2023
Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa
Ammar A, Elsamadicy A, Ammar M, Reeves B, Koo A, Falcone G, Hwang D, Petersen N, Kim J, Beekman R, Prust M, Magid-Bernstein J, Acosta J, Herbert R, Sheth K, Matouk C, Gilmore E. Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 226: 107621. PMID: 36791588, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndexanet alfaExtra-axial hemorrhageEVD placementThrombotic eventsNew hemorrhagePrimary safety outcomeExternal ventricular drain placementLarge prospective studiesIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsVentricular drain placementBolus patientsHospital lengthHospital LOSICU LOSTract hemorrhageRankin scoreSecondary outcomesAdult patientsBolus groupPrimary outcomeCare unitIntracerebral hemorrhageLong administration timeHemorrhage patients
2022
Coping Strategies and Psychosocial Resource Needs Reported by Families of Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (RP423)
Kubota R, Meurer K, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Bannon S, Fishbein N, Lichstein K, Reichman M, Popok P, Lester E, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Freeman W, Williamson C, Vranceanu A, Hwang D. Coping Strategies and Psychosocial Resource Needs Reported by Families of Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (RP423). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 1095-1096. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon coping strategiesCoping strategiesSevere acute brain injuryPsychosocial resourcesSABI patientsFamily caregiversPsychosocial supportAcute brain injuryNeurointensive care unitFamily support interventionBrain injuryPositive emotionsCare unitPsychological distressYears of collegeSocial supportPersonal social networksGlasgow Coma Scale scorePrimary caregiversTeam membersPrior experienceEffective interventionsInterview transcriptsFamilies of patientsMulticenter qualitative studyStressors Experienced by Primary Caregivers of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (P1-4.009)
Meurer K, Kubota R, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Bannon S, Fishbein N, Reichman M, Popok P, Lester E, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Williamson C, Vranceanu A, Hwang D, Investigators C. Stressors Experienced by Primary Caregivers of Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (P1-4.009). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.3641.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
End-of-Life Care Decision-Making in Stroke
Gao L, Zhao C, Hwang D. End-of-Life Care Decision-Making in Stroke. Frontiers In Neurology 2021, 12: 702833. PMID: 34650502, PMCID: PMC8505717, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.702833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke patientsImmediate post-stroke periodIntensive care unit careLong-term functional outcomeCare decisionsCode status changePost-stroke periodIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsLong-term disabilityLife care discussionsLife-sustaining therapyCause of deathLife care decisionsClinician's subjectivityIschemic strokeUnit careCare unitHemorrhage patientsPatient survivalFunctional outcomeProvider recommendationPatient preferencesCare discussionsTreatment goalsPredictors of Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data
Garg A, Soto AL, Knies AK, Kolenikov S, Schalk M, Hammer H, White DB, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Fraenkel L, Hwang DY. Predictors of Surrogate Decision Makers Selecting Life-Sustaining Therapy for Severe Acute Brain Injury Patients: An Analysis of US Population Survey Data. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 468-479. PMID: 33619667, PMCID: PMC8380750, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injuryAcute brain injuryLife-sustaining treatmentSurrogate decision makersBrain injuryAcute brain injury patientsPatient's surrogate decision makersSevere disabilityPoor neurological prognosisIntensive care unitSevere brain injuryLife-Sustaining TherapyBrain injury patientsCost of careYounger age groupsCross-sectional survey studyUS population sampleBinary logistic regressionNeurological prognosisIndependent predictorsCare unitInjury patientsPoor prognosisMale genderUnivariate analysis
2018
Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ormseth CH, Falcone GJ, Jasak SD, Mampre DM, Leasure AC, Miyares LC, Hwang DY, James ML, Testai FD, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL, Langefeld CD, Woo D, Sheth KN. Minority Patients are Less Likely to Undergo Withdrawal of Care After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2018, 29: 419-425. PMID: 29949003, PMCID: PMC6286261, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-018-0554-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumeAdmission Glasgow Coma ScaleEthnic/Racial VariationsNon-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral Hemorrhage (ERICH) studyProspective cohort studyGlasgow Coma ScaleIntensive care unitWithdrawal of careSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSimilar mortality ratesLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicity modifiesRace/ethnicityCMO patientsHospital mortalityCohort studyRankin ScaleWhite patientsComa ScaleBlack patientsCare unitEndotracheal intubationICH patients
2017
Predictors of family satisfaction with support during shared decision making in neuroscience intensive care units (S23.005)
Ou D, Garritano J, Weber U, Johnson J, Anderson N, Knies A, Nhundu B, Bautista C, Sheth K, Rosand J, Hwang D. Predictors of family satisfaction with support during shared decision making in neuroscience intensive care units (S23.005). Neurology 2017, 88 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.88.16_supplement.s23.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Prevalence Of Depression And Anxiety Symptoms Among Families Of Survivors In A US Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Yagoda D, Hwang* D, Currier P, Ananian L, Perrey H, Tehan T, Guanci M, Lipkis-Orlando R, Cobb J, Rosand J. Prevalence Of Depression And Anxiety Symptoms Among Families Of Survivors In A US Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 2012, a2293-a2293. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_meetingabstracts.a2293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among Families of Survivors in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (P02.217)
Hwang D, Yagoda D, Currier P, Perrey H, Tehan T, Guanci M, Ananian L, Lipkis-Orlando R, Cobb J, Rosand J. Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among Families of Survivors in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (P02.217). Neurology 2012, 78: p02.217-p02.217. DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p02.217.Peer-Reviewed Original Research