2022
Clin‐STAR corner: Recent practice‐changing studies at the interface of pulmonary and critical care medicine and geriatrics
Jain S, Witt L, Ferrante L. Clin‐STAR corner: Recent practice‐changing studies at the interface of pulmonary and critical care medicine and geriatrics. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 71: 705-710. PMID: 36536494, PMCID: PMC10023292, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18196.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCritical care medicineCritical illnessPulmonary diseaseLung diseaseCare medicineRecent practice-changing clinical trialsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOlder adultsAcute respiratory failurePractice-changing clinical trialsChronic lung diseaseChronic pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseInterstitial lung diseasePractice-changing studiesGreater side effectsRespiratory failureAdverse outcomesClinical trialsObservational studySide effectsDiseaseIllnessAdultsMedicineTrends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015
Cobert J, Jeon SY, Boscardin J, Chapman AC, Ferrante LE, Lee S, Smith AK. Trends in Geriatric Conditions Among Older Adults Admitted to US ICUs Between 1998 and 2015. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: 1555-1565. PMID: 35026299, PMCID: PMC9248079, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU admissionPre-existing disabilityGeriatric conditionsOlder adultsSelf-reported chronic diseasesPatients 65 yearsRate of dementiaICU patientsAdverse outcomesICU settingChronic diseasesAdjusted proportionDaily livingMultimorbidityICUAdmissionGeriatric principlesFrailtyDementiaUS ICUsFunctional measuresStudy designDisabilityAdultsTime trends
2020
Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care
Callahan KE, Boustani M, Ferrante L, Forman DE, Gurwitz J, High KP, McFarland F, Robinson T, Studenski S, Yang M, Schmader KE. Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 225-233. PMID: 33064303, PMCID: PMC7871732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16860.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional assessmentOlder adultsComprehensive geriatric assessmentGeriatric assessmentSpecialty researchJohn A. Hartford FoundationSurgical careFunctional gainsFunctional limitationsClinical practiceSurgical therapeuticsHealth systemCareNational InstituteTeam science approachDaily activitiesHartford FoundationFrontline staffAdultsAssessmentGeriatriciansClinicians
2019
Care of the Critically Ill Older Adult
Gao C, Ferrante L. Care of the Critically Ill Older Adult. Annual Update In Intensive Care And Emergency Medicine 2019, 611-623. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06067-1_47.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsICU admissionIntensive care unit populationOlder adultsIll Older AdultsYears of ageICU complicationsOlder patientsAdmission ratesUnit populationGreater riskPopulation agesPatientsDay careVulnerable populationsUnique populationAdmissionHigh rateCareFuture studiesAdultsAgePopulationComorbiditiesDeliriumComplications