2013
When the ICU is the operating room
Piper GL, Maerz LL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Luckianow GM, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. When the ICU is the operating room. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 871-875. PMID: 23425750, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827e9c52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical intensive care unitOperating roomOperative locationICU casesEmergency general surgery patientsGeneral surgery patientsTotal operative casesType of anesthesiaIntensive care unitMode of ventilationT-testStudent's t-testSurgery patientsCare unitNeuromuscular blockadeAdverse outcomesDeep sedationProcedure typeOperative procedureSurgical proceduresEpidemiologic studiesICU databaseCase volumeLevel ITotal cases
2011
Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol response to corticotropin releasing hormone in the critically ill—a novel assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Schuster KM, Macleod JB, Fernandez JB, Kumar M, Barquist ES. Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol response to corticotropin releasing hormone in the critically ill—a novel assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 205-210. PMID: 21679920, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal InsufficiencyAdrenocorticotropic HormoneAgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneCosyntropinCritical IllnessFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemIntensive Care UnitsLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPituitary-Adrenal SystemPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneAdrenocorticotropic hormoneSurgical intensive care unitCosyntropin stimulation testIntensive care unitAdrenal insufficiencyCRH administrationACTH responseAdrenal functionCare unitStimulation testingAdrenal axisStimulation testACTH peakACTH responsivenessCortisol peakCortisol responseNormal responsePatientsChi-squareHormoneCortisolNonsurvivorsT-testP-value