2023
Comparative Safety Analysis of Oral Antipsychotics for In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events in Older Adults After Major Surgery : A Nationwide Cohort Study.
Kim D, Lee S, Park C, Levin R, Metzger E, Bateman B, Ely E, Pandharipande P, Pisani M, Jones R, Marcantonio E, Inouye S. Comparative Safety Analysis of Oral Antipsychotics for In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events in Older Adults After Major Surgery : A Nationwide Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1153-1162. PMID: 37665998, PMCID: PMC10625498, DOI: 10.7326/m22-3021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackAdverse clinical eventsHospital deathMajor surgeryClinical eventsPostoperative deliriumCohort studyOlder patientsAntipsychotic drugsArrhythmia eventsCardiac arrhythmia eventsHospital adverse clinical eventsModerate-dose treatmentPremier Healthcare DatabaseHospital adverse eventsNationwide cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyAtypical antipsychotic useOral antipsychotic drugsSignificant differencesHaloperidol useIschemic attackOral antipsychoticsAdverse eventsOral haloperidol
2015
The Impact of Race on Intensity of Care Provided to Older Adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Chima-Melton C, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. The Impact of Race on Intensity of Care Provided to Older Adults in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2015, 3: 365-372. PMID: 27271078, PMCID: PMC4902115, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0162-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitIntensive care unitIntensity of careTISS-28 scoresCare unitMICU interventionWhite patientsTherapeutic Intervention Scoring System-28Older adultsImpact of raceNew-onset dialysisRenal replacement therapyNon-white patientsPulmonary artery catheterizationBackgroundAfrican-AmericansICU mortalityAggressive carePrimary outcomeArtery catheterizationMechanical ventilationProspective studyReplacement therapyMore dementiaPatient preferencesChronic diseases
2014
The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study
Hoang QN, Pisani MA, Inzucchi S, Hu B, Honiden S. The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and the association of baseline glycemic control on mortality in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study. Journal Of Critical Care 2014, 29: 1052-1056. PMID: 25092614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline glycemic controlStress hyperglycemiaGlycemic controlUndiagnosed diabetesChronic Health Evaluation II scoreMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsHemoglobin A1c levelsHistory of diabetesObservational cohort studyProspective observational studyUndiagnosed diabetes mellitusCare unit patientsIntensive care unitLower baseline HbA1cMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant differencesAcute PhysiologyHospital mortalityNondiabetic patientsBaseline HbA1cII scoreMICU patientsCohort studyCritical illness
2011
Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Akgün KM, Huang L, Morris A, Justice AC, Pisani M, Crothers K. Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2011, 8: 301-307. PMID: 21653532, PMCID: PMC3132789, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201009-060wr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCritical illnessAdministration of ARTImpact of ARTProportion of deathsHIV eraOpportunistic infectionsHIVAIDS epidemicMore recent studiesIllnessPatientsAdmissionTherapyRecent studiesICUEtiologyInfectionMortalityIncidenceDiseaseAdministrationThe Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Akgün KM, Pisani M, Crothers K. The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2011, 26: 151-164. PMID: 21436170, DOI: 10.1177/0885066610387996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaImpact of HAARTICU admissionRespiratory failureIntensive care unit admissionOutcome of HIVActive antiretroviral therapyCare unit admissionLow serum albuminPoor functional statusInflammatory response syndromeIntensive care unitHAART administrationHAART initiationHospital mortalityMedication toxicityUnit admissionAntiretroviral therapyICU mortalityICU survivalComorbid diseasesHIV diagnosisJirovecii pneumoniaCommon indicationResponse syndrome
2005
Short-term outcomes in older intensive care unit patients with dementia*
Pisani MA, Redlich CA, McNicoll L, Ely EW, Friedkin RJ, Inouye SK. Short-term outcomes in older intensive care unit patients with dementia*. Critical Care Medicine 2005, 33: 1371-1376. PMID: 15942358, DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000165558.83676.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU interventionsOlder patientsModerate-severe dementiaPatient ageCode statusMortality rateChronic Health Evaluation II scoreOlder intensive care unit patientsProspective observational cohort studyIntensive care unit careIntensive care unit patientsUrban university teaching hospitalShort-term mortality rateBlessed Dementia Rating ScaleHigher Acute PhysiologyHospital mortality rateObservational cohort studyCare unit patientsMedical record abstractionShort-term outcomesUniversity Teaching HospitalDementia Rating ScaleImpact of dementiaAcute PhysiologyHospital length