2015
Association of Cumulative Dose of Haloperidol With Next-Day Delirium in Older Medical ICU Patients*
Pisani MA, Araujo KL, Murphy TE. Association of Cumulative Dose of Haloperidol With Next-Day Delirium in Older Medical ICU Patients*. Critical Care Medicine 2015, 43: 996-1002. PMID: 25746748, PMCID: PMC4400211, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical ICU patientsNext-day deliriumTime-dependent confoundingICU patientsCumulative doseMedical ICUNonintubated patientsOdds ratioConfusion Assessment MethodTreatment of deliriumDose of haloperidolAge 60 yearsEfficacy of haloperidolRoute of administrationAcademic medical centerImportant clinical covariatesICU stayIntubated patientsClinical covariatesObservational studyHigher oddsMedical CenterDeliriumPatientsHaloperidol
2014
Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments
Ahasic AM, Van Ness PH, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments. Age And Ageing 2014, 44: 506-510. PMID: 25324334, PMCID: PMC4411220, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths post-ICU dischargePost-ICU dischargeFunctional statusCritical illnessInter-observer agreementICU admissionOlder patientsExact testIntensive care unit admissionProxy assessmentsPremorbid functional statusCare unit admissionBaseline functional statusCurrent functional statusMcNemar's exact testUnit admissionICU dischargeMedical ICUNeuropsychological morbidityInstrumental ADLCognitive dysfunctionDaily livingPatientsCognitive impairmentParent cohort
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 QuestionnaireDelirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence and Clinical Course in Older Patients
McNicoll L, Pisani MA, Zhang Y, Ely EW, Siegel MD, Inouye SK. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Occurrence and Clinical Course in Older Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2003, 51: 591-598. PMID: 12752832, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00201.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfusion Assessment MethodOccurrence of deliriumPost-ICU periodICU stayMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsOlder ICU patientsDevelopment of deliriumHalf of patientsProspective cohort studyCare unit patientsMedical chart reviewNormal mental statusBaseline functional statusSeverity of illnessIntensive care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalSurrogate interviewsHospital stayBaseline characteristicsChart reviewCohort studyFrequent complicationMedical ICUOlder patients