2019
A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Garcia AM, Asad I, Tessaro MO, Sivitz A, Osborn K, Shaahinfar A, Leung SK, Rowe E, Riera A. A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 443-447. PMID: 30702647, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermittent abdominal painPediatric emergency departmentMidgut volvulusCare ultrasoundAbdominal painBilious vomitingEmergency departmentMulti-institutional case seriesRadiology-performed ultrasoundUpper gastrointestinal fluoroscopySmall bowel pathologyBedside findingsReview of pointsBowel pathologyOperative findingsCase seriesSmall bowelGastrointestinal fluoroscopyVolvulusMalrotationVomitingUltrasoundPainChildrenDepartment
2010
The impact of race and ethnicity on care in the pediatric emergency department
Riera A, Walker DM. The impact of race and ethnicity on care in the pediatric emergency department. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2010, 22: 284-289. PMID: 20442657, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e32833973a5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare disparitiesEmergency departmentEmergency department utilizationPediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency carePediatric emergency medicineAdolescent sexual healthPediatric patientsEmergency careSexual healthInterpreter servicesSpecific illnessesDisparity reductionDisparities persistHealthcare outcomesMental healthImpact of raceHispanic childrenEmergency medicineSocioeconomic factorsCareMore researchDisparitiesHealthDepartment