2009
Days of Delirium Are Associated with 1-Year Mortality in an Older Intensive Care Unit Population
Pisani MA, Kong SY, Kasl SV, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH. Days of Delirium Are Associated with 1-Year Mortality in an Older Intensive Care Unit Population. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2009, 180: 1092-1097. PMID: 19745202, PMCID: PMC2784414, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0537oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU deliriumPatient populationNumber of daysOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit populationAdverse long-term outcomesIntensive care unit patientsRelevant covariatesUrban acute care hospitalDuration of deliriumPost-ICU admissionConfusion Assessment MethodOlder patient populationProspective cohort studyCare unit patientsSeverity of illnessLong-term outcomesDays of deliriumPsychoactive medication useAcute care hospitalsChart review methodImportant health outcomesICU admissionCohort studyICU populationBenzodiazepine and opioid use and the duration of intensive care unit delirium in an older population*
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Slattum P, Van Ness PH, Inouye SK. Benzodiazepine and opioid use and the duration of intensive care unit delirium in an older population*. Critical Care Medicine 2009, 37: 177-183. PMID: 19050611, PMCID: PMC2700732, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318192fcf9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsICU deliriumDelirium durationOpioid useRisk factorsFirst episodeMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit deliriumMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalConfusion Assessment MethodProspective cohort studyCare unit patientsSeverity of illnessIntensive care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalMain outcome measuresUse of benzodiazepinesChart review methodMultivariable regression modelsImpact of benzodiazepinesCohort studyMedian durationUnit patients
2006
A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit
Pisani MA, Araujo K, Van Ness PH, Zhang Y, Ely E, Inouye SK. A research algorithm to improve detection of delirium in the intensive care unit. Critical Care 2006, 10: r121. PMID: 16919169, PMCID: PMC1750978, DOI: 10.1186/cc5027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitDetection of deliriumCAM-ICUChart review methodCohort studyCare unitClinical careMedical intensive care unitDelirium instrumentCAM-ICU ratingsChart-based reviewIll ICU patientsPrevalence of deliriumConfusion Assessment MethodProspective cohort studyResearch settingsDelirium statusChart reviewICU patientsDeliriumDelirium researchPatientsChart-based methodPatient safetyDiagnostic accuracy