2016
Cost‐effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma
Hall MK, Omer T, Moore CL, Taylor RA. Cost‐effectiveness of the Cardiac Component of the Focused Assessment of Sonography in Trauma Examination in Blunt Trauma. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 415-423. PMID: 26857839, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBlood PressureCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHeart InjuriesHumansHypotensionLife ExpectancyMedicareMiddle AgedModels, EconometricPoint-of-Care SystemsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsReproducibility of ResultsUltrasonographyUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsNormotensive blunt trauma patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBlunt trauma patientsTrauma patientsBlunt traumaNormotensive patientsHypotensive patientsFocused assessmentBlunt cardiac injuryIncidental pericardial effusionCardiac componentCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analytic modelProbability of deathPericardial effusionPrompt treatmentClinical probabilityCardiac injurySurgical interventionTrauma (FAST) examFAST examLow prevalencePatientsTrauma (FAST) examinationPay thresholds
2015
The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance
Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundLife-threatening conditionLeft ventricular ejectionAcademic emergency departmentFocused cardiac ultrasoundRelevant clinical informationEmergency medicine literaturePericardial effusionEmergency departmentVentricular ejectionEmergency settingClinical informationFOCUS findingsMedicine literatureYears of experienceEffusionPhysiciansSpecific assessmentUltrasound
2009
Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma
Schuster KM, Lofthouse R, Moore C, Lui F, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 1154-1157. PMID: 20009660, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c303e8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChildFemaleHeart ArrestHumansMaleMiddle AgedPericardial EffusionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulseRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvival RateTrauma Severity IndicesUltrasonographyConceptsPulseless electrical activityCardiac contractile activityFocused abdominal sonographyInitial resuscitationAbdominal sonographyEmergency departmentContractile activityCardiac activityStudy period 25 patientsLevel I trauma centerGrave prognostic indicatorI trauma centerPredictors of survivalMechanism of injuryElectrical activityClosed head injuryPericardial viewTension hemothoraxOngoing resuscitationPericardial effusionBlunt traumaRetrospective reviewTrauma centerPrognostic indicatorHead injury
2005
Ultrasonography in Community Emergency Departments in the United States: Access to Ultrasonography Performed by Consultants and Status of Emergency Physician-Performed Ultrasonography
Moore CL, Molina AA, Lin H. Ultrasonography in Community Emergency Departments in the United States: Access to Ultrasonography Performed by Consultants and Status of Emergency Physician-Performed Ultrasonography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2005, 47: 147-153. PMID: 16431225, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusEmergency MedicineEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHospital AdministrationHospitals, CommunityHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiology Department, HospitalReferral and ConsultationUltrasonographyUnited StatesConceptsEmergency physician-performed ultrasonographyCommunity emergency departmentsEmergency physician useEmergency departmentED directorsEmergency physiciansPhysician useEmergency medicine residentsPerformance of ultrasonographyMedicine residentsOverall response rateEmergency physician trainingPericardial effusionMedicine residency programsAmerican CollegeEmergency medicine residency programsUltrasonographyResponse rateTrauma (FAST) examinationPhysiciansPhysician trainingTimely accessAnonymous surveyCode situationsResidency training
2004
Access to ultrasonography by other specialists and performance of ultrasonography by emergency physicians in community emergency departments
Moore C, Lin H, Molina A. Access to ultrasonography by other specialists and performance of ultrasonography by emergency physicians in community emergency departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2004, 44: s32. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency physician-performed ultrasonographyCommunity emergency departmentsPerformance of ultrasonographyEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansED directorsEmergency physician trainingPericardial effusionAbdominal sonographyMedicine residency programsBedside ultrasoundEmergency medicine residentsEmergency medicine residency programsAmerican CollegeUltrasonographyResponse rateTrauma (FAST) examinationPhysiciansPhysician trainingMedicine residentsAnonymous surveyCode situationsResidency trainingResidency programsRadiology