2013
Medical ICU Admission Diagnoses and Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Virus–Uninfected Veterans in the Combination Antiretroviral Era*
Akgün KM, Tate JP, Pisani M, Fried T, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Justice AC, Crothers K. Medical ICU Admission Diagnoses and Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Virus–Uninfected Veterans in the Combination Antiretroviral Era*. Critical Care Medicine 2013, 41: 1458-1467. PMID: 23507717, PMCID: PMC4283206, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31827caa46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical ICU admissionVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexICU admissionAntiretroviral therapyRespiratory diagnosesMechanical ventilationVeterans Aging Cohort Study Index scoresUndetectable HIV-1 RNALogistic regressionStudy indicesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCombination antiretroviral eraCritical care requirementsICU admission diagnosisMedical ICU careCombination antiretroviral therapyInfection/sepsisHIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virusMultivariable logistic regressionRoutine clinical biomarkersHigh mortality rateRevenue center codesAdmission diagnosisICU mortality
2011
The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Akgün KM, Pisani M, Crothers K. The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2011, 26: 151-164. PMID: 21436170, DOI: 10.1177/0885066610387996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaImpact of HAARTICU admissionRespiratory failureIntensive care unit admissionOutcome of HIVActive antiretroviral therapyCare unit admissionLow serum albuminPoor functional statusInflammatory response syndromeIntensive care unitHAART administrationHAART initiationHospital mortalityMedication toxicityUnit admissionAntiretroviral therapyICU mortalityICU survivalComorbid diseasesHIV diagnosisJirovecii pneumoniaCommon indicationResponse syndrome
2008
Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient
Pisani MA. Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 24: 83-95. PMID: 19114416, DOI: 10.1177/0885066608329942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsPhysiologic changesOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit patientsIll Older PatientsImportant physiologic changesOlder ICU patientsCare unit admissionCare unit patientsDevelopment of sepsisSeverity of illnessUnit admissionCritical illnessUnit patientsICU patientsPoor outcomeAdverse outcomesRisk factorsCritical careOutcome studiesChronologic agePatientsAge 65Sepsis