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In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Kaushik R, McAvay G, Murphy T, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Chattopadhyay S, Geda M, Gill T, Kaminski T, Lee S, Li J, Cohen A, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419640. PMID: 38954414, PMCID: PMC11220565, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital deliriumChart-Based Delirium Identification InstrumentOlder adultsFunctional disabilityCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentCohort studyAssociated with increased functional disabilityHospitalized older adultsIncreased functional disabilityAssociation of deliriumPostdischarge follow-upRisk of deliriumTertiary care systemFollow-upPresence of cognitive impairmentProspective cohort studyLogistic regression modelsOlder survivorsCare systemIncreasing cognitive impairmentMain OutcomesCOVID-19Hospital dischargePrimary outcome
2024
Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults
Nagarajan N, Leziak K, Zhou Y, Mumby R, Hu M, Ferrante L, De Lott L, Rein D, Ehrlich J. Association between visual impairment and recurrent hospitalizations in older US adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39653643, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyOlder US adultsAssociated with recurrent hospitalizationsRecurrent hospitalizationsVisual impairmentNear VIUS adultsOlder adultsPredicted probability of hospitalizationSurvey of Medicare beneficiariesAssociated with adverse health outcomesImprove near visionNear visual acuityVisual function measuresComplex survey designMultivariate logistic regression modelAdverse health outcomesComorbid medical conditionsProbability of hospitalizationLogistic regression modelsVisual acuityHealth outcomesTrends StudyVisual functionContrast sensitivity
2022
SWEAT ICU—An Observational Study of Physician Workload and the Association of Physician Outcomes in Academic ICUs
Agarwal A, Chen JT, Coopersmith CM, Denson JL, Dickert NW, Ferrante LE, Gershengorn HB, Gosine AD, Hayward BJ, Kaur N, Khan A, Lamberton C, Landsittel D, Lyons PG, Mikkelsen ME, Nadig NR, Pietropaoli AP, Poole BR, Viglianti EM, Sevransky JE, Network O. SWEAT ICU—An Observational Study of Physician Workload and the Association of Physician Outcomes in Academic ICUs. Critical Care Explorations 2022, 4: e0774. PMID: 36259061, PMCID: PMC9575792, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient mortalityICU physiciansObservational studyStudy daysPhysician workloadCross-sectional observational studyMultivariable logistic regression modelAdult ICU patientsSecondary outcome measuresPhysician burnoutNumber of patientsOptimal staffing modelLogistic regression modelsMedian patientICU patientsPrimary outcomeWell-Being IndexPrimary exposurePhysician careOverall prevalencePatient outcomesAcademic ICUsOutcome measuresDay 28Binomial mixed effects models