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 diseases
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