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E. Wesley Ely

Vanderbilt University · US
Area of research
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine · Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research.
h-index
118
citations
64,832
works
643
NIH funding
primary concept
Delirium
email

Recent publications

Association between ABCDE bundle compliance and long-term outcomes: a secondary longitudinal analysis
Intensive Care Medicine 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Rurality and Long-Term Outcomes after Critical Illness
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in long COVID
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2025cited by 48position: middledoi
Post–Intensive Care Syndrome and Caregiver Burden
JAMA Network Open 2025cited by 15position: middledoi
The Epidemiology and Impact of Hypoxemia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence, Practices, and Outcomes
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Long-term outcomes after treatment of delirium during critical illness with antipsychotics (MIND-USA): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2024cited by 18position: middledoi
Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Cognitive Impairment in the PROSPECT Model
Critical Care Medicine 2024cited by 3position: lastdoi
Fishy business in Seattle: Salmon mislabeling fraud in sushi restaurants vs grocery stores
PLOS ONE 2024cited by 3position: contributordoi
SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)
Nature Immunology 2023cited by 278position: middledoi
Association of Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone Infusion With Long-term Cognitive, Psychological, and Functional Outcomes in Sepsis Survivors
JAMA Network Open 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Author Correction: SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)
Nature Immunology 2023cited by 7position: middledoi
Practices in sedation, analgesia, mobilization, delirium, and sleep deprivation in adult intensive care units (SAMDS-ICU): an international survey before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Annals of Intensive Care 2022cited by 66position: middledoi
Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: a challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2022cited by 19position: middledoi
An Interdisciplinary Reappraisal of Delirium and Proposed Subtypes
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022cited by 13position: middledoi
Limb ischemia due to spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia as the primary presentation of acute COVID-19 infection
Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 2022cited by 2position: middledoi
Prevalence and risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (COVID-D): a multicentre cohort study
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2021cited by 515position: middledoi
Effect of Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone on Ventilator- and Vasopressor-Free Days in Patients With Sepsis
JAMA 2021cited by 272position: middledoi
Dexmedetomidine or Propofol for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults with Sepsis
New England Journal of Medicine 2021cited by 270position: middledoi
ABCDEF Bundle and Supportive ICU Practices for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: An International Point Prevalence Study
Critical Care Explorations 2021cited by 72position: middledoi
Changes in Use of Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants in the US, 2008-2018
JAMA Pediatrics 2021cited by 65position: middledoi
Physostigmine for prevention of postoperative delirium and long-term cognitive dysfunction in liver surgery
European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Delirium
Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2020cited by 1,144position: lastdoi
Updated nomenclature of delirium and acute encephalopathy: statement of ten Societies
Intensive Care Medicine 2020cited by 351position: middledoi
Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS
Intensive Care Medicine 2020cited by 325position: middledoi
Collaborative Delirium Prevention in the Age of <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020cited by 89position: lastdoi
How COVID-19 pandemic changed our communication with families: losing nonverbal cues
Critical Care 2020cited by 71position: middledoi
The association of delirium severity with patient and health system outcomes in hospitalised patients: a systematic review
Age and Ageing 2020cited by 66position: middledoi
Partnering With Family Members to Detect Delirium in Critically Ill Patients*
Critical Care Medicine 2020cited by 44position: middledoi
Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2020cited by 39position: middledoi

Grants

Genome Scrambling in Caulobacters and their Phages
NSF0826792$368,0692008–2012PIRePORTER
Fueling the Workforce with Science Teacher Scholarships
NSF0728665$597,8092007–2013PIRePORTER
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Integrative Evolutionary Biology
NSF0451403$527,2352005–2010PIRePORTER
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Integrative Evolutionary Biology
NSF0097667$239,6622001–2005PIRePORTER
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Integrative Evolutionary Biology
NSF9820456$139,5001999–2002PIRePORTER
Genetic Analysis of Flaeellum Biogenesis in Caulobacter
NSF8904112$290,2881989–1993PIRePORTER
Genetic Analysis of Differentiaion in Caulobacter Crescentus
NSF8314990$40,0001984–1985PIRePORTER
Genetic Analysis of Differentiation in Caulobacter Crescentus
NSF8003729$176,1401980–1983PIRePORTER
Analysis of Differentiation in Caulobacter Crescentus
NSF7682742$110,0121977–1980PIRePORTER
Genetic Analysis of Differentiation in Caulobacter
NSF7503135$63,1001975–1977PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

James C. Jackson · Allen Institute for Brain Science12 papers (2013–2026)Pratik P. Pandharipande · Allen Institute for Brain Science9 papers (2016–2026)Timothy D. Girard · University of Pittsburgh8 papers (2016–2025)John W. Devlin · Brigham and Women's Hospital7 papers (2012–2020)Brenda T. Pun · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center7 papers (2012–2026)Kathleen Puntillo · University of California, San Francisco6 papers (2012–2020)Arjen J. C. Slooter · Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel6 papers (2017–2022)Yahya Shehabi · Allen Institute for Brain Science6 papers (2017–2022)Rameela Chandrasekhar · Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center6 papers (2016–2026)Jennifer L. Thompson · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center5 papers (2016–2018)Mayur B. Patel · Vanderbilt University5 papers (2016–2018)Alessandro Morandi · Brescia University5 papers (2016–2020)Judy E. Davidson · Davidson College5 papers (2012–2020)Matthew F. Mart · Family Health International 3605 papers (2020–2026)Dale M. Needham · Johns Hopkins University5 papers (2013–2017)Yoanna Skrobik · McGill University Health Centre4 papers (2012–2018)Henry T. Stelfox · University of Alberta4 papers (2018–2020)Kirsten M. Fiest · University of Milano-Bicocca4 papers (2018–2020)Karla D. Krewulak · Alberta Health Services4 papers (2018–2020)Gordon R. Bernard · Vanderbilt University Medical Center4 papers (2017–2024)