2015
A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care
Siddiqui A, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Handel D, Yadav K, Heard K, Eisenberg A, Hwang U. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care. Medical Care 2015, 53: 948-953. PMID: 26465122, PMCID: PMC4610254, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal painAnalgesic administrationPain careMulticenter evaluationFinal ED diagnosisInitial pain scoreSingle pain conditionRetrospective cohort reviewType of painSex-based disparitiesImpact of sexPain scoresCohort reviewED visitsSecondary outcomesPain conditionsPrimary outcomeMulticenter studyTriage acuityED diagnosisMultivariable modelMedication ordersSex disparitiesCare outcomesED crowding
2014
Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age
Hwang U, Belland LK, Handel DA, Yadav K, Heard K, Rivera-Reyes L, Eisenberg A, Noble MJ, Mekala S, Valley M, Winkel G, Todd KH, Morrison R. Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age. Pain 2014, 155: 2568-2574. PMID: 25244947, PMCID: PMC4250377, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pain careFinal pain scoreOlder patientsYounger patientsPain carePain scoresCross-sectional observation studyType of painPatient-related characteristicsHealth care settingsFracture painAbdominal painPain medicationPain conditionsPain treatmentEmergency departmentCare treatmentCare settingsMulticenter evaluationPainPatientsOlder adultsCareAnalgesicsGreater reduction