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Pratik P. Pandharipande is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Research contributions span several interconnected subfields including Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Neurology.

Their research topics extensively cover cognitive disorders associated with intensive care units, anesthesia and sedative agents, anesthesia-related neurotoxicity, cardiac anesthesia and surgical outcomes, family and patient care within intensive care settings, respiratory support mechanisms, and frailty in older adults.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Pratik P. Pandharipande include the following:

  • Prevalence and risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (COVID-D): a multicentre cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management, 2021, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Dexmedetomidine or Propofol for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults with Sepsis, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Prevention and Management of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, 2020, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Pratik P. Pandharipande frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • E. Wesley Ely
  • Timothy D. Girard
  • Mayur B. Patel
  • Nathan E. Brummel
  • Rameela Raman

Their work appears predominantly in a select group of publication venues, reflecting the scope and focus of their research. These venues include:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Anesthesia & Analgesia

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: The MENDS Randomized Controlled Trial

    Pratik P. Pandharipande;Brenda T. Pun;Daniel L. Herr;Mervyn Maze

  • Lorazepam is an independent risk factor for transitioning to delirium in intensive care unit patients.

    Pratik Pandharipande;Ayumi Shintani;Josh Peterson;Brenda Truman Pun

  • Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness

    Timothy D. Girard;James C. Jackson;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Brenda T. Pun

  • Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness

    Pratik P. Pandharipande;Timothy D. Girard;James C. Jackson;Alessandro Morandi

  • Delirium in the intensive care unit

    Timothy D Girard;Pratik P Pandharipande;E Wesley Ely;E Wesley Ely

  • Prevalence and risk factors for development of delirium in surgical and trauma intensive care unit patients

    Pratik Pandharipande;Bryan A. Cotton;Ayumi Shintani;Jennifer Thompson

  • Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study

    James C Jackson;Pratik P Pandharipande;Pratik P Pandharipande;Timothy D Girard;Timothy D Girard;Nathan E Brummel

  • The ABCDEF Bundle in Critical Care

    Annachiara Marra;E. Wesley Ely;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Mayur B. Patel

  • Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness

    Timothy D Girard;Matthew C Exline;Shannon S Carson;Catherine L Hough

  • Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of antipsychotics for intensive care unit delirium: The MIND randomized, placebo-controlled trial

    Timothy D. Girard;Timothy D. Girard;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Shannon S. Carson;Gregory A. Schmidt

  • The DSM-5 criteria, level of arousal and delirium diagnosis: Inclusiveness is safer

    M Boustani;J Rudolph;M Shaughnessy;A Gruber-Baldini

  • Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS randomized controlled trial

    Pratik P Pandharipande;Robert D Sanders;Timothy D Girard;Timothy D Girard;Stuart McGrane

  • Delirium and sedation in the intensive care unit: survey of behaviors and attitudes of 1384 healthcare professionals.

    Rina P Patel;Meredith Gambrell;Theodore Speroff;Theresa A Scott

  • Comfort and patient-centred care without excessive sedation: the eCASH concept.

    Jean Louis Vincent;Yahya Shehabi;Timothy S. Walsh;Pratik P. Pandharipande

  • Co-Occurrence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Problems Among 406 Survivors of Critical Illness.

    Annachiara Marra;Pratik P Pandharipande;Timothy D Girard;Mayur B Patel

  • Prevalence and risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (COVID-D): a multicentre cohort study.

    Brenda T Pun;Rafael Badenes;Gabriel Heras La Calle;Onur M Orun

  • Bench-to-bedside review: Delirium in ICU patients - importance of sleep deprivation

    Gerald L Weinhouse;Richard J Schwab;Paula L Watson;Namrata Patil

  • Clinical phenotypes of delirium during critical illness and severity of subsequent long-term cognitive impairment: a prospective cohort study.

    Timothy D Girard;Timothy D Girard;Jennifer L Thompson;Pratik P Pandharipande;Nathan E Brummel

  • Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness

    T.D. Girard;M.C. Exline;S.S. Carson;C.L. Hough

Frequent Co-Authors

E. Wesley Ely
E. Wesley Ely Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ayumi Shintani
Ayumi Shintani Vanderbilt University
Robert S. Dittus
Robert S. Dittus Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gordon R. Bernard
Gordon R. Bernard Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lorraine B. Ware
Lorraine B. Ware Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ramona O. Hopkins
Ramona O. Hopkins Brigham Young University
Dale M. Needham
Dale M. Needham Johns Hopkins University
Mervyn Maze
Mervyn Maze University of California, San Francisco
Stephan Heckers
Stephan Heckers Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas M. Gill
Thomas M. Gill Yale University

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