2014
The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study
Hoang QN, Pisani MA, Inzucchi S, Hu B, Honiden S. The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 1052-1056. PMID: 25092614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline glycemic controlStress hyperglycemiaGlycemic controlUndiagnosed diabetesChronic Health Evaluation II scoreMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsHemoglobin A1c levelsHistory of diabetesObservational cohort studyProspective observational studyUndiagnosed diabetes mellitusCare unit patientsIntensive care unitLower baseline HbA1cMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant differencesAcute PhysiologyHospital mortalityNondiabetic patientsBaseline HbA1cII scoreMICU patientsCohort studyCritical illness
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