Featured Publications
Feasibility of in-hospital administration of a tool to predict persistent post-ICU functional impairment among older ICU survivors: a pilot study
Stevenson J, Murphy T, Tessier-Sherman B, Pisani M, Gill T, Ferrante L. Feasibility of in-hospital administration of a tool to predict persistent post-ICU functional impairment among older ICU survivors: a pilot study. CHEST Critical Care 2024, 100093. DOI: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk prediction toolsICU survivorsIn-hospital administrationOlder adultsFunctional impairmentPilot studyIn-hospital mobilityOlder ICU survivorsDevelopment of risk prediction modelsHospital-related factorsIn-hospital factorsPresence of deliriumRisk prediction modelModel discriminationPersistent functional impairmentStatistical significanceHospital settingStudy designFeasibility thresholdDaily activitiesIncreased riskInternational Consensus ConferenceConsensus conferenceSurvivorsCritical illness
2022
Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015
Cobert J, Jeon SY, Boscardin J, Chapman AC, Ferrante LE, Lee S, Smith AK. Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: 1555-1565. PMID: 35026299, PMCID: PMC9248079, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU admissionPre-existing disabilityGeriatric conditionsOlder adultsSelf-reported chronic diseasesPatients 65 yearsRate of dementiaICU patientsAdverse outcomesICU settingChronic diseasesAdjusted proportionDaily livingMultimorbidityICUAdmissionGeriatric principlesFrailtyDementiaUS ICUsFunctional measuresStudy designDisabilityAdultsTime trends
2020
Prediction Models for Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Impairments After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal
Haines KJ, Hibbert E, McPeake J, Anderson BJ, Bienvenu OJ, Andrews A, Brummel NE, Ferrante LE, Hopkins RO, Hough CL, Jackson J, Mikkelsen ME, Leggett N, Montgomery-Yates A, Needham DM, Sevin CM, Skidmore B, Still M, van Smeden M, Collins GS, Harhay MO. Prediction Models for Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Impairments After Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1871-1880. PMID: 33060502, PMCID: PMC7673641, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessMental health impairmentSystematic reviewHealth impairmentBias assessment toolRisk of biasStudy eligibility criteriaPrediction model RiskComposite outcomeAdult patientsTrial enrollmentCochrane LibraryPatient recoveryIndependent reviewersHigh riskEligibility criteriaOutcome measurementsStandardized outcomesAdult survivorsStudy characteristicsIllnessStudy designSystematic searchImpairmentCandidate predictors