2016
Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales
Knauert M, Jeon S, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Pisani MA, Redeker NS. Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales. Journal Of Critical Care 2016, 36: 1-7. PMID: 27546739, PMCID: PMC5097003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitMedical intensive care unitCare unitWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyICU patient roomsIllness severityPatient factorsMechanical ventilationObservational studyPeak occurrenceICU environmentSignificant discordanceCircadian disruptionPatient roomsDecibel scaleSound levelsEquivalent sound levelPeak measuresDeliriumLevelsMeaningful factorsSleepLow-frequency soundAverage level
2015
Sedation in Critically Ill Patients
Oldham M, Pisani MA. Sedation in Critically Ill Patients. Critical Care Clinics 2015, 31: 563-587. PMID: 26118921, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep Loss and Circadian Rhythm Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit
Knauert MP, Haspel JA, Pisani MA. Sleep Loss and Circadian Rhythm Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2015, 36: 419-429. PMID: 26304279, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.05.008.BooksConceptsCritical illnessSleep disruptionAppropriate administrative supportIntensive care unit environmentIntensive care unitCircadian rhythm disruptionDelirium reductionIll patientsCare unitPharmacologic interventionsSleep disturbancesRhythm disruptionCare deliveryMultidisciplinary strategyUnit environmentSleep lossIllnessDisruptionPatientsEffective strategySleepEnvironmental factorsSleep in the Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Friese RS, Gehlbach BK, Schwab RJ, Weinhouse GL, Jones SF. Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 731-738. PMID: 25594808, PMCID: PMC5447310, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201411-2099ci.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessIntensive care unit patientsConcise clinical reviewCare unit patientsIntensive care unitPatient care activitiesCircadian rhythm abnormalitiesCircadian rhythmImportant physiologic processesLack of sleepUnit patientsICU patientsPatients' sleepCare unitClinical reviewAdverse outcomesSleep disturbancesRhythm abnormalitiesRole sleepCare activitiesIllnessClinical researchSleepPatientsPhysiologic processesHealth 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
2014
Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients
Knauert MP, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 445-452. PMID: 25023504, PMCID: PMC4150840, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitPortable polysomnographySleep efficiencyMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsSleep deprivationOvernight sleep durationCare unit patientsObservational pilot studyIntensive care unitIndicators of feasibilityUnattended polysomnographyUnit patientsIll patientsPatients' sleepCare unitArousal indexPSG studiesSleep durationPatientsInterpretable qualityPilot studyGold standardSleepSleep stages