel multivariable regression modelsHospital random effectsNationwide Inpatient SampleIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsMultivariable regression modelsLocal practice patternsMedian odds ratioICH hospitalizationsHospital factorsHospital covariatesRegression modelsHemorrhage patientsICH admissionsInpatient SampleOdds ratioPlacement ratesPractice patternsMedian increasePatients
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