Prevalence of Noncardiac Multimorbidity in Patients Admitted to Two Cardiac Intensive Care Units and Their Association with Mortality
Miller PE, Thomas A, Breen TJ, Chouairi F, Kunitomo Y, Aslam F, Damluji AA, Anavekar NS, Murphy JG, van Diepen S, Barsness GW, Brennan J, Jentzer J. Prevalence of Noncardiac Multimorbidity in Patients Admitted to Two Cardiac Intensive Care Units and Their Association with Mortality. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 134: 653-661.e5. PMID: 33129785, PMCID: PMC8079541, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care therapiesNoncardiac comorbiditiesCICU populationCare therapyLong-term adverse clinical outcomesCardiac intensive care unitIntensive care unit practiceBetter care pathwaysIncreased hospital mortalityNoncardiac organ failureUnique patient admissionsAdverse clinical outcomesIntensive care unitMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayAcute cardiac illnessCICU patientsHospital mortalityNoncardiac indicationsICU admissionMultivariable adjustmentOrgan failureCare unitClinical outcomesCardiac illnessAdvanced Respiratory Support in the Contemporary Cardiac ICU
Metkus TS, Miller PE, Alviar CL, Baird-Zars VM, Bohula EA, Cremer PC, Gerber DA, Jentzer JC, Keeley EC, Kontos MC, Menon V, Park JG, Roswell RO, Schulman SP, Solomon MA, van Diepen S, Katz JN, Morrow DA. Advanced Respiratory Support in the Contemporary Cardiac ICU. Critical Care Explorations 2020, 2: e0182. PMID: 33235999, PMCID: PMC7678799, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-flow nasal cannulaAdvanced respiratory supportCardiac ICU admissionInvasive mechanical ventilationCardiac ICURespiratory supportICU admissionNoninvasive ventilationNasal cannulaMechanical ventilationHospital mortalityCritical Care Cardiology Trials NetworkChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAdvanced respiratory therapiesCardiac ICU patientsPrimary cardiac problemsProspective cohort studyPulmonary vascular diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCritical care needsGeneral medical problemsCritical care trainingNoncardiac diagnosesReintubation rateAdmission diagnosis