Featured Publications
Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 523-529. PMID: 25665067, PMCID: PMC4467795, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitLong-term mortalityCritical illnessICU admissionModerate disabilityOlder personsMinimal disabilitySevere disabilityFunctional trajectoriesFunctional declineEarly deathProspective cohort studyDay of admissionPersons 70 yearsGoals of careRisk of deathShort-term mortalityGreater New HavenSignificant functional declineICU lengthCohort studyHospital dischargePremorbid disabilityCare unitMechanical ventilation
2020
Frailty in Critical Care Medicine: A Review.
De Biasio JC, Mittel AM, Mueller AL, Ferrante LE, Kim DH, Shaefi S. Frailty in Critical Care Medicine: A Review. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 130: 1462-1473. PMID: 32384336, PMCID: PMC7426653, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004665.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFrailty syndromeCare settingsDetermination of frailtyIntensive care patientsIntensive care unitHealth care utilizationAcute care settingCritical care settingClinical risk assessmentFrailty measurement toolsCritical care medicineAge-related accumulationCare patientsFrailty measurementRisk stratificationCare unitCare utilizationClinical entityPoor outcomePoor responsePrognostic trendObservational studyFunctional declineCare medicineMultisystem dysregulation