2016
Quantifying the Severity of a Delirium Episode Throughout Hospitalization: the Combined Importance of Intensity and Duration
Vasunilashorn SM, Marcantonio ER, Gou Y, Pisani MA, Travison TG, Schmitt EM, Jones RN, Inouye SK. Quantifying the Severity of a Delirium Episode Throughout Hospitalization: the Combined Importance of Intensity and Duration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1164-1171. PMID: 27259291, PMCID: PMC5023588, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3671-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-hospital outcomesDelirium intensitySeverity measuresEpisode of deliriumPoor clinical outcomeDelirium durationDelirium episodesEntire hospitalizationAdult patientsClinical outcomesDelirium severityRelative riskIndependent cohortDeliriumStrong associationOutcomesHospitalizationCognitive changesDurationSeverityPredictive validityEpisodesAssociationCombined importancePatients
2009
Benzodiazepine 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
2007
Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Van Ness PH, Araujo KL, Inouye SK. Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 1629-1634. PMID: 17698685, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.15.1629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission risk factorsMedical record reviewIntensive care unitICU admissionRisk factorsOlder patientsRecord reviewCare unitMedical intensive care unitUrban university teaching hospitalOlder ICU patientsReceipt of benzodiazepinesConfusion Assessment MethodPatients 60 yearsProspective cohort studyLower arterial pHUniversity Teaching HospitalMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionDelirium durationICU deliriumCohort studyCreatinine levelsICU patientsArterial pH