2022
Psychological Attachment Orientation and Long-Term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Family Members of ICU Patients
Zhang Q, Knies AK, Pach J, Kimbrough T, Martinez A, Juthani P, Tu S, Monin JK, Vranceanu AM, Hwang DY. Psychological Attachment Orientation and Long-Term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Family Members of ICU Patients. Critical Care Explorations 2022, 4: e0753. PMID: 36050994, PMCID: PMC9426807, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICU patientsPTSD symptomsICU dischargeHispanic ethnicityFamily meetingsFamily membersICU patients' family membersProspective cohort studyMultiple logistic regressionLong-term PTSD symptomsPatients' family membersHigh-risk categoryLonger-term posttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsNeuroscience ICUEvent Scale-RevisedCohort studyIndependent predictorsPatient characteristicsRisk factorsPatient deathUnivariate analysisPatient covariatesSignificant symptomsPsychologic outcomes
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
2014
Consistency of communication among intensive care unit staff as perceived by family members of patients surviving to discharge
Hwang DY, Yagoda D, Perrey HM, Tehan TM, Guanci M, Ananian L, Currier PF, Cobb J, Rosand J. Consistency of communication among intensive care unit staff as perceived by family members of patients surviving to discharge. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 134-138. PMID: 24475496, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical ICUIntensive care unit staffHours of admissionProspective cohort studyFamily membersNeuroscience ICUEligible patientsICU dischargeAdult patientsCohort studyUniversity HospitalUnit staffICUPatientsAdmissionAdverse effectsMultiple episodesConsistency of communicationEpisodesMedical decisionsStaffHospitalUnit familySatisfaction