2015
Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Thoracentesis
Argento AC, Murphy TE, Pisani MA, Araujo KL, Puchalski J. Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Thoracentesis. PLEURA 2015, 2: 237399751560040. PMID: 26767192, PMCID: PMC4708257, DOI: 10.1177/2373997515600404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPleural interventionsSustained improvementPleural effusionProspective observational cohort studyTertiary care academic medical centerAdditional pleural proceduresObservational cohort studyMajority of patientsShort Form-12Multivariable logistic regressionPatient-centered outcomesAcademic medical centerSignificant clinical impactAdult patientsCohort studyHepatic hydrothoraxSecondary outcomesDays postprocedureInfectious etiologyPrimary outcomeTherapeutic thoracentesisAnalytical cohortForm-12Significant morbidityIndex procedure
2013
The Safety of Thoracentesis in Patients with Uncorrected Bleeding Risk
Puchalski JT, Argento AC, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. The Safety of Thoracentesis in Patients with Uncorrected Bleeding Risk. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2013, 10: 336-341. PMID: 23952852, PMCID: PMC3960907, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201210-088oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBlood Coagulation DisordersClopidogrelCohort StudiesDrainageFemaleHepatic InsufficiencyHumansInternational Normalized RatioMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPleural EffusionPostoperative HemorrhageProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsThrombocytopeniaTiclopidineWarfarinConceptsBleeding riskHematocrit levelsProspective observational cohort studySafety of thoracentesisWithholding of medicationsObservational cohort studyPotential bleeding riskElevated INRCohort studyRenal diseaseCommon etiologyPleural effusionRisk factorsObservational studyPatientsThoracentesisMedicationsHemothoraxTransfusionSignificant differencesRiskDiseasePhysiological factorsPhysiological parametersSafety
2005
Short-term outcomes in older intensive care unit patients with dementia*
Pisani MA, Redlich CA, McNicoll L, Ely EW, Friedkin RJ, Inouye SK. Short-term outcomes in older intensive care unit patients with dementia*. Critical Care Medicine 2005, 33: 1371-1376. PMID: 15942358, DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000165558.83676.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU interventionsOlder patientsModerate-severe dementiaPatient ageCode statusMortality rateChronic Health Evaluation II scoreOlder intensive care unit patientsProspective observational cohort studyIntensive care unit careIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalShort-term mortality rateBlessed Dementia Rating ScaleHigher Acute PhysiologyHospital mortality rateObservational cohort studyCare unit patientsMedical record abstractionShort-term outcomesUniversity Teaching HospitalDementia Rating ScaleImpact of dementiaAcute PhysiologyHospital length