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James C. Jackson

Researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Publications -  216
Citations -  19457

James C. Jackson is an academic researcher from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Delirium & Intensive care unit. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 202 publications receiving 16242 citations. Previous affiliations of James C. Jackson include Vanderbilt University & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

TL;DR: In mechanically ventilated ICU patients managed with individualized targeted sedation, use of a dexmedetomidine infusion resulted in more days alive without delirium or coma and more time at the targeted level of sedation than with a lorazepam infusion.
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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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Preoperative portal vein embolization for major liver resection: a meta-analysis.

TL;DR: PVE is a safe and effective procedure in inducing liver hypertrophy to prevent postresection liver failure due to insufficient liver remnant and the rate for minor complications was significantly higher among patients who had PTPE than TIPE group.