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Gordon R. Bernard

Researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Publications -  366
Citations -  82519

Gordon R. Bernard is an academic researcher from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung injury & Sepsis. The author has an hindex of 103, co-authored 346 publications receiving 70417 citations. Previous affiliations of Gordon R. Bernard include Vanderbilt University & Louisiana State University.

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

TL;DR: Lorazepam administration is an important and potentially modifiable risk factor for transitioning into delirium even after adjusting for relevant covariates and increasing age and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores were also independent predictors of transitioning to delirity.
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Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness

TL;DR: In this study of mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients, duration of delirium was independently associated with long-term cognitive impairment, a common public health problem amongintensive care unit survivors.
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The impact of delirium in the intensive care unit on hospital length of stay

TL;DR: In this patient cohort, the majority of patients developedDelirium in the ICU, and delirium was the strongest independent determinant of length of stay in the hospital.
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Treating Patients with Severe Sepsis

TL;DR: The death rates in some subgroups of patients with sepsis-induced organ failure have decreased, even though there is no specific therapy for sepsi, and the reduced mortality may be .
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High-dose corticosteroids in patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome.

TL;DR: The data suggest that in patients with established ARDS due to sepsis, aspiration, or a mixed cause, high-dose methylprednisolone does not affect outcome.