2014
Long-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*
Khandelwal N, Hough CL, Bansal A, Veenstra DL, Treggiari MM. Long-Term Survival in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Rescue Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia*. Critical Care Medicine 2014, 42: 1610-1618. PMID: 24732240, PMCID: PMC4061153, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeLong-term survivalRescue therapyProportional hazards modelHospital mortalityDistress syndromeICU admissionHazard ratioHospital dischargeSevere acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patientsAcute respiratory distress syndrome survivorsConventional treatmentAcute respiratory distress syndrome patientsPaO2/FiO2 ratioBetter long-term survivalRespiratory distress syndrome patientsLevel 1 trauma centerMeeting study inclusion criteriaCox proportional hazards modelHigher hospital mortalityKaplan-Meier methodState death registryStudy inclusion criteria
2008
Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients
Treggiari MM, Karir V, Yanez ND, Weiss NS, Daniel S, Deem SA. Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients. Critical Care 2008, 12: r29. PMID: 18312617, PMCID: PMC2374630, DOI: 10.1186/cc6807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesCritical CareDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlycemic IndexHospital MortalityHumansHypoglycemiaHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegression AnalysisSeverity of Illness IndexTrauma CentersConceptsIntensive care unitHospital mortalityIll patientsSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scorePost-cardiac surgery patientsLevel 1 trauma centerExcess hospital mortalityAdjusted hospital mortalityOccurrence of hypoglycemiaTight glycemic controlMain study endpointMultivariable regression analysisPeriod IIICU lengthPeriod IIICohort studyInsulin therapySurgery patientsGlycemic controlOrgan dysfunctionStudy endpointCare unitTrauma centerStudy population