2024
Feasibility of in-hospital administration of a tool to predict persistent post-ICU functional impairment among older ICU survivors: a pilot study
Stevenson J, Murphy T, Tessier-Sherman B, Pisani M, Gill T, Ferrante L. Feasibility of in-hospital administration of a tool to predict persistent post-ICU functional impairment among older ICU survivors: a pilot study. CHEST Critical Care 2024, 100093. DOI: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk prediction toolsICU survivorsIn-hospital administrationOlder adultsFunctional impairmentPilot studyIn-hospital mobilityOlder ICU survivorsDevelopment of risk prediction modelsHospital-related factorsIn-hospital factorsPresence of deliriumRisk prediction modelModel discriminationPersistent functional impairmentStatistical significanceHospital settingStudy designFeasibility thresholdDaily activitiesIncreased riskInternational Consensus ConferenceConsensus conferenceSurvivorsCritical illnessFeasibility of Administering a Risk Prediction Tool for Persistent Post-ICU Functional Impairment Among Older ICU Survivors in the Hospital Setting
Stevenson J, Murphy T, Tessier-Sherman B, Pisani M, Gill T, Ferrante L. Feasibility of Administering a Risk Prediction Tool for Persistent Post-ICU Functional Impairment Among Older ICU Survivors in the Hospital Setting. 2024, a5044-a5044. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a5044.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Awake or Sedated: Trends in the Evaluation and Management of Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit
DeBiasi EM, Akgün KM, Pisani M. Awake or Sedated: Trends in the Evaluation and Management of Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36: 899-913. PMID: 26595050, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564875.BooksConceptsICU patientsSedation practicesIll intensive care unit (ICU) patientsIntensive care unit patientsSedation assessment scaleMechanical ventilation durationCare unit patientsManagement of agitationMost ICU patientsIntensive care unitImproved clinical outcomesMultidisciplinary treatment modelLife-saving interventionsHospital lengthMinimal sedationSedative medicationsUnit patientsCare unitClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationVentilation durationPatient distressFunctional impairmentPractice guidelinesPatient discomfort