2025
660 Calling the Burn Center: Why Do Our Referring Hospitals Call Us?
Usman M, Savetamal A. 660 Calling the Burn Center: Why Do Our Referring Hospitals Call Us? Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2025, 46: s222-s223. PMCID: PMC11958108, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf019.289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReferral criteriaSmall hospitalsPatient admissionsQuality of carePatient disposition decisionsBurn centerNature of callsBurn-injured patientsHealthcare professionalsHealthcare providersTotal body surface areaOngoing educationReferral dataHealthcare educationDirect admissionsAdmission ratesLarge hospitalsStaff resourcesReferralBurn careDisposition decisionsReference hospitalHealthcareSpecialized burn centerHospitalUtilisation of nursing home care before and after the 2015 Dutch national reform: an interrupted time series analysis
Vroomen J, Wammes J, Wouterse B, Smalbrugge M, Murphy T. Utilisation of nursing home care before and after the 2015 Dutch national reform: an interrupted time series analysis. Age And Ageing 2025, 54: afaf018. PMID: 39902847, PMCID: PMC11791781, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterrupted time series analysisLong-term careNH admissionNursing homesOlder adultsAdmission ratesMortality riskAdmitted older adultsNursing home careIncreased mortality riskCox proportional hazards modelsAdmitted residentsAging-in-placePopulation-level studiesProportional hazards modelHome carePromote aging-in-placeStatistics NetherlandsTime series analysisHazards modelPopulation dataCareAdultsFollow-upAdmissionWho is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments
Sangal R, Teresi R, Dashevsky M, Ulrich A, Tarabar A, Parwani V, Van Tonder R, King M, Venkatesh A. Who is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 90: 9-15. PMID: 39793122, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician performancePhysician behaviorAdmission ratesEvaluation of physician performanceED operational efficiencyAttending teamPhysician ordersED throughputStaffing modelsED visitsED revisitsCo-attendanceLinear regression modelsAverage attendancePatient LOSEmergency departmentPatient lengthPhysician workPatients treated per hourPhysiciansAttendanceImaging testsImaging utilizationRegression modelsPatient data
2024
Impact 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 ratesReliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians
Janke A, Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Litvak O, Pines J, Venkatesh A. Reliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: 295-304. PMID: 38430082, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admission ratesIntraclass correlation coefficientAdmission ratesEmergency departmentAverage admission rateMeasures of emergency departmentValue-based care programsInternational Classification of DiseasesClassification of diseasesLinear probability modelsMultilevel linear probability modelsCare programED visitsInternational ClassificationEmergency physiciansDiagnosis codesCorrelation coefficientPhysiciansIdentifying high-Reduce variationIntraclassStandard deviationAdmissionClinical conditionsAssess stabilityEpidemiology of brief resolved unexplained events and impact of clinical practice guidelines in general and pediatric emergency departments
Nama N, DeLaroche A, Neuman M, Mittal M, Herman B, Hochreiter D, Kaplan R, Stephans A, Tieder J. Epidemiology of brief resolved unexplained events and impact of clinical practice guidelines in general and pediatric emergency departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 667-674. PMID: 38426635, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical practice guidelinesPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentED encountersImpact of clinical practice guidelinesIncidence ratePractice guidelinesClinical practice guideline recommendationsNational clinical practice guidelinesNationwide Emergency Department SampleClinical practice guideline publicationPopulation incidence ratesQuality improvement opportunitiesInternational Classification of Diseases diagnostic codesEmergency Department SampleInterrupted time seriesDisproportionate number of infantsCross-sectional studyED incidence ratesDiagnostic testing practicesImprove careED dispositionInternational ClassificationAdmission ratesDiagnostic codes
2023
Trends in Head and Neck Injuries Related to Electric Versus Pedal Bicycle Use in the United States
Williams L, Kafle S, Lee Y. Trends in Head and Neck Injuries Related to Electric Versus Pedal Bicycle Use in the United States. The Laryngoscope 2023, 134: 2734-2740. PMID: 38053413, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemInjury patternsNeck injuriesNeck traumaHead injuryHelmet useElectronic Injury Surveillance SystemInjury Surveillance SystemIncidence of headGreater injury severityEffect sizeChi-squared analysisPatient demographicsHospital admissionInjury locationInjury typeAdmission ratesInjury severityCramer’s V valueInjuryAge groupsBicycle groupUnited StatesIncidenceTraumaBreastfeeding and impact on childhood hospital admissions: a nationwide birth cohort in South Korea
Lee J, Shin J, Kim S, Choi Y, Shin Y, Hwang J, Shin J, Koyanagi A, Jacob L, Smith L, Jeong H, Noh Y, Oh I, Rhee S, Min C, Cho S, Turner S, Fond G, Boyer L, Suh D, Acharya K, Shin J, Lee S, Yon D. Breastfeeding and impact on childhood hospital admissions: a nationwide birth cohort in South Korea. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 5819. PMID: 37730734, PMCID: PMC10511528, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41516-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide birth cohortMedian follow-up periodProtective effectProtective effect of breastfeedingBirth cohortAssociation of breastfeedingHospital admissionFollow-up periodEffect of breastfeedingChildhood hospital admissionsApparent protective effectHospital admission ratesPublic health strategiesOverall child healthFormula feedingHealth strategiesChild healthBreastfeedingAdmission ratesIncreasing ageInfantsCohortAdmissionHospitalChildrenCorrelations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces?
Scofi J, Underriner E, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Pickens A, Sather J, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A. Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 72: 58-63. PMID: 37481955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in Risk‐Standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure in Accountable Care Organizations: Implications for Quality Measurement
Chuzi S, Lindenauer P, Faridi K, Priya A, Pekow P, D'Aunno T, Mazor K, Stefan M, Spatz E, Gilstrap L, Werner R, Lagu T. Variation in Risk‐Standardized Acute Admission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure in Accountable Care Organizations: Implications for Quality Measurement. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e029758. PMID: 37345796, PMCID: PMC10356066, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute admission ratesHeart failureMedicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsAccountable care organizationsAdmission ratesMost ACOsPrimary care providersPerformance categoriesCare organizationsACO characteristicsHealth care qualityAdmission riskBlack beneficiariesCare providersMedicare feeService beneficiariesConclusions AdmissionCare qualityPatientsAdmissionHospital affiliationACO structureFuture studiesLower proportionFailureDomestic Violence-Related Ocular Injuries Among Adult Patients: Data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008–2017
Andoh J, Mehta S, Chen E, Mir T, Nwanyanwu K, Teng C. Domestic Violence-Related Ocular Injuries Among Adult Patients: Data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008–2017. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2023, 31: 169-177. PMID: 37345877, PMCID: PMC10739625, DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2222792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNationwide Emergency Department SampleCommon ocular injuriesEye/adnexaOcular injuriesED visitsAdult emergency department patientsMost ED visitsMean hospital stayHospital admission ratesEmergency department patientsHospital-level variablesAnnual incidence rateEmergency Department SampleCross-sectional studyLowest income quartileHospital stayAdult patientsDepartment patientsHospital admissionOpen globeAdmission ratesIncidence rateRegional hospitalMean costOrbital fracturesDevelopment and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group
Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Venkat A, Janke A, Venkatesh A, Pines J, Group A. Development and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 316-325. PMID: 36669915, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission ratesSeparate technical panelEvidence-based protocolsICD-10 diagnosisValue-based payment modelsPhysician's discretionED diagnosisEmergency physiciansInternational ClassificationPhysician levelFacility levelPhysiciansInternal validationQuarterly ratesAdministrative dataFace validityDiagnosisPayment modelsLinear probability modelsICC
2022
Trends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis
Ojemolon P, Shaka H, Kwei-Nsoro R, Laswi H, Ebhohon E, Shaka A, Abusalim A, Mba B. Trends and Disparities in Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infection Hospitalizations in the United States: A Ten-Year Joinpoint Trend Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine Research 2022, 14: 474-486. PMID: 36578367, PMCID: PMC9765321, DOI: 10.14740/jocmr4828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hospital chargesMortality rateCDI hospitalizationMortality outcomesMean total hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseOdds of mortalityAdult hospitalizationsInfection hospitalizationsHospital stayPrimary admissionElderly patientsMean LOSMale sexHospital chargesAdmission ratesEpidemiological trendsNosocomial infectionsHospitalizationOlder ageStudy periodSample databaseYoung adultsMean lengthRacial subgroupsAssociation of Coded Housing Instability and Hospitalization in the US
Rollings K, Kunnath N, Ryus C, Janke A, Ibrahim A. Association of Coded Housing Instability and Hospitalization in the US. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2241951. PMID: 36374498, PMCID: PMC9664259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon reasonPrimary diagnosisNeurodevelopmental disordersSocial determinantsHousing instabilityNational Inpatient SampleHospitalization of patientsLength of stayCross-sectional studyHigher admission ratesCirculatory system diseasesTimes greater oddsInpatient hospital utilizationHospital stayPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeHospitalization costsRetrospective studyInpatient admissionsMean ageInpatient SampleAdmission ratesHospital utilizationMedical adviceHospitalizationThe first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems
Fiore M, Smith S, Adsit R, Bolt D, Conner K, Bernstein S, Eng O, Lazuk D, Gonzalez A, Jorenby D, D’Angelo H, Kirsch J, Williams B, Nolan M, Hayes-Birchler T, Kent S, Kim H, Piasecki T, Slutske W, Lubanski S, Yu M, Suk Y, Cai Y, Kashyap N, Mathew J, McMahan G, Rolland B, Tindle H, Warren G, An L, Boyd A, Brunzell D, Carrillo V, Chen L, Davis J, Dilip D, Ellerbeck E, Iturrate E, Jose T, Khanna N, King A, Klass E, Newman M, Shoenbill K, Tong E, Tsoh J, Wilson K, Theobald W, Baker T. The first 20 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mortality, intubation and ICU rates among 104,590 patients hospitalized at 21 United States health systems. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274571. PMID: 36170336, PMCID: PMC9518859, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsICU admission rateUnited States health systemState health systemAdmission ratesPositive COVID-19 PCR testCOVID-19 PCR testHospitalized COVID-19 patientsHealth systemHealth system contactElectronic health record dataICD-10 diagnosisAge 18 yearsCOVID-19 hospitalizationRisk-Standardized MortalityHealth record dataHigh mortality rateCOVID-19 pandemicICU admissionHospitalized participantsEndotracheal intubationIntubation rateMean agePatient groupPatient outcomesTemporal trends and rural–urban disparities in cerebrovascular risk factors, in-hospital management and outcomes in ischaemic strokes in China from 2005 to 2015: a nationwide serial cross-sectional survey
Wang C, Gu H, Zhang X, Jiang Y, Li H, Bettger J, Meng X, Dong K, Wangqin R, Yang X, Wang M, Liu C, Liu L, Tang B, Li G, Xu Y, He Z, Yang Y, Yip W, Fonarow G, Schwamm L, Xian Y, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li Z. Temporal trends and rural–urban disparities in cerebrovascular risk factors, in-hospital management and outcomes in ischaemic strokes in China from 2005 to 2015: a nationwide serial cross-sectional survey. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2022, 8: 34-50. PMID: 35985768, PMCID: PMC9985802, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2022-001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrovascular risk factorsHospital mortalityIschemic strokeRisk factorsComposite outcomeRural-urban disparitiesUrban hospitalHospital managementSecondary prevention treatmentSerial cross-sectional surveysHospital admission ratesIschemic stroke admissionsTwo-stage random sampling surveyCause of mortalityCross-sectional surveyHospital outcomesStroke admissionsCurrent smokingHospital admissionHospital burdenAdmission ratesMedical advicePrevention treatmentTemporal improvementHospitalAssessing outcomes after partial and total tonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing in children using Clinical Assessment Score-15
Mabey JG, Kremer C, Maurrasse SE, Savoca EL, Weinstock MS. Assessing outcomes after partial and total tonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing in children using Clinical Assessment Score-15. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2022, 43: 103568. PMID: 35952532, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial intracapsular tonsillectomyTotal tonsillectomyUnpaired t-testCAS-15Score 15T-testRisk of sleepSleep-disordered breathingPost-operative followOffice-based toolSDB symptomsTonsil sizeOvernight polysomnographyPediatric populationIntracapsular tonsillectomyBMI percentileAdmission ratesDecreased morbidityCommon conditionLarge effect sizesGold standard methodParticipant characteristicsTonsillectomyMean differenceSurgeryIncreased Admissions of Older Adults to Substance Use Treatment Facilities and Associated Changes in Admission Characteristics, 2000-2017.
Na PJ, Rosenheck R, Rhee TG. Increased Admissions of Older Adults to Substance Use Treatment Facilities and Associated Changes in Admission Characteristics, 2000-2017. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 83 PMID: 35377564, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21m13938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSUD treatment facilitiesSubstance use disordersOlder adultsYoung adultsCocaine/General older adult populationTreatment Episode Data SetAdults 55 yearsOlder adult populationUse of alcoholClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsAdmission ratesRelative decreaseAnnual admissionsGeneral populationUse disordersAdmissionMultivariate analysisNationwide dataAdult populationLogistic regressionCannabis useAdultsTreatment facilities
2021
Trends in inpatient care for psychiatric disorders in NHS hospitals across England, 1998/99–2019/20: an observational time series analysis
Degli Esposti M, Ziauddeen H, Bowes L, Reeves A, Chekroud A, Humphreys D, Ford T. Trends in inpatient care for psychiatric disorders in NHS hospitals across England, 1998/99–2019/20: an observational time series analysis. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021, 57: 993-1006. PMID: 34951652, PMCID: PMC8705084, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02215-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObservational time series analysisPsychiatric disordersBed daysAdmission ratesHospital activityAge groupsNHS hospitalsBinomial regression modelsNegative binomial regression modelsInpatient psychiatric careMental health needsInpatient hospital activityHospital admissionRegression modelsInpatient carePsychiatric careHealth needsHospitalDisordersCareDepressionAdultsPronounced increaseSame periodChildrenA Review of Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Saadatmand H, Ho P. A Review of Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Current Psychopharmacologye 2021, 10: 197-207. DOI: 10.2174/2211556010666210810094103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawal syndromeAlcohol withdrawalIntensive care unitWithdrawal syndromeEmergency departmentCare unitIntensive care admission rateTrauma surgery serviceClasses of medicationsRetrospective cohort trialGeneral medical unitCommon clinical problemDose of phenobarbitalAlcohol use disorderSerious health problemCohort trialProspective randomizedClinical outcomesSurgery serviceCochrane DatabaseRetrospective trialsAdmission ratesInpatient settingOvid MEDLINESuperior efficacy
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