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  1. Intensive Care Unit Practices That Address Traumatic Stress Among Clinicians: A U.S. Survey

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, September 2025, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  2. “They Just Don’t Get Around to It”

    Article • CHEST Pulmonary, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  3. Differences in Arterial Blood Gas Testing by Race and Sex across 161 U.S. Hospitals in Four Electronic Health Record Databases

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, June 2025, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  4. A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality’s Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers

    Article • CHEST Critical Care, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  5. Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Addressing Psychological Distress Among Survivors of Hospitalization for COVID-19 Infection

    Article • CHEST Critical Care, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  6. Mobile Mindfulness for Psychological Distress and Burnout among Frontline COVID-19 Nurses: A Pilot Randomized Trial

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, October 2023, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  7. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Healthcare Access, and Outcomes of Hospitalizations for Common Pulmonary Conditions: A National Study of Medicare Beneficiaries

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, October 2023, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  8. Feasibility of Mobile App-based Coping Skills Training for Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors: The Blueprint Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, June 2023, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  9. Racial Differences in Physicians’ Shared Decision-Making Behaviors during Intensive Care Unit Family Meetings

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, May 2023, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  10. Interpersonal Perception: Family- and Physician-reported Conflict in the Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, November 2022, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  11. Palliative care phenotypes among critically ill patients and family members: intensive care unit prospective cohort study

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, September 2022, BMJ

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  12. Improving Outcomes Measurement in Palliative Care: The Lasting Impact of Randy Curtis and his Collaborators

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  13. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Care Utilization Following Severe Acute Brain Injury in the United States

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  14. Optimizing a self-directed mobile mindfulness intervention for improving cardiorespiratory failure survivors' psychological distress (LIFT2): Design and rationale of a randomized factorial experimental clinical trial

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  15. Effectiveness of Quetiapine as a Sedative Adjunct in Mechanically Ventilated Adults Without Delirium

    Article • Annals of Pharmacotherapy, July 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  16. The Patient and Family Member Experience of Financial Stress Related to Critical Illness

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, July 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  17. Developing the family support tool: An interactive, web-based tool to help families navigate the complexities of surrogate decision making in ICUs

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  18. A Measured Dose of Optimism for the Evolution of ICU-Based Palliative Care

    Article • JAMA, November 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  19. Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience (EMPOWER) among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  20. Modifiable elements of ICU supportive care and communication are associated with surrogates’ PTSD symptoms

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  21. Effects of a Personalized Web-Based Decision Aid for Surrogate Decision Makers of Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, January 2019, American College of Physicians

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  22. Intensive Care Clinicians’ Views on the Role of Chaplains

    Article • Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  23. Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Surrogate Decision-Makers of Patients with Chronic Critical Illness

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Blair Wendlandt, Dr Christopher E. Cox

  24. Defining the Value Proposition for Specialist Palliative Care Delivered in Intensive Care Units

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, September 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  25. Patient-centered Outcomes Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, September 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  26. Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Financial Stress in Survivors of Critical Illness

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, June 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  27. Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial

    Article • Thorax, May 2018, BMJ

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  28. How Surrogate Decision-Makers for Patients With Chronic Critical Illness Perceive and Carry Out Their Role

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  29. Rapid Response Events in Hospitalized Patients: Patient Symptoms and Clinician Communication

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  30. A Pharmacy-Based Electronic Handoff Tool to Reduce Discharge Prescribing of Atypical Antipsychotics Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative

    Article • Journal of Pharmacy Practice, February 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  31. Comparing a telephone & web therapy to education for ICU survivors' distress

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  32. Palliative Care Planner: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Acceptability and Usability of an Electronic Health Records System-integrated, Needs-targeted App Platform

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, January 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  33. The Voice of Surrogate Decision-Makers. Family Responses to Prognostic Information in Chronic Critical Illness

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, October 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  34. Developing a Research Agenda for Integrating Palliative Care into Critical Care and Pulmonary Practice To Improve Patient and Family Outcomes

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  35. Improving ICU-Based Palliative Care Delivery: A Multicenter, Multidisciplinary Survey of Critical Care Clinician Attitudes and Beliefs

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, April 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  36. Clinical Momentum in the Intensive Care Unit. A Latent Contributor to Unwanted Care

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, March 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Jacqueline M Kruser, Dr Christopher E. Cox

  37. Spirituality, Palliative Care, and the Intensive Care Unit. A New Approach

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  38. Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  39. The unmet need of information access for family members of ICU patients

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  40. Mechanical Ventilator Discontinuation Process

    Article • Clinics in Chest Medicine, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  41. Performance of Consultative Palliative Care Model in Achieving Quality Metrics in the ICU

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  42. Coping as a Multifaceted Construct: Associations With Psychological Outcomes Among Family Members of Mechanical Ventilation Survivors

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, September 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  43. Measuring Adaptive Coping of Hospitalized Patients With a Severe Medical Condition: The Sickness Insight in Coping Questionnaire*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, September 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  44. Effect of Palliative Care–Led Meetings for Families of Patients With Chronic Critical Illness

    Article • JAMA, July 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  45. Usability Testing of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome System for Survivors of Critical Illness

    Article • American Journal of Critical Care, July 2016, AACN Publishing

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  46. Using technology to improve palliative care delivery in an ICU setting

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, February 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox, Dr J. Randall Curtis

  47. The Evolution of the ProVent Score from Medical to Surgical Applications

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  48. Development and Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Patients Receiving 14 Days of Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  49. Therapeutic Alliance between the Caregivers of Critical Illness Survivors and Intensive Care Unit Clinicians

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, October 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  50. “The Patient Is Dying, Please Call the Chaplain”: The Activities of Chaplains in One Medical Center's Intensive Care Units

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  51. Symptom Burden of Chronic Lung Disease Compared with Lung Cancer at Time of Referral for Palliative Care Consultation

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, September 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  52. Improving Functional Recovery After Critical Illness

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, June 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  53. Untangling Health Trajectories among Patients with Sepsis

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, June 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  54. Development and usability testing of a Web-based decision aid for families of patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation

    Article • Annals of Intensive Care, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  55. The Epidemiology of Chronic Critical Illness in the United States*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, February 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  56. The Preventability of Ventilator-associated Events. The CDC Prevention Epicenters Wake Up and Breathe Collaborative

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, February 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  57. Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in Community Hospitals

    Article • Infection Control, December 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  58. Setting the vision

    Article • Current Opinion in Critical Care, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  59. The ProVent model learns to speak French

    Article • Critical Care, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  60. A Universal Decision Support System. Addressing the Decision-Making Needs of Patients, Families, and Clinicians in the Setting of Critical Illness

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2014, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  61. Exploring the impact of augmenting sedation assessment with physiologic monitors

    Article • Australian Critical Care, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  62. Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an opportunity for meaning-making in bereavement

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  63. Cost and Health Care Utilization in ARDS—Different from Other Critical Illness?

    Article • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Thomas Bice, Dr Christopher E. Cox

  64. Linking ICU Practice to Long-Term Outcome

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  65. Development and pilot testing of a decision aid for surrogates of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, August 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  66. Medical and Economic Implications of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Expedited Post-Acute Care

    Article • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  67. Persistent Systemic Inflammation in Chronic Critical Illness

    Article • Respiratory Care, June 2012, Daedalus Enterprises

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  68. Development and preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based coping skills training intervention for survivors of acute lung injury and their informal caregivers

    Article • Intensive Care Medicine, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  69. A multicenter mortality prediction model for patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  70. Development and validation of a printed information brochure for families of chronically critically ill patients*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, January 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  71. Dermal and ocular exposure systems for the development of models of sulfur mustard-induced injury

    Article • Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  72. Chronic Critical Illness

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  73. One-Year Trajectories of Care and Resource Utilization for Recipients of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2010, American College of Physicians

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  74. Assessing the comparative value of sedatives in the intensive care unit*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, February 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  75. Expectations and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  76. Surviving critical illness: Acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, October 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  77. Current teaching and evaluation methods in critical care medicine: Has the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education affected how we practice and teach in the intensive care unit?*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, January 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  78. A prognostic model for one-year mortality in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, July 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  79. Cross-Sectional and Prospective Study of Lung Function in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • Diabetes Care, April 2008, American Diabetes Association

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  80. Economic evaluation of propofol and lorazepam for critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, March 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  81. An economic evaluation of prolonged mechanical ventilation*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, August 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  82. Article • Critical Care, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  83. Expectations and Outcomes of Gastric Feeding Tubes

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  84. Surrogates’ perceptions about feeding tube placement decisions

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  85. Range of the Fractional Weak Discrepancy Function

    Article • Order, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  86. Providing palliative care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit Part 2: Withdrawing ventilation

    Article • Progress in Palliative Care, June 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Christopher E. Cox

  87. Providing palliative care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation.Part 1: Invasive and non-invasive ventilation

    Article • Progress in Palliative Care, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Christopher E. Cox