2018
Association between death and loss of stage N2 sleep features among critically Ill patients with delirium
Knauert MP, Gilmore EJ, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Van Ness PH, Han L, Hirsch LJ, Pisani MA. Association between death and loss of stage N2 sleep features among critically Ill patients with delirium. Journal Of Critical Care 2018, 48: 124-129. PMID: 30179762, PMCID: PMC6226351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU patientsIll patientsOdds ratioHigher oddsSleep spindlesIntensive care unit outcomesGrade of encephalopathySignificant sleep disruptionWorse ICU outcomeMedical ICU patientsAcute brain injuryObservational cohort studySedative-hypnotic useImportant prognostic valueLength of stayStage N2 sleepK-complexesCohort studyCritical illnessHospital dischargeRankin ScaleICU outcomesPrognostic valueSevere gradesMedical records
2006
Prognostic significance of continuous EEG monitoring in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage
Claassen J, Hirsch LJ, Frontera JA, Fernandez A, Schmidt M, Kapinos G, Wittman J, Connolly ES, Emerson RG, Mayer SA. Prognostic significance of continuous EEG monitoring in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2006, 4: 103-112. PMID: 16627897, DOI: 10.1385/ncc:4:2:103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Rankin ScalePeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesSubarachnoid hemorrhageHess gradePoor outcomeEEG findingsCEEG monitoringEpileptiform dischargesPoor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdmission CT scanPeriodic epileptiform dischargesLogistic regression analysisRankin ScaleIll patientsIntraventricular hemorrhageMRS 4Functional outcomeSleep architectureEEG reactivityCT scanPatientsOutcomesHemorrhageRegression analysis