Use of Early Ketamine Sedation and Association With Clinical and Cost Outcomes Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Royce-Nagel G, Jarzebowski M, Wongsripuemtet P, Krishnamoorthy V, Fuller M, Ohnuma T, Treggiari M, Yaport M, Cobert J, Garrigan E, Bartz R, Raghunathan K. Use of Early Ketamine Sedation and Association With Clinical and Cost Outcomes Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Critical Care Explorations 2024, 6: e1105. PMID: 38904975, PMCID: PMC11196078, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal replacement therapyLength of stayHospital length of stayHigher hospital mortalityKetamine infusionTotal hospital costsHospital mortalityVasopressor daysKetamine useVentilator daysSample of U.S. hospitalsRenal replacement therapy useAssociated with higher hospital mortalityDays of mechanical ventilationAssociated with in-hospital mortalityHospital costsManagement of critically ill patientsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationPropensity score matching analysisRetrospective cohort studyPremier Healthcare DatabaseDays of hospitalizationDays of intubationMechanically ventilated patientsCritically ill patientsAssociation of Early Dexmedetomidine Utilization With Clinical Outcomes After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Liu S, Kelly-Hedrick M, Komisarow J, Hatfield J, Ohnuma T, Treggiari M, Colton K, Arulraja E, Vavilala M, Laskowitz D, Mathew J, Hernandez A, James M, Raghunathan K, Krishnamoorthy V. Association of Early Dexmedetomidine Utilization With Clinical Outcomes After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024, 139: 366-374. PMID: 38335145, PMCID: PMC11250935, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayTraumatic brain injuryImprove patient outcomesModerate-severe TBIRetrospective cohort studyMechanical ventilationMechanically ventilated patientsDexmedetomidine exposureDay of admissionCohort studyHospital mortalityOdds of hospital mortalityPatient outcomesAssociated with reduced oddsCohort of critically ill adult patientsPrimary outcome of hospital mortalityReduce length of stayHospital costsAssociated with oddsOutcome of hospital mortalityCritically ill adult patientsDay of ICU admissionHospital length of stayIll adult patientsPublic health problem