2014
Long-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*
Khandelwal N, Hough CL, Bansal A, Veenstra DL, Treggiari MM. Long-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*. Critical Care Medicine 2014, 42: 1610-1618. PMID: 24732240, PMCID: PMC4061153, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeLong-term survivalRescue therapyProportional hazards modelHospital mortalityDistress syndromeICU admissionHazard ratioHospital dischargeSevere acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patientsAcute respiratory distress syndrome survivorsConventional treatmentAcute respiratory distress syndrome patientsPaO2/FiO2 ratioBetter long-term survivalRespiratory distress syndrome patientsLevel 1 trauma centerMeeting study inclusion criteriaCox proportional hazards modelHigher hospital mortalityKaplan-Meier methodState death registryStudy inclusion criteria
2005
A nationwide survey of intensive care unit discharge practices
Heidegger CP, Treggiari MM, Romand JA, and the Swiss ICU Network. A nationwide survey of intensive care unit discharge practices. Intensive Care Medicine 2005, 31: 1676-1682. PMID: 16249927, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2831-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge decisionsDischarge practicesCentral Referral HospitalIntermediate care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalIntensive care medicineIntermediate care facilitiesAdult ICUsClinical determinantsDischarge dispositionReferral hospitalCare unitIntravenous medicationsPatient dischargeUniversity HospitalHospital characteristicsICU teamTeaching hospitalPatient managementSwiss ICUsConclusionsOur dataDischarge guidelinesCare medicineICU structureCare facilities