Featured Publications
Association Between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Decline in Function, Cognition, and Mental Health After Critical Illness Among Older Adults : A Cohort Study.
Jain S, Murphy TE, O'Leary JR, Leo-Summers L, Ferrante LE. Association Between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Decline in Function, Cognition, and Mental Health After Critical Illness Among Older Adults : A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 644-655. PMID: 35254879, PMCID: PMC9316386, DOI: 10.7326/m21-3086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU hospitalizationIntensive care unitMental healthCohort studyCritical illnessDual eligibilityOlder adultsProbable dementiaSocioeconomic disadvantageOlder personsGreater riskCommunity-dwelling older adultsLongitudinal cohort studySymptoms of depressionAging Trends StudyOutcome of functionMental health outcomesClinical characteristicsLow-income seniorsCare unitNational HealthRetrospective analysisHospitalizationOlder survivorsDaily livingFactors 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 activityMonthsFunctional 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 ventilation
2023
Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults.
Jain S, Han L, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Feder S, Ferrante L, Gill T. Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 1206-1215. PMID: 37769149, PMCID: PMC10868351, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0693oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageCritical illnessIntensive care unitHospital dischargeCommunity-living older adultsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsPost-ICU careSocioeconomic disadvantageProspective longitudinal studyQuality of lifeICU admissionICU survivorsCare unitFunctional recoverySymptom managementMultiple symptomsThird monthThree monthsSymptomsIllnessRestricted activityVulnerable subgroupsFirst monthMonths
2022
Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort
Cohen A, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Lee S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of the VALIANT (COVID‐19 in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Assessment) Cohort. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 832-844. PMID: 36544250, PMCID: PMC9877652, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-centered outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentPhysical functionOlder COVID-19 survivorsCOVID-19-related symptomsCOVID-19Older adultsIntensive care unitCOVID-19 survivorsPersistent cognitive impairmentSix-month followMost older adultsThird of participantsElectronic health recordsStepdown unitAcute illnessBurdensome symptomsCare unitSupplemental oxygenMedian lengthProspective studyMean ageBlack raceBaseline interview
2020
Frailty in Critical Care Medicine: A Review.
De Biasio JC, Mittel AM, Mueller AL, Ferrante LE, Kim DH, Shaefi S. Frailty in Critical Care Medicine: A Review. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 130: 1462-1473. PMID: 32384336, PMCID: PMC7426653, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004665.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFrailty syndromeCare settingsDetermination of frailtyIntensive care patientsIntensive care unitHealth care utilizationAcute care settingCritical care settingClinical risk assessmentFrailty measurement toolsCritical care medicineAge-related accumulationCare patientsFrailty measurementRisk stratificationCare unitCare utilizationClinical entityPoor outcomePoor responsePrognostic trendObservational studyFunctional declineCare medicineMultisystem dysregulation
2019
Patient-Centered Outcomes in Critical Illness: Will My Patient Be Functionally and Cognitively Intact?
Geer JH, Qi W, Ferrante LE. Patient-Centered Outcomes in Critical Illness: Will My Patient Be Functionally and Cognitively Intact? Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 638-647. PMID: 31826264, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698379.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements