2019
Circadian Biology and Its Importance to Intensive Care Unit Care and Outcomes
Gao C, Knauert M. Circadian Biology and Its Importance to Intensive Care Unit Care and Outcomes. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 40: 629-637. PMID: 31826263, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698394.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIll patientsIntensive care unit careIntensive care unit practiceCircadian rhythmCurrent ICU practiceLow-risk interventionNumerous adverse outcomesUnit careCritical illnessImmune compromiseCardiovascular instabilityMetabolic derangementsAdverse outcomesICU practiceUnit practicesSleep disruptionCare improvementPatientsOutcomesSleepRhythmBright lightDaysCircadian biologyDelirium
2018
Survey of clinical pharmacist perceptions and practices in promoting sleep in intensive care unit patients
Heavner M, Nguyen N, Knauert M, Verceles A, Pisani M, Seung H, Gonzales J. Survey of clinical pharmacist perceptions and practices in promoting sleep in intensive care unit patients. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY 2018, 2: 46-52. DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitICU patientsResults Two hundred fiftyIntensive care unit patientsSurgical intensive care unitProtocol usePharmacists' perceptionsCritical care pharmacistsCare unit patientsICU patient outcomesSignificant patient morbidityMelatonin receptor agonistCritical care practiceCross-sectional surveySleep protocolDelirium incidenceUnit patientsNighttime administrationCare unitPatient morbidityCare pharmacistsICU practiceReceptor agonistHundred fiftyPatient outcomes