2024
Contemporary Training in American Critical Care Cardiology: Minnesota Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit JACC Scientific Expert Panel
Elliott A, Bartos J, Barnett C, Miller P, Roswell R, Alviar C, Bennett C, Berg D, Bohula E, Chonde M, Dahiya G, Fleitman J, Gage A, Hansra B, Higgins A, Hollenberg S, Horowitz J, Jentzer J, Katz J, Karpenshif Y, Lee R, Menon V, Metkus T, Mukundan S, Rhinehart Z, Senman B, Senussi M, Solomon M, Vallabhajosyula S, Dudzinski D. Contemporary Training in American Critical Care Cardiology: Minnesota Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit JACC Scientific Expert Panel. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1436-1454. PMID: 39357941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPropofol vs etomidate for induction prior to invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Thomas A, Banna S, Shahu A, Ali T, Schenck C, Patel B, Notarianni A, Phommalinh M, Kochar A, Heck C, van Diepen S, Miller P. Propofol vs etomidate for induction prior to invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2024, 272: 116-125. PMID: 38554762, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with lower mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionInvasive mechanical ventilationLower mortalityUS national databaseClinical Data BaseMyocardial infarctionIll patient populationLength of stayCritically ill patient populationIn-hospital mortalityInverse probability treatmentOptimal induction agentInduction agentNational databaseClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationProbability treatmentPropensity weightingPatient populationRandomized trialsMortalityUtilization of propofolVentilator daysPropofol group
2022
Staffing models in the cardiac intensive care unit
Quien M, Thomas A, Ludmir J, Miller PE. Staffing models in the cardiac intensive care unit. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2022, 28: 453-459. PMID: 35757936, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000958.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsCritical CareCritical IllnessHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitContemporary cardiac intensive care unitsModern cardiac intensive care unitMechanical circulatory supportSick patient populationFuture multicenter studiesStaffing modelsPreponderance of dataShock teamRespiratory failureIll patientsCirculatory supportMulticenter studyCardiac arrestPatient populationCardiac intensivistsIll populationMortalityRecent evidenceIntensivistsPatientsRecent dataPopulation
2021
Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes
Miller PE, Chouairi F, Thomas A, Kunitomo Y, Aslam F, Canavan ME, Murphy C, Daggula K, Metkus T, Vallabhajosyula S, Carnicelli A, Katz JN, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Velazquez EJ, Brennan J. Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e018182. PMID: 33412899, PMCID: PMC7955420, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unitHospital mortalityCare unitCICU mortalityClinical outcomesModern cardiac intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitTotal hospital chargesSeverity of illnessMultivariable logistic regressionCICU lengthMultivariable adjustmentRespiratory insufficiencyPrimary outcomeUnique admissionsHospital chargesCardiac arrestSubgroup analysisImproved outcomesMortalityLogistic regressionAdmissionClosed unitStaffing models
2019
National Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure Requiring Respiratory Support
Miller PE, Patel S, Saha A, Guha A, Pawar S, Poojary P, Ratnani P, Chan L, Kamholz SL, Alviar CL, van Diepen S, Nasir K, Ahmad T, Nadkarni GN, Desai NR. National Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure Requiring Respiratory Support. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 124: 1712-1719. PMID: 31585698, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive mechanical ventilationUse of NIVRespiratory support strategiesNoninvasive ventilationHeart failureHospital mortalityRespiratory supportOutcomes of patientsNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayHF hospitalizationIMV groupHF patientsNIV groupRespiratory failureMechanical ventilationHospital chargesInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisHospital costsMedical complexityPatientsSupport strategiesStudy periodMortalityAcute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Respiratory Failure
Miller PE, van Diepen S, Ahmad T. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Respiratory Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2019, 12: e006013. PMID: 31030542, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.119.006013.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters