2023
Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department
Haimovich A, Taylor R, Chang-Sing E, Brashear T, Cramer L, Lopez K, Wong A. Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 100-107. PMID: 37269262, PMCID: PMC10689576, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemEmergency departmentPatient-level analysisCare systemED visitsLeft-without-being-seenNegative perceptions of patientsElectronic health record dataUnited States health care systemRegional health care systemStates health care systemDiscontinuity of careHealth record dataElectronic health recordsBlack non-Hispanic patientsPerceptions of patientsBlack non-HispanicRetrospective cross-sectional study of adult patientsAdult emergency departmentNon-Hispanic patientsCross-sectional study of adult patientsMixed-effects regression analysisStudy periodRetrospective cross-sectional studyCare delivery
2018
Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department
Wong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical restraint useEmergency departmentRestraint ordersRestraint usePhysical restraintDrug useRegional health systemManagement of behavioral disordersAdult emergency departmentPrevent self-harmCross-sectional studyPrevalence of agitationCross-sectional study of adult patientsAssociation of alcoholAdult patientsGeneral EDHealth systemED visitsManaging agitationMedical complaintsStudy of adult patientsVulnerable populationsSelf-harmUnique patientsTotal ED visits