2022
Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Admitted to Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Insights From the CCCTN Registry
Fagundes A, Berg DD, Park JG, Baird-Zars VM, Newby LK, Barsness GW, Miller PE, van Diepen S, Katz JN, Phreaner N, Roswell RO, Menon V, Daniels LB, Morrow DA, Bohula EA, Investigators F. Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Admitted to Contemporary Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Insights From the CCCTN Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008652. PMID: 35862019, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitAcute coronary syndromeContemporary cardiac intensive care unitsIntensive care unitCICU admissionAdmission indicationsCICU mortalityCoronary syndromeCare unitPrimary diagnosisIntensive care unit therapyEpidemiology of patientsNon-ACS diagnosisLow-risk patientsTime of admissionCICU lengthAcute severityVasoactive therapyPatient characteristicsRespiratory insufficiencyRisk patientsCommon indicationRoutine admissionACS admissionsProspective study
2021
Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes
Miller PE, Chouairi F, Thomas A, Kunitomo Y, Aslam F, Canavan ME, Murphy C, Daggula K, Metkus T, Vallabhajosyula S, Carnicelli A, Katz JN, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Velazquez EJ, Brennan J. Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018182. PMID: 33412899, PMCID: PMC7955420, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitHospital mortalityCare unitCICU mortalityClinical outcomesModern cardiac intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitTotal hospital chargesSeverity of illnessMultivariable logistic regressionCICU lengthMultivariable adjustmentRespiratory insufficiencyPrimary outcomeUnique admissionsHospital chargesCardiac arrestSubgroup analysisImproved outcomesMortalityLogistic regressionAdmissionClosed unitStaffing models
2018
Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Alviar CL, Miller PE, McAreavey D, Katz JN, Lee B, Moriyama B, Soble J, van Diepen S, Solomon MA, Morrow DA, Group A. Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 72: 1532-1553. PMID: 30236315, PMCID: PMC11032173, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.06.074.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsContemporary cardiac intensive care unitsPositive pressure ventilationInvasive positive pressure ventilationCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitPressure ventilationNoninvasive positive pressure ventilationMechanical positive pressure ventilationCardiogenic pulmonary edemaProportion of patientsManagement of patientsRisk of complicationsMechanical circulatory supportComplex patient populationRight ventricular physiologyCICU mortalityCardiogenic shockRespiratory failurePulmonary edemaCirculatory supportCardiac arrestPatient populationVentricular physiologyMedical complexity