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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis
Gagliardi J, Smith C, Chang-Sing E, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Jivalagian P, Turner N, Wong A. Racial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 66: 154-158. PMID: 37661074, PMCID: PMC10842350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical careEmergency departmentPolice transportMedical careRacial inequalityElectronic health recordsAdult emergency department visitsRegional hospital systemBehavioral health diagnosesEmergency department visitsAssociated with increased oddsAdult emergency department (ED) visitsCross-sectional studyDrivers of inequalityInfluences clinical outcomeVisit characteristicsHealth recordsDifferent emergency departmentsDepartment visitsMultivariable mixed modelsSubstance use disordersHealth diagnosisHospital systemPatient transportMultivariate mixed models
2024
Racial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Jivalagian P, Gettel C, Smith C, Robinson L, Brinker M, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino I, Nath B, Chang-Sing E, Taylor R, Kennedy M, Hwang U, Wong A. Racial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39054237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical restraint useRestraint useOlder adultsED visitsPhysical restraintEmergency departmentElectronic health record dataHealth record dataBlack non-HispanicPatient-level characteristicsAge-related disparitiesAssociated with increased useRegional hospital networkCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChemical sedationRetrospective cross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic groupNon-HispanicAgitation managementHospital sitesHospital networkRecord dataWhite non-Hispanic groupPrimary outcomeRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status
Chang-Sing E, Smith C, Gagliardi J, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Brinker M, Jivalagian P, Hu Y, Turner N, Wong A. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240098. PMID: 38381433, PMCID: PMC10882414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsPolice transportCross-sectional studyEmergency departmentPhysical restraintBlack patientsBlack raceWhite patientsCross-sectional study of ED visitsIncreased oddsElectronic health record dataStudy of ED visitsHealth record dataEmergency carePoliceEthnic disparitiesVisit diagnosesMental healthMain OutcomesHigher oddsPatient restraintBehavioral crisesHispanic patientsBlack individualsRecord data
2023
Characterizing Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Pediatric Physical Restraint by Sex and Age
Tolliver D, Markowitz M, Obiakor K, Wong A, Cramer L, Robinson L, Nash K. Characterizing Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Pediatric Physical Restraint by Sex and Age. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 972-975. PMID: 37459087, PMCID: PMC10352924, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2300.Peer-Reviewed Original Research