2016
Continuation Rate of Atypical Antipsychotics After Discharge When Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit
Farrokh S, Castle AC, Heavner M, Pisani MA. Continuation Rate of Atypical Antipsychotics After Discharge When Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Pharmacy Practice 2016, 30: 342-346. PMID: 27129913, DOI: 10.1177/0897190016645026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitAtypical antipsychoticsHospital dischargeCare unitSafety outcomesLarge tertiary academic medical centerTertiary academic medical centerFinal study populationAcademic medical centerICU stayLack of evidenceCritical illnessMedical chartsQTc prolongationExtended therapyContinuation ratesInappropriate continuationMedical CenterStudy populationAntipsychoticsExclusion criteriaPhysician documentationPatientsProgress notesOutcomes
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