2016
Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities
Harris DA, Pensa MA, Redlich CA, Pisani MA, Rosenthal MS. Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 1231-1238. PMID: 27249657, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-054ps.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCommunity-based participatory researchHealth disparitiesPulmonary diseaseHealth equityPediatric asthma outcomesOutcome of treatmentAmerican Thoracic SocietyAdult asthmaAsthma outcomesMedical managementLung diseaseThoracic SocietyPulmonary medicineHealth behaviorsSpecific interventionsRacial disparitiesParticipatory researchCommunity healthHealth careDiseaseNational InstituteOutcomesSustainable interventionsCommunity-based approachHealthQuantifying the Severity of a Delirium Episode Throughout Hospitalization: the Combined Importance of Intensity and Duration
Vasunilashorn SM, Marcantonio ER, Gou Y, Pisani MA, Travison TG, Schmitt EM, Jones RN, Inouye SK. Quantifying the Severity of a Delirium Episode Throughout Hospitalization: the Combined Importance of Intensity and Duration. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1164-1171. PMID: 27259291, PMCID: PMC5023588, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3671-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-hospital outcomesDelirium intensitySeverity measuresEpisode of deliriumPoor clinical outcomeDelirium durationDelirium episodesEntire hospitalizationAdult patientsClinical outcomesDelirium severityRelative riskIndependent cohortDeliriumStrong associationOutcomesHospitalizationCognitive changesDurationSeverityPredictive validityEpisodesAssociationCombined importancePatientsContinuation Rate of Atypical Antipsychotics After Discharge When Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit
Farrokh S, Castle AC, Heavner M, Pisani MA. Continuation Rate of Atypical Antipsychotics After Discharge When Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Pharmacy Practice 2016, 30: 342-346. PMID: 27129913, DOI: 10.1177/0897190016645026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitAtypical antipsychoticsHospital dischargeCare unitSafety outcomesLarge tertiary academic medical centerTertiary academic medical centerFinal study populationAcademic medical centerICU stayLack of evidenceCritical illnessMedical chartsQTc prolongationExtended therapyContinuation ratesInappropriate continuationMedical CenterStudy populationAntipsychoticsExclusion criteriaPhysician documentationPatientsProgress notesOutcomes
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes
2012
ICU delirium
Jones SF, Pisani MA. ICU delirium. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2012, 18: 146-151. PMID: 22322260, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0b013e32835132b9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU deliriumRisk factorsLong-term neurocognitive impairmentDelirium-related outcomesPreferred pharmacologic treatmentSignificant adverse outcomesUse of sedativesUse of protocolsPharmacologic treatmentAtypical antipsychoticsVentilator managementAdverse outcomesUnderdiagnosed problemDeliriumNeurocognitive impairmentSusceptible individualsAvailable evidenceRecent evidenceOutcomesLong-term impactTreatmentLimited studiesRobust evidenceNegative outcomesManagement