2010
Factors associated with persistent delirium after intensive care unit admission in an older medical patient population
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH. Factors associated with persistent delirium after intensive care unit admission in an older medical patient population. Journal Of Critical Care 2010, 25: 540.e1-540.e7. PMID: 20413252, PMCID: PMC2939229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent deliriumMedical intensive care unit populationIntensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit populationMultivariable logistic regression modelCare unit admissionConfusion Assessment MethodPatients 60 yearsProspective cohort studyUse of haloperidolUse of opioidsSeverity of illnessMedical patient populationLogistic regression modelsICU stayUnit admissionICU deliriumCohort studyPatient demographicsMedication dataPatient populationConsecutive admissionsCode statusDeliriumUnit population
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognition DisordersCritical IllnessDeliriumDementiaHumansIntensive Care UnitsRisk FactorsConceptsPre-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 personsStayImpairmentPatientsDelirium 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