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Development and validation of a prediction model for persistent functional impairment among older ICU survivors
Ferrante LE, Murphy TE, Leo‐Summers L, O'Leary JR, Vander Wyk B, Pisani MA, Gill TM. Development and validation of a prediction model for persistent functional impairment among older ICU survivors. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 188-197. PMID: 36196998, PMCID: PMC9870848, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent functional impairmentICU hospitalizationFunctional impairmentValidation cohortICU admissionDevelopment cohortOlder Intensive Care Unit SurvivorsIntensive care unit survivorsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsMonths of dischargeHigh-risk survivorsCommunity-living participantsGood calibrationHospital lengthICU survivorsCritical illnessMedian agePrior hospitalizationFunctional recoveryNational HealthProbable dementiaHospitalizationHigh riskDepressive symptomsAssociation of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness
Falvey JR, Cohen AB, O’Leary J, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Association of Social Isolation With Disability Burden and 1-Year Mortality Among Older Adults With Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1433-1439. PMID: 34491282, PMCID: PMC8424527, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessICU hospitalizationSocial isolation scoresOlder adultsICU admissionCohort studyPrimary outcomeDisability burdenSocial isolationCommunity-dwelling older adultsGreater disability burdenIsolation scoresPost-ICU disabilityObservational cohort studyAging Trends StudyICU stayMortality cohortHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesHospital admissionMedian ageIllness severityAdverse outcomesNational HealthHospitalization dataNeighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Disability After Critical Illness*
Falvey JR, Murphy TE, Leo-Summers L, Gill TM, Ferrante LE. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Disability After Critical Illness*. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 50: 733-741. PMID: 34636807, PMCID: PMC9001742, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageDisability burdenHigher disability burdenCritical illnessSocioeconomic disadvantageOlder adultsCritical illness survivorsLongitudinal cohort studyArea Deprivation IndexDisadvantaged neighborhoodsNon-Hispanic whitesDifferent functional tasksICU admissionICU dischargeICU survivorsCohort studyDischarge destinationHospital dischargeFunctional recoveryNeighborhood disadvantageAdjusted modelCare servicesSecondary analysisSecondary objectiveIllnessSociety of Critical Care Medicine's International Consensus Conference on Prediction and Identification of Long-Term Impairments After Critical Illness.
Mikkelsen ME, Still M, Anderson BJ, Bienvenu OJ, Brodsky MB, Brummel N, Butcher B, Clay AS, Felt H, Ferrante LE, Haines KJ, Harhay MO, Hope AA, Hopkins RO, Hosey M, Hough CTL, Jackson JC, Johnson A, Khan B, Lone NI, MacTavish P, McPeake J, Montgomery-Yates A, Needham DM, Netzer G, Schorr C, Skidmore B, Stollings JL, Umberger R, Andrews A, Iwashyna TJ, Sevin CM. Society of Critical Care Medicine's International Consensus Conference on Prediction and Identification of Long-Term Impairments After Critical Illness. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1670-1679. PMID: 32947467, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004586.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCritical illnessLong-term impairmentInternational Consensus ConferenceHospital dischargeSerial assessmentConsensus conferenceFunctional abilityCritical Care Medicine Consensus ConferenceSystematic reviewPost-intensive care syndromeCare coordination strategiesMontreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) testHigh-risk patientsHealth-related qualityMental health functionCognitive Assessment testOriginal systematic reviewAssessment of survivorsEvent Scale-RevisedICU admissionEuroQol-5DCochrane LibraryHospital AnxietyDepression ScaleLife measuresThe Association of Frailty With Post-ICU Disability, Nursing Home Admission, and Mortality A Longitudinal Study
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. The Association of Frailty With Post-ICU Disability, Nursing Home Admission, and Mortality A Longitudinal Study. CHEST Journal 2018, 153: 1378-1386. PMID: 29559308, PMCID: PMC6026287, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home admissionPost-ICU disabilityHome admissionCritical illnessFrailty statusGreater disabilityNew nursing home admissionsAssociation of frailtyLikelihood of deathOne-point increaseICU admissionICU survivorsICU outcomesMean agePrognostic informationPrefrailtyFried indexAdmissionFrailtyOlder personsParent cohortAnalytic sampleFunctional activityNonfrailtyDisabilityFactors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Factors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 194: 299-307. PMID: 26840348, PMCID: PMC4970594, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1256oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher body mass indexOlder ICU survivorsIntensive care unitBody mass indexFunctional recoveryICU survivorsICU admissionMass indexOlder Intensive Care Unit SurvivorsIntensive care unit survivorsOlder adultsPoor functional recoveryCritical illnessIndependent predictorsCare unitMultivariable analysisFunctional outcomePremorbid functionPotential predictorsVision impairmentAdmissionSurvivorsAnalytic sampleFunctional activityMonthsFunctional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 523-529. PMID: 25665067, PMCID: PMC4467795, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitLong-term mortalityCritical illnessICU admissionModerate disabilityOlder personsMinimal disabilitySevere disabilityFunctional trajectoriesFunctional declineEarly deathProspective cohort studyDay of admissionPersons 70 yearsGoals of careRisk of deathShort-term mortalityGreater New HavenSignificant functional declineICU lengthCohort studyHospital dischargePremorbid disabilityCare unitMechanical ventilation
2023
Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults.
Jain S, Han L, Gahbauer E, Leo-Summers L, Feder S, Ferrante L, Gill T. Changes in Restricting Symptoms after Critical Illness among Community-Living Older Adults. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2023, 208: 1206-1215. PMID: 37769149, PMCID: PMC10868351, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202304-0693oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantageCritical illnessIntensive care unitHospital dischargeCommunity-living older adultsOlder adultsOlder ICU survivorsPost-ICU careSocioeconomic disadvantageProspective longitudinal studyQuality of lifeICU admissionICU survivorsCare unitFunctional recoverySymptom managementMultiple symptomsThird monthThree monthsSymptomsIllnessRestricted activityVulnerable subgroupsFirst monthMonths
2022
Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015
Cobert J, Jeon SY, Boscardin J, Chapman AC, Ferrante LE, Lee S, Smith AK. Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: 1555-1565. PMID: 35026299, PMCID: PMC9248079, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU admissionPre-existing disabilityGeriatric conditionsOlder adultsSelf-reported chronic diseasesPatients 65 yearsRate of dementiaICU patientsAdverse outcomesICU settingChronic diseasesAdjusted proportionDaily livingMultimorbidityICUAdmissionGeriatric principlesFrailtyDementiaUS ICUsFunctional measuresStudy designDisabilityAdultsTime trends
2021
Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Critical Illness in Older Persons
Gill TM, Han L, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Murphy TE, Ferrante LE. Functional Effects of Intervening Illnesses and Injuries After Critical Illness in Older Persons. Critical Care Medicine 2021, 49: 956-966. PMID: 33497167, PMCID: PMC8140984, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCognitionCritical IllnessEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFrail ElderlyHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental HealthPhysical Functional PerformanceProspective StudiesSelf EfficacySocioeconomic FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsEmergency department visitsCritical illnessDepartment visitsICU admissionFunctional outcomeFunctional statusFunctional declineOlder personsAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-living personsTraditional risk factorsCommunity-living participantsCorresponding odds ratiosFunctional effectsProspective longitudinal studyHazard ratioRisk factorsOdds ratioHospitalizationPremorbid functionInjuryIllnessRestricted activityAnalytic sample
2019
Factors Associated With Discharge Home Among Medical ICU Patients in an Early Mobilization Program
Kim RY, Murphy TE, Doyle M, Pulaski C, Singh M, Tsang S, Wicker D, Pisani MA, Connors GR, Ferrante LE. Factors Associated With Discharge Home Among Medical ICU Patients in an Early Mobilization Program. Critical Care Explorations 2019, 1: e0060. PMID: 32166241, PMCID: PMC7063960, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical ICU patientsEarly mobilization programICU patientsDischarge homeMobilization programMedical ICUChronic Health Evaluation II scoreGreater hospital lengthMean Acute PhysiologyRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionAcute PhysiologyICU stayAmbulatory statusHospital lengthICU admissionICU hospitalizationII scoreAnalytic cohortCohort studyCritical illnessEarly mobilizationWard transferMultivariable analysisMean ageCare of the Critically Ill Older Adult
Gao C, Ferrante L. Care of the Critically Ill Older Adult. Annual Update In Intensive Care And Emergency Medicine 2019, 611-623. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06067-1_47.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsICU admissionIntensive care unit populationOlder adultsIll Older AdultsYears of ageICU complicationsOlder patientsAdmission ratesUnit populationGreater riskPopulation agesPatientsDay careVulnerable populationsUnique populationAdmissionHigh rateCareFuture studiesAdultsAgePopulationComorbiditiesDeliriumComplications