2023
Inequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces
Tuffuor K, Su H, Meng L, Pinker E, Tarabar A, Van Tonder R, Chmura C, Parwani V, Venkatesh A, Sangal R. Inequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 76: 70-74. PMID: 38006634, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEscalation of careAdjusted odds ratioED revisitsHallway bedsEmergency departmentHigher oddsPatient placementPatient insurance coverageSocial risk factorsPatient social factorsDischarge AMAED visitsSecondary outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsPrimary outcomeMale sexPatient sexTreatment spaceED censusFemale sexRisk factorsOdds ratioED staffingObservational study
2007
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure associated with clenbuterol exposure
Schechter E, Hoffman R, Stajic M, McGee M, Cuevas S, Tarabar A. Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure associated with clenbuterol exposure. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2007, 25: 735.e1-735.e3. PMID: 17606110, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary edemaRespiratory failureClenbuterol exposureChest painCatecholamine-induced myocardial necrosisRoom air oxygen saturationVital signsCreatinine kinase-myocardial bandInitial vital signsWide pulse pressureBilateral pulmonary edemaHospital day 4Intensive care unitConsequent respiratory failureΒ2-adrenergic agonistIntravenous lorazepamReactive pupilsFine tremorFluid overloadPersistent tachycardiaST depressionCare unitInitial presentationPleural effusionSinus tachycardia