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
2005
Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-1166. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewPatients' reasonsHospital emergency departmentSource of careAdult patientsED carePatient interviewsHospital characteristicsObservational studyPatient accessLevel of agreementMedical necessityU.S. hospitalsCarePatientsAfrican AmericansLack of accessStructured interviewsInsurance dataPrincipal reasonEthnic groupsExploratory analysisLast resortDepartment