2024
Feasibility of In-Hospital Administration of a Tool to Predict Persistent Post-ICU Functional Impairment Among Older ICU Survivors A Pilot Study
Stevenson J, Murphy T, Tessier-Sherman B, Pisani M, Gill T, Ferrante L. Feasibility of In-Hospital Administration of a Tool to Predict Persistent Post-ICU Functional Impairment Among Older ICU Survivors A Pilot Study. CHEST Critical Care 2024, 2: 100093. DOI: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk prediction toolsICU survivorsIn-hospital administrationOlder adultsFunctional impairmentPilot studyIn-hospital mobilityOlder ICU survivorsDevelopment of risk prediction modelsHospital-related factorsIn-hospital factorsPresence of deliriumRisk prediction modelModel discriminationPersistent functional impairmentStatistical significanceHospital settingStudy designFeasibility thresholdDaily activitiesIncreased riskInternational Consensus ConferenceConsensus conferenceSurvivorsCritical illnessLong-term outcomes after treatment of delirium during critical illness with antipsychotics (MIND-USA): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Mart M, Boehm L, Kiehl A, Gong M, Malhotra A, Owens R, Khan B, Pisani M, Schmidt G, Hite R, Exline M, Carson S, Hough C, Rock P, Douglas I, Feinstein D, Hyzy R, Schweickert W, Bowton D, Masica A, Orun O, Raman R, Pun B, Strength C, Rolfsen M, Pandharipande P, Brummel N, Hughes C, Patel M, Stollings J, Ely E, Jackson J, Girard T. Long-term outcomes after treatment of delirium during critical illness with antipsychotics (MIND-USA): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2024, 12: 599-607. PMID: 38701817, PMCID: PMC11296889, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(24)00077-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of antipsychotic treatmentCognitive impairmentAssociated with long-term cognitive impairmentTreat deliriumLong-term cognitive impairmentLong-term outcomesTreatment of deliriumCritically ill patientsAntipsychotic treatmentZiprasidone groupHaloperidol groupFollow-upQuality-of-life outcomesAssessed survivorsZiprasidoneHaloperidolAntipsychoticsCognitive outcomesTreatment group assignmentDepartment of Veterans AffairsQuality-of-lifeIll patientsPlacebo-controlledCritical illnessLong-term follow-up
2016
Factors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Factors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 194: 299-307. PMID: 26840348, PMCID: PMC4970594, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1256oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher body mass indexOlder ICU survivorsIntensive care unitBody mass indexFunctional recoveryICU survivorsICU admissionMass indexOlder Intensive Care Unit SurvivorsIntensive care unit survivorsOlder adultsPoor functional recoveryCritical illnessIndependent predictorsCare unitMultivariable analysisFunctional outcomePremorbid functionPotential predictorsVision impairmentAdmissionSurvivorsAnalytic sampleFunctional activityMonthsContinuation 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
2015
Sleep 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 factorsFunctional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 523-529. PMID: 25665067, PMCID: PMC4467795, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitLong-term mortalityCritical illnessICU admissionModerate disabilityOlder personsMinimal disabilitySevere disabilityFunctional trajectoriesFunctional declineEarly deathProspective cohort studyDay of admissionPersons 70 yearsGoals of careRisk of deathShort-term mortalityGreater New HavenSignificant functional declineICU lengthCohort studyHospital dischargePremorbid disabilityCare unitMechanical ventilationSleep 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 processes
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 cohortThe prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study
Hoang QN, Pisani MA, Inzucchi S, Hu B, Honiden S. The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 1052-1056. PMID: 25092614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline glycemic controlStress hyperglycemiaGlycemic controlUndiagnosed diabetesChronic Health Evaluation II scoreMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsHemoglobin A1c levelsHistory of diabetesObservational cohort studyProspective observational studyUndiagnosed diabetes mellitusCare unit patientsIntensive care unitLower baseline HbA1cMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant differencesAcute PhysiologyHospital mortalityNondiabetic patientsBaseline HbA1cII scoreMICU patientsCohort studyCritical illness
2011
Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Akgün KM, Huang L, Morris A, Justice AC, Pisani M, Crothers K. Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2011, 8: 301-307. PMID: 21653532, PMCID: PMC3132789, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201009-060wr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCritical illnessAdministration of ARTImpact of ARTProportion of deathsHIV eraOpportunistic infectionsHIVAIDS epidemicMore recent studiesIllnessPatientsAdmissionTherapyRecent studiesICUEtiologyInfectionMortalityIncidenceDiseaseAdministration
2008
Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient
Pisani MA. Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 24: 83-95. PMID: 19114416, DOI: 10.1177/0885066608329942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsPhysiologic changesOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit patientsIll Older PatientsImportant physiologic changesOlder ICU patientsCare unit admissionCare unit patientsDevelopment of sepsisSeverity of illnessUnit admissionCritical illnessUnit patientsICU patientsPoor outcomeAdverse outcomesRisk factorsCritical careOutcome studiesChronologic agePatientsAge 65SepsisDelirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters
Pisani MA. Delirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters. Critical Care 2008, 12: 131. PMID: 18423059, PMCID: PMC2447584, DOI: 10.1186/cc6847.Peer-Reviewed Original Research