# Robert S. Dittus

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-s-dittus/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 41,897 |
| Field | Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders |
| h-index | 87 |
| i10-index | 216 |
| Last Known Institution | VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5016750821 |
| Works | 329 |

## Researcher papers

- [Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness](https://scholariq.org/papers/long-term-cognitive-impairment-after-critical-illness/)
- [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](https://scholariq.org/papers/efficacy-and-safety-of-a-paired-sedation-and-ventilator-weaning-protocol-for/)
- [Monitoring Sedation Status Over Time in ICU Patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/monitoring-sedation-status-over-time-in-icu-patients/)
- [Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-sedation-with-dexmedetomidine-vs-lorazepam-on-acute-brain-dysfunction/)
- [Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness](https://scholariq.org/papers/delirium-as-a-predictor-of-long-term-cognitive-impairment-in-survivors-of/)
- [Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness](https://scholariq.org/papers/long-term-cognitive-impairment-after-critical-illness-2/)
- [Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients*](https://scholariq.org/papers/costs-associated-with-delirium-in-mechanically-ventilated-patients/)
- [Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study](https://scholariq.org/papers/depression-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-and-functional-disability-in-survivors/)
- [Delirium and Its Motoric Subtypes: A Study of 614 Critically Ill Patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/delirium-and-its-motoric-subtypes-a-study-of-614-critically-ill-patients/)
- [Haloperidol and Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in Critical Illness](https://scholariq.org/papers/haloperidol-and-ziprasidone-for-treatment-of-delirium-in-critical-illness/)
- [Clinical phenotypes of delirium during critical illness and severity of subsequent long-term cognitive impairment: a prospective cohort study](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-phenotypes-of-delirium-during-critical-illness-and-severity-of/)
- [The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD): general overview and pilot-year project description](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-national-neurosurgery-quality-and-outcomes-database-n2qod-general-overview/)

## Researcher topics

- [Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/intensive-care-unit-cognitive-disorders/)
- [Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/sepsis-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Anesthesia and Sedative Agents](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-sedative-agents/)
- [Global Cancer Incidence and Screening](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-cancer-incidence-and-screening/)
- [Primary Care and Health Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/primary-care-and-health-outcomes/)

## Researcher university

- [VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System](https://scholariq.org/institutions/va-tennessee-valley-healthcare-system/)

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