2024
Outcomes for Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to Medical vs Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Shahu A, Namburar S, Banna S, Harris A, Schenck C, Trejo-Paredes C, Thomas A, Ali T, Carnicelli A, Barnett C, Solomon M, Miller P. Outcomes for Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Admitted to Medical vs Cardiac Intensive Care Units. JACC Advances 2024, 3: 101199. PMID: 39238851, PMCID: PMC11375252, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionAssociated with lower in-hospital mortalityIn-hospital mortalityLower in-hospital mortalityIntensive care unitMedical ICUPrimary diagnosis of acute myocardial infarctionMultivariable adjustmentCICU admissionInvasive mechanical ventilationVizient Clinical Data BaseBackground Acute myocardial infarctionDiagnosis of acute myocardial infarctionMultivariate logistic regressionMedical intensive care unitClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationCardiogenic shockClinical Data BaseMyocardial infarctionHospital sizeTriage of critically ill patientsMedian ventilator daysTeaching hospitalLogistic regression
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