2021
The association between cardiac intensive care unit mechanical ventilation volumes and in-hospital mortality
Nandiwada S, Islam S, Jentzer JC, Miller PE, Fordyce CB, Lawler P, Alviar CL, Sun LY, Dover DC, Lopes RD, Kaul P, van Diepen S. The association between cardiac intensive care unit mechanical ventilation volumes and in-hospital mortality. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2021, 10: 797-805. PMID: 34318875, PMCID: PMC9067446, DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac intensive care unitMechanical ventilationHospital mortalityRespiratory failureCICU LOSNon-invasive mechanical ventilationNational population-based dataInvasive mechanical ventilationVolume-mortality relationshipProlonged mechanical ventilationProportion of patientsHigh-volume hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionLow-volume centersHigh-volume centersIntensive care unitPopulation-based dataOutcomes of interestCICU lengthCICU admissionCoronary interventionSurgical ICUCare unitVolume centersLower incidenceTransition 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
2020
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 illness
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 periodMortality