2021
The Initial Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on ICU Family Engagement: Lessons Learned From a Collaborative of 27 ICUs
Hwang DY, Zhang Q, Andrews A, LaRose K, Gonzalez M, Harmon L, Vermoch K. The Initial Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on ICU Family Engagement: Lessons Learned From a Collaborative of 27 ICUs. Critical Care Explorations 2021, 3: e0401. PMID: 33834173, PMCID: PMC8021347, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronavirus disease 2019Personal protective equipmentDisease 2019Adequate personal protective equipmentProtective equipmentStrict visitor restrictionsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicVisitor restriction policiesDisease 2019 pandemicCross-sectional surveyCommunity ICUsExtubation protocolFamily engagementVisitor restrictionsClinician surveyClinical summaryICU diariesSite leadersICUCare conferencesCare ProjectMonthly callsFamily satisfactionFamily supportFamily Survey
2020
Psychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs
Knies AK, Zhang Q, Juthani P, Tu S, Pach J, Martinez A, Monin JK, Hwang DY. Psychological Attachment Orientations of Surrogate Decision-Makers and Goals-of-Care Decisions for Brain Injury Patients in ICUs. Critical Care Explorations 2020, 2: e0151. PMID: 32696015, PMCID: PMC7340333, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife-sustaining therapyBrain injury patientsAcute brain injury patientsInjury patientsTherapy selectionNonwhite racePoor prognosisFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerCross-sectional surveyNeuroscience ICUPatient demographicsIndependent predictorsMedical CenterComfort measuresExact testConsecutive samplePatientsEligible respondentsTherapyICUCare decisionsFuture interventionsMultivariate modelSignificant predictors