Robert S. Dittus

41.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
253 papers, 28.5k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Dittus is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, General Health Professions and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Dittus has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 28.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 49 papers in General Health Professions and 42 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Dittus's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (59 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (42 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (23 papers). Robert S. Dittus is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (59 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (42 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (23 papers). Robert S. Dittus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Vietnam. Robert S. Dittus's co-authors include Gordon R. Bernard, E. Wesley Ely, Ayumi Shintani, Theodore Speroff, Brenda T. Pun, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Brenda Truman, Jennifer L. Thompson, Timothy D. Girard and James C. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Dittus

247 papers receiving 27.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

2001 2.2k citations E. Wesley Ely, Gordon R. Bernard et al. profile →
Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness

2013 1.8k citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. profile →
Evaluation of delirium in critically ill patients: Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)

2001 1.6k citations E. Wesley Ely, Robert S. Dittus et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
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

2008 1.3k citations Timothy D. Girard, Brenda T. Pun et al. profile →
Monitoring Sedation Status Over Time in ICU Patients

2003 1.2k citations E. Wesley Ely, Ayumi Shintani et al. profile →
Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

2007 945 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Brenda T. Pun et al. profile →
Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness

2014 905 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Survey of Anesthesiology profile →
Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness

2010 845 citations Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
Lorazepam Is an Independent Risk Factor for Transitioning to Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients

2005 793 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Ayumi Shintani et al. profile →
The impact of delirium in the intensive care unit on hospital length of stay

2001 735 citations E. Wesley Ely, Theodore Speroff et al. profile →
Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients*

2004 613 citations Stephen A. Deppen, Ayumi Shintani et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
Health-Related Quality of Life after Knee Replacement

1998 576 citations Gillian Hawker, Peter C. Coyte et al. profile →
Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study

2014 441 citations James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande et al. profile →
Automated Identification of Postoperative Complications Within an Electronic Medical Record Using Natural Language Processing

2011 346 citations Robert S. Dittus, Theodore Speroff et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In-hospital catatonia, delirium, and coma and mortality: Results from the delirium and catatonia prospective cohort investigation 2023 ·Schizophrenia Research ·(unknown), Ahra Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Simon Vandekar, Nathan E. Brummel, Mayur B. Patel, Robert S. Dittus, Stephan Heckers, Pratik P. Pandharipande, E. Wesley Ely, Jo Ellen Wilson	6
2	Exploring genetic risk for catatonia in a genome wide association study and polygenic risk score analysis 2023 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Jo Ellen Wilson, Julia Sealock, Péter Straub, Rameela Raman, Aaron M. Kipp, Robert S. Dittus, Stephan Heckers, (unknown), Lea K. Davis	3
3	Malignant Catatonia: A Review for the Intensivist 2022 ·Journal of Intensive Care Medicine ·(unknown), Mark Oldham, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Robert S. Dittus, Amanda M. Wilson, Matthew F. Mart, Stephan Heckers, E. Wes Ely, Jo Ellen Wilson	34
4	Developing an Implementation Strategy for Systematic Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes at an Academic Health Center 2020 ·Journal of Healthcare Management ·Justin M. Bachmann, (unknown), Gerald B. Hickson, C. Wright Pinson, Sunil Kripalani, Robert S. Dittus, William W. Stead	8
5	MappingHistoplasma capsulatumExposure, United States 2018 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Amelia W. Maiga, Stephen A. Deppen, (unknown), John W. Baddley, Melinda C. Aldrich, Robert S. Dittus, Eric L. Grogan	62
6	Community Engagement Studios 2015 ·Academic Medicine ·Yvonne Joosten, Tiffany Israel, Neely Williams, Leslie R. Boone, David G. Schlundt, Charles P. Mouton, Robert S. Dittus, Gordon R. Bernard, Consuelo H. Wilkins	171
7	Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness breakdown → 2014 ·Survey of Anesthesiology ·Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, Alessandro Morandi, Jennifer L. Thompson, Brenda T. Pun, Nathan E. Brummel, Christopher G. Hughes, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Ayumi Shintani, Karel Moons, Sunil K. Geevarghese, Angelo E. Canonico, Ramona O. Hopkins, Gordon R. Bernard, Robert S. Dittus, E. Wesley Ely	905
8	Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness breakdown → 2010 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Brenda T. Pun, Jennifer L. Thompson, Ayumi Shintani, Sharon M. Gordon, Angelo E. Canonico, Robert S. Dittus, Gordon R. Bernard, E. Wesley Ely	845
9	Using quality improvement methods to improve door-to-balloon time at an academic medical center. 2008 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Anderson Donelli da Silveira, (unknown), (unknown), Corey M. Slovis, Christianne L. Roumie, Tom A. Elasy, Robert S. Dittus, Ted Speroff, (unknown), David Zhao	26
10	Hospital RNs' and CNOs' perceptions of the impact of the nursing shortage on the quality of care. 2006 ·PubMed ·Peter I. Buerhaus, Karen Donelan, Beth Ulrich, Linda Norman, (unknown), Robert S. Dittus	56
11	State of the registered nurse workfore in the United States. 2006 ·PubMed ·Peter I. Buerhaus, Karen Donelan, Beth Ulrich, Linda Norman, Robert S. Dittus	71
12	Labor characteristics and program costs of a successful diabetes disease management program. 2006 ·PubMed ·Russell L. Rothman, (unknown), John H. Shin, R. C. Malone, Betsy Bryant, Darren A. DeWalt, Michael Pignone, Robert S. Dittus	34
13	Improving Blood Pressure Control through Provider Education, Provider Alerts, and Patient Education 2006 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Christianne L. Roumie, Tom A. Elasy, Robert A. Greevy, Marie R. Griffin, Xulei Liu, William J. Stone, Kenneth A. Wallston, Robert S. Dittus, Vincent Alvarez, (unknown), Theodore Speroff	21
14	A comparison of screening methods for colorectal cancer using simulation modeling 2005 ·Winter Simulation Conference ·Ali Tafazzoli, Stephen D. Roberts, Reid M. Ness, Robert S. Dittus	1
15	Diabetes patient education: a meta-analysis and meta-regression 2003 ·Patient Education and Counseling ·Shelley Ellis, Theodore Speroff, Robert S. Dittus, Anne Brown, James W. Pichert, Tom A. Elasy	381
16	Maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women with respiratory hospitalizations during influenza season 2003 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Tina V. Hartert, Kathleen M. Neuzil, Ayumi Shintani, Edward F. Mitchel, Mary Snowden, (unknown), Robert S. Dittus, Marie R. Griffin	201
17	A Curriculum for Training Quality Scholars to Improve the Health and Health Care of Veterans and the Community at Large 2002 ·Quality Management in Health Care ·Mark E. Splaine, David C. Aron, Robert S. Dittus, Catarina I. Kiefe, C. Seth Landefeld, Gary E. Rosenthal, William B. Weeks, Paul B. Batalden	32
18	Revision Rates After Knee Replacement in the United States 1998 ·Medical Care ·David A. Heck, Catherine A. Melfi, (unknown), Barry P. Katz, (unknown), Robert S. Dittus, Deborah A. Freund	60
19	Demographic variation in the rate of knee replacement: a multi-year analysis. 1996 ·PubMed ·Barry P. Katz, Deborah A. Freund, David A. Heck, Robert S. Dittus, John E. Paul, J G Wright, Peter C. Coyte, F. Holleman, Gillian Hawker	167
20	Variation in orthopedic surgeons' perceptions of the indications for and outcomes of knee replacement. 1995 ·PubMed ·J G Wright, Peter C. Coyte, Gillian Hawker, Claire Bombardier, (unknown), David A. Heck, Robert S. Dittus, Deborah A. Freund	125

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