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Overview

Dale M. Needham is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Their work spans several important subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Neurology, and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

The main topics Needham addresses in their research include:

  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

Needham has contributed extensively to academic literature with a focus on clinical outcomes, post-critical illness impairments, and COVID-19 related complications. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A minimal common outcome measure set for COVID-19 clinical research" (2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • "Society of Critical Care Medicine's International Consensus Conference on Prediction and Identification of Long-Term Impairments After Critical Illness" (2020, Critical Care Medicine)
  • "Survivorship after COVID-19 ICU stay" (2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)
  • "A core outcome set for post-COVID-19 condition in adults for use in clinical practice and research: an international Delphi consensus study" (2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • "Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS): recent updates" (2023, Journal of Intensive Care)

The scholar frequently publishes in a range of journals, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Critical Care
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Thorax

Collaborative efforts have involved co-authors who have repeatedly worked with Needham, including:

  • Victor D. Dinglas
  • Ramona O. Hopkins
  • Samuel M. Brown
  • Carla M. Sevin
  • Megan M. Hosey

Best Publications

  • An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU

    Peter Pronovost;Dale Needham;Sean Berenholtz;David Sinopoli

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU

    John W. Devlin;John W. Devlin;Yoanna Skrobik;Céline Gélinas;Dale M. Needham

  • Improving long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' conference.

    Dale M. Needham;Judy Davidson;Henry Cohen;Ramona O. Hopkins

  • A minimal common outcome measure set for COVID-19 clinical research

    John C. Marshall;Srinivas Murthy;Janet Diaz;Neil Adhikari

  • Long-term complications of critical care

    Sanjay V. Desai;Tyler J. Law;Dale M. Needham

  • Early physical medicine and rehabilitation for patients with acute respiratory failure: a quality improvement project.

    Dale M. Needham;Radha Korupolu;Jennifer M. Zanni;Pranoti Pradhan

  • A framework for diagnosing and classifying intensive care unit-acquired weakness.

    Robert D Stevens;Scott A Marshall;Scott A Marshall;David R Cornblath;Ahmet Hoke

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in general intensive care unit survivors: a systematic review

    Dimitry S. Davydow;Jeneen M. Gifford;Sanjay V. Desai;Dale M. Needham

  • Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness: a systematic review

    Robert D. Stevens;David W. Dowdy;Robert K. Michaels;Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in critical illness survivors: a metaanalysis.

    Ann Parker;Thiti Sricharoenchai;Sandeep Raparla;Kyle Schneck

  • Long-term mortality and quality of life in sepsis: a systematic review.

    Bradford D. Winters;Michael Eberlein;Janice Leung;Dale M. Needham

  • Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study.

    Peter J Pronovost;Christine A Goeschel;Elizabeth Colantuoni;Sam Watson

  • Quality of life in adult survivors of critical illness: A systematic review of the literature

    David W. Dowdy;Mark P. Eid;Artyom Sedrakyan;Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez

  • Expert consensus and recommendations on safety criteria for active mobilization of mechanically ventilated critically ill adults

    Carol L Hodgson;Kathy Stiller;Dale M Needham;Claire J Tipping

  • Physical complications in acute lung injury survivors: a two-year longitudinal prospective study.

    Eddy Fan;Eddy Fan;David W. Dowdy;Elizabeth Colantuoni;Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez

  • Mobilizing Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: Improving Neuromuscular Weakness and Physical Function

    Dale M. Needham

  • Translating evidence into practice: a model for large scale knowledge translation.

    Peter J Pronovost;Sean M Berenholtz;Dale M Needham

  • Sleep Deprivation in Critical Illness: Its Role in Physical and Psychological Recovery

    Biren B. Kamdar;Dale M. Needham;Nancy A. Collop

  • Creating High Reliability in Health Care Organizations

    Peter J. Pronovost;Sean M. Berenholtz;Christine A. Goeschel;Dale M. Needham

  • American Geriatrics Society abstracted clinical practice guideline for postoperative delirium in older adults

    Mary Samuel;Sharon K. Inouye;Tom Robinson;Caroline Blaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramona O. Hopkins
Ramona O. Hopkins Brigham Young University
Peter J. Pronovost
Peter J. Pronovost Case Western Reserve University
Eddy Fan
Eddy Fan University of Toronto
E. Wesley Ely
E. Wesley Ely Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Roy G. Brower
Roy G. Brower Johns Hopkins University
Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Gordon D. Rubenfeld Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Theodore J. Iwashyna
Theodore J. Iwashyna University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sharon K. Inouye
Sharon K. Inouye Harvard Medical School
Pratik P. Pandharipande
Pratik P. Pandharipande Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas N. Robinson
Thomas N. Robinson University of Colorado Denver

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