2016
Perceptions and Practices Regarding Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit. A Survey of 1,223 Critical Care Providers
Kamdar BB, Knauert MP, Jones SF, Parsons EC, Parthasarathy S, Pisani MA. Perceptions and Practices Regarding Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit. A Survey of 1,223 Critical Care Providers. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 1370-7. PMID: 27104770, PMCID: PMC5021080, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-087oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor sleepICU outcomesProviders' perceptionsIntensive care unit outcomesAvailable evidence-based guidelinesDevelopment of deliriumIntensive care unitEvidence-based guidelinesCritical care providersBetter sleep qualityMinority of providersICU surveyICU patientsIll patientsCare unitMechanical ventilationICU providersPatient outcomesRecent guidelinesPhysical therapyMost cliniciansPromotion protocolSleep qualityCare providersICU
2015
Health 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
2012
Among patients admitted to ICU, delirium is most common in those with neurological diagnoses, and is associated with adverse health outcomes
Pisani MA, Ferrante L. Among patients admitted to ICU, delirium is most common in those with neurological diagnoses, and is associated with adverse health outcomes. Evidence-Based Nursing 2012, 16: 81. PMID: 23171569, DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101054.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2011
Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Akgün KM, Huang L, Morris A, Justice AC, Pisani M, Crothers K. Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2011, 8: 301-307. PMID: 21653532, PMCID: PMC3132789, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201009-060wr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCritical illnessAdministration of ARTImpact of ARTProportion of deathsHIV eraOpportunistic infectionsHIVAIDS epidemicMore recent studiesIllnessPatientsAdmissionTherapyRecent studiesICUEtiologyInfectionMortalityIncidenceDiseaseAdministration
2005
Detection of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit with Confusion Assessment Method Ratings
McNicoll L, Pisani MA, Ely EW, Gifford D, Inouye SK. Detection of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit with Confusion Assessment Method Ratings. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 495-500. PMID: 15743296, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53171.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfusion Assessment MethodIntensive care unitCAM-ICUICU patientsCare unitMini-Mental State ExaminationCAM-ICU methodFalse-negative ratingsOlder ICU patientsRate of deliriumDetection of deliriumUniversity Teaching HospitalCAM methodsDetailed cognitive testingLevel of consciousnessMedical ICUTeaching hospitalInterrater reliability testingState ExaminationPatientsDeliriumCAM criteriaMore deficitsCognitive testingICU
2003
Cognitive impairment in the intensive care unit
Pisani MA, McNicoll L, Inouye SK. Cognitive impairment in the intensive care unit. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2003, 24: 727-737. PMID: 14710700, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(03)00092-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-existing cognitive impairmentCognitive impairmentICU stayICU settingRisk factorsPost-ICU stayRate of deliriumDevelopment of deliriumIntensive care unitPsychoactive medication usePersistence of deliriumDelirium preventionDelirium ratesMedical ICUOlder patientsFrequent complicationMedication useCare unitHigh prevalenceDeliriumICUOlder personsStayImpairmentPatientsUnderrecognition of Preexisting Cognitive Impairment by Physicians in Older ICU Patients
Pisani MA, Redlich C, McNicoll L, Ely EW, Inouye SK. Underrecognition of Preexisting Cognitive Impairment by Physicians in Older ICU Patients. CHEST Journal 2003, 124: 2267-2274. PMID: 14665510, DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder ICU patientsCognitive impairmentICU patientsPhysician recognitionUrban university teaching hospitalCross-sectional comparative studyBlessed Dementia Rating ScalePreexisting Cognitive ImpairmentIndependent risk factorMedical record abstractionUniversity Teaching HospitalCognitive impairment increasesDementia Rating ScaleMajority of casesMedical ICUPatient factorsRecord abstractionICU physiciansIntensive carePhysician interviewsRisk factorsTeaching hospitalSerious illnessICUInformant Questionnaire