2016
Continuation 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
Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Friese RS, Gehlbach BK, Schwab RJ, Weinhouse GL, Jones SF. Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 731-738. PMID: 25594808, PMCID: PMC5447310, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201411-2099ci.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessIntensive care unit patientsConcise clinical reviewCare unit patientsIntensive care unitPatient care activitiesCircadian rhythm abnormalitiesCircadian rhythmImportant physiologic processesLack of sleepUnit patientsICU patientsPatients' sleepCare unitClinical reviewAdverse outcomesSleep disturbancesRhythm abnormalitiesRole sleepCare activitiesIllnessClinical researchSleepPatientsPhysiologic processes