2015
Sleep Loss and Circadian Rhythm Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit
Knauert MP, Haspel JA, Pisani MA. Sleep Loss and Circadian Rhythm Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2015, 36: 419-429. PMID: 26304279, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.05.008.BooksConceptsCritical illnessSleep disruptionAppropriate administrative supportIntensive care unit environmentIntensive care unitCircadian rhythm disruptionDelirium reductionIll patientsCare unitPharmacologic interventionsSleep disturbancesRhythm disruptionCare deliveryMultidisciplinary strategyUnit environmentSleep lossIllnessDisruptionPatientsEffective strategySleepEnvironmental factorsSleep in the Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Friese RS, Gehlbach BK, Schwab RJ, Weinhouse GL, Jones SF. Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 731-738. PMID: 25594808, PMCID: PMC5447310, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201411-2099ci.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessIntensive care unit patientsConcise clinical reviewCare unit patientsIntensive care unitPatient care activitiesCircadian rhythm abnormalitiesCircadian rhythmImportant physiologic processesLack of sleepUnit patientsICU patientsPatients' sleepCare unitClinical reviewAdverse outcomesSleep disturbancesRhythm abnormalitiesRole sleepCare activitiesIllnessClinical researchSleepPatientsPhysiologic processes
2014
Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions
Kookoolis AS, Puchalski JT, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions. Journal Of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine 2014, 4: 184. PMID: 25977841, PMCID: PMC4428160, DOI: 10.4172/2161-105x.1000184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeverity of illnessShort-term survival benefitPleural effusionSurvival benefitPulmonary diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalTerm survival benefitMedical servicesCause mortalityHazard ratioHospital admissionHospitalized patientsMedical patientsMalignant effusionsMedical recordsMedical populationsProtective effectHigh riskPatientsEffusionThoracentesesLarger studyMortalityIllnessOne-year
2011
Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Akgün KM, Huang L, Morris A, Justice AC, Pisani M, Crothers K. Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2011, 8: 301-307. PMID: 21653532, PMCID: PMC3132789, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201009-060wr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCritical illnessAdministration of ARTImpact of ARTProportion of deathsHIV eraOpportunistic infectionsHIVAIDS epidemicMore recent studiesIllnessPatientsAdmissionTherapyRecent studiesICUEtiologyInfectionMortalityIncidenceDiseaseAdministration
2008
Delirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters
Pisani MA. Delirium assessment in the intensive care unit: patient population matters. Critical Care 2008, 12: 131. PMID: 18423059, PMCID: PMC2447584, DOI: 10.1186/cc6847.Peer-Reviewed Original Research