Robert S. Dittus

Research.com Recognitions

• Member of the Association of American Physicians
• Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Best Publications

• Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit

  E. Wesley Ely;Ayumi Shintani;Brenda Truman;Theodore Speroff

  3585
  Citations

• Delirium in mechanically ventilated patients: validity and reliability of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU).

  E W Ely;S K Inouye;G R Bernard;S Gordon

  3489
  Citations

• Evaluation of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)

  E. Ely;Richard Margolin;Joseph Francis;Lisa May

  2675
  Citations

• Monitoring sedation status over time in ICU patients: reliability and validity of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).

  E. Wesley Ely;Brenda Truman;Ayumi Shintani;Jason W. W. Thomason

  1938
  Citations

• Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial

  Timothy D Girard;John P Kress;Barry D Fuchs;Jason W W Thomason

  1715
  Citations

• 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

  1632
  Citations

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

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

  1437
  Citations

• The impact of delirium in the intensive care unit on hospital length of stay

  E. W. Ely;S. Gautam;R. Margolin;J. Francis

  1355
  Citations

• 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

  1337
  Citations

• Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness

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

  1165
  Citations

• Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients.

  Eric B. Milbrandt;Stephen Deppen;Patricia L. Harrison;Ayumi K. Shintani

  1043
  Citations

• Delirium and its motoric subtypes: A study of 614 critically ill patients.

  Josh F. Peterson;Brenda T. Pun;Robert S. Dittus;Jason W. W. Thomason

  878
  Citations

• Health-Related Quality of Life after Knee Replacement. Results of the Knee Replacement Patient Outcomes Research Team Study*

  Gillian Hawker;James Wright;Peter Coyte;John Paul

  873
  Citations

• 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

  704
  Citations

• Diabetes patient education: a meta-analysis and meta-regression.

  Shelley E Ellis;Theodore Speroff;Robert S Dittus;Anne Brown

  668
  Citations

• 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

  654
  Citations

• Patient Outcomes Following Tricompartmental Total Knee Replacement: A Meta-analysis

  Christopher M. Callahan;Brenda G. Drake;David A. Heck;Robert S. Dittus;Robert S. Dittus

  641
  Citations

• Automated identification of postoperative complications within an electronic medical record using natural language processing

  Harvey J. Murff;Fern FitzHenry;Michael E. Matheny;Nancy Gentry

  542
  Citations

• Current opinions regarding the importance, diagnosis, and management of delirium in the intensive care unit: a survey of 912 healthcare professionals.

  E. Wesley Ely;Rasheeda K. Stephens;James C. Jackson;Jason W. W. Thomason

  516
  Citations

• Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness

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

  502
  Citations