2025
Antibiotic prophylaxis prior to office-based urologic procedures: outcomes from a department-wide quality improvement project
Buck M, Smani S, Nguyen J, Abello A, Jalfon M, Lokeshwar S, Leapman M, Cavallo J, Kenney P. Antibiotic prophylaxis prior to office-based urologic procedures: outcomes from a department-wide quality improvement project. World Journal Of Urology 2025, 43: 257. PMID: 40299076, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-025-05642-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Urological AssociationAntibiotic prophylaxisUTI ratesAmerican Urological Association guidelinesClinical decision-support algorithmsPractice variabilityAntibiotic prophylaxis usageIntroductionUrinary tract infectionsLower tract proceduresOffice-based cystoscopyPractice-level variationUrinary tract proceduresPre-post studyQuality improvement projectRisk-adapted approachOccurrence of UTIProcedural risk factorsFrequency of prophylaxisOffice-based proceduresRegional healthcare systemSignificant practice variabilityDecision-support algorithmsNursing pathwayAbnormal urinalysisProphylaxis usage
2024
Assessing the Risk of Interfacility Transport in Pregnant Patients Due to Progression of Labor: Lessons From a Specialized Maternal-Fetal Transport Program
Lardaro T, Balaji A, Yang D, Kuhn D, Glober N, Brent C, Couturier K, Breyre A, Vaizer J, Hunter B. Assessing the Risk of Interfacility Transport in Pregnant Patients Due to Progression of Labor: Lessons From a Specialized Maternal-Fetal Transport Program. Cureus 2024, 16: e70542. PMID: 39351039, PMCID: PMC11441717, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgress of laborPregnant patientsCervical dilatationInterfacility transferPrimary outcomeInterfacility transportStudy of pregnant patientsAdvanced cervical dilatationRegional healthcare systemHours of arrivalIdentified risk factorsGestational ageLaboring patientsEarly deliveryPrenatal careRetrospective studyHealthcare systemContraction frequencyInterfacilityPatientsRisk factorsHigh riskTransport teamPrecipitous deliveryTransfer teamImpact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition
Cohen I, Sangal R, Taylor R, Crawford A, Lai J, Martin P, Palleschi S, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Hwang U. Impact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2017-2026. PMID: 38667266, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED length of stayED lengthLength of stayObservation admissionsED dispositionInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentOdds of inpatient admissionRate of hospital admissionsAdvanced practice providersGeriatric ED patientsEmergency medicine specialistsTarget trial emulation frameworkHospital admission ratesOdds of dischargeRegional healthcare systemEmergency department dispositionIncreased odds of dischargeCare planningPractice providersED sitesED visitsOlder adultsSpecialist interventionAdmission ratesAssociation between emergency department computed tomography utilization rate and patient satisfaction: A clinician level analysis across a regional healthcare system
Pollard K, Lardaro T, Pafford C, Vaizer J, Strachan C, Roumpf S, Crittendon M, Crevier K, Hunter B. Association between emergency department computed tomography utilization rate and patient satisfaction: A clinician level analysis across a regional healthcare system. JEM Reports 2024, 3: 100075. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemrpt.2024.100075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNet Promotor ScoreRegional healthcare systemED cliniciansEmergency departmentCT useComputed tomographyHealthcare systemRate of CT usePatient satisfactionCT utilizationPatient satisfaction metricsNon-pediatric hospitalsImprove patient satisfactionAdult patient encountersAverage patient satisfaction scorePatient satisfaction scoresMultivariate regression modelED dischargePatient encountersInconsistent associationsSatisfaction scoresAdult patientsCT ratesMyriad reasonsSatisfaction metricsAssessing Provider Understanding of Interfacility Emergency Medical Services Transport
Glober N, Lardaro T, Supples M, Liao M, Vaizer J, Faris G, Ostahowski P, O'Donnell D, Kao C. Assessing Provider Understanding of Interfacility Emergency Medical Services Transport. International Journal Of Paramedicine 2024, 64-73. DOI: 10.56068/tgxv9507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesEmergency medicine providersMedicine providersPatient scenariosInterfacility transportEmergency medical services transportEmergency department workflowAdvanced practice providersKnowledge of providersLevels of careRegional healthcare systemImpact patient careDatabase of personsPractice providersEM physiciansProviders' understandingHealthcare partnersHospital length of stayProvider characteristicsProvider typeProvider levelEmergency medicineInterfacility transferLength of stayPatient care
2023
Disease burden among Ukrainians forcibly displaced by the 2022 Russian invasion
Pandey A, Wells C, Stadnytskyi V, Moghadas S, Marathe M, Sah P, Crystal W, Meyers L, Singer B, Nesterova O, Galvani A. Disease burden among Ukrainians forcibly displaced by the 2022 Russian invasion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2215424120. PMID: 36780515, PMCID: PMC9974407, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215424120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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