2022
Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice
Thomas A, van Diepen S, Beekman R, Sinha SS, Brusca SB, Alviar CL, Jentzer J, Bohula EA, Katz JN, Shahu A, Barnett C, Morrow DA, Gilmore EJ, Solomon MA, Miller PE. Oxygen Supplementation and Hyperoxia in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. JACC Advances 2022, 1: 100065. PMID: 36238193, PMCID: PMC9555075, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2022.100065.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsOxygen supplementationIntensive care unit cliniciansHarmful hemodynamic effectsAdverse clinical outcomesIll cardiac patientsManagement of patientsAcute cardiac diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionDirect cellular toxicityCoronary vasoconstrictionPulmonary hypertensionRespiratory failureHemodynamic effectsHeart failureOxygen therapyClinical outcomesSupplemental oxygenAvailable trialsCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionCardiac patientsCardiac diseaseClinical practiceCardiovascular systemHyperoxiaStaffing models in the cardiac intensive care unit
Quien M, Thomas A, Ludmir J, Miller PE. Staffing models in the cardiac intensive care unit. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2022, 28: 453-459. PMID: 35757936, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000958.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitContemporary cardiac intensive care unitsModern cardiac intensive care unitMechanical circulatory supportSick patient populationFuture multicenter studiesStaffing modelsPreponderance of dataShock teamRespiratory failureIll patientsCirculatory supportMulticenter studyCardiac arrestPatient populationCardiac intensivistsIll populationMortalityRecent evidenceIntensivistsPatientsRecent dataPopulation
2021
Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes
Miller PE, Chouairi F, Thomas A, Kunitomo Y, Aslam F, Canavan ME, Murphy C, Daggula K, Metkus T, Vallabhajosyula S, Carnicelli A, Katz JN, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Velazquez EJ, Brennan J. Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018182. PMID: 33412899, PMCID: PMC7955420, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitHospital mortalityCare unitCICU mortalityClinical outcomesModern cardiac intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitTotal hospital chargesSeverity of illnessMultivariable logistic regressionCICU lengthMultivariable adjustmentRespiratory insufficiencyPrimary outcomeUnique admissionsHospital chargesCardiac arrestSubgroup analysisImproved outcomesMortalityLogistic regressionAdmissionClosed unitStaffing models