This award will provide an opportunity for Dr. Kahn to develop as an independent scientific investigator in the field of clinical research investigating aspects of health care delivery in critical illness and acute lung injury. This will be accomplished through an integrated program of formal coursework in biostatistics and health services research, intensive mentoring by local experts, and practical experience in designing, conducting, and interpreting a clinical research project. Dr. Kahn will use this award to become a well-trained clinical investigator with skills in hierarchical multivariate statistical modeling and instrument development and validation. This will lead to a successful independent research career focused on understanding the organizational factors of intensive care units (ICUs) that are related to improved process of care and outcome in mechanically ventilated patients. The primary scientific goal of the study is to prospectively develop and validate an instrument to measure the organization of critical care services for mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. This will be accomplished within the framework of the King County Lung Injury Project (KCLIP), a twenty-one hospital network developed to conduct population-based epidemiologic studies of patients with acute lung injury.
Specific Aim One of the project uses directed interviews and focus groups within KCLIP ICUs to develop a brief survey instrument measuring important aspects of ICU organization.
Specific Aim Two will test the reliability and validity of the instrument on the derivation cohort and use factor analysis to determine major independent components that comprise ICU organization (including physician staffing patterns, multidisciplinary care use, provider communication and overall ICU culture).
Specific Aim Three will validate the instrument by measuring the association between the organization of ICU care with mortality and ICU length of stay in mechanically ventilated patients in a national sample. Relevance of this research to pubic health: This study will provide important information regarding how to best organize critical care services in order to provide optimal evidence-based care to patients with acute lung injury and respiratory failure. The instrument generated in this research will be used in future studies examining specific interventions to improve ICU organization.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Project #
7K23HL082650-06
Application #
7918144
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHL1-CSR-R (M1))
Program Officer
Colombini-Hatch, Sandra
Project Start
2006-09-01
Project End
2012-08-31
Budget Start
2010-09-01
Budget End
2012-08-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$105,732
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
004514360
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213
Costa, Deena Kelly; Wallace, David J; Kahn, Jeremy M (2016) The authors reply. Crit Care Med 44:e317
Costa, Deena Kelly; Kuza, Courtney Colonna; Kahn, Jeremy M (2015) Differences between nurse- and physician-assessed ICU characteristics using a standardized survey. Int J Qual Health Care 27:344-8
Costa, Deena Kelly; Wallace, David J; Kahn, Jeremy M (2015) The Association Between Daytime Intensivist Physician Staffing and Mortality in the Context of Other ICU Organizational Practices: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Crit Care Med 43:2275-82
Costa, Deena Kelly; Barg, Frances K; Asch, David A et al. (2014) Facilitators of an interprofessional approach to care in medical and mixed medical/surgical ICUs: a multicenter qualitative study. Res Nurs Health 37:326-35
Kahn, Jeremy M; Gunn, Scott R; Lorenz, Holly L et al. (2014) Impact of nurse-led remote screening and prompting for evidence-based practices in the ICU*. Crit Care Med 42:896-904
Costa, Deena Kelly; Wallace, David J; Barnato, Amber E et al. (2014) Nurse practitioner/physician assistant staffing and critical care mortality. Chest 146:1566-1573
Reineck, Lora A; Wallace, David J; Barnato, Amber E et al. (2013) Nighttime intensivist staffing and the timing of death among ICU decedents: a retrospective cohort study. Crit Care 17:R216
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Kahn, Jeremy M (2012) Quality improvement in end-of-life critical care. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 33:375-81
Cox, Christopher E; Lewis, Carmen L; Hanson, Laura C et al. (2012) Development and pilot testing of a decision aid for surrogates of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med 40:2327-34

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