2020
Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19
Sangal RB, Scofi JE, Parwani V, Pickens AT, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Journal 2020, 37: 463-466. PMID: 32581052, PMCID: PMC7418594, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareDisease Transmission, InfectiousEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfection ControlInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterpersonal RelationsOrganizational InnovationPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPolicy MakingSARS-CoV-2United StatesWorkplaceConceptsHealthcare worker transmissionDirect patient carePublic health measuresCOVID-19 Task ForceNon-pharmaceutical interventionsEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary recommendationsHealthcare workersPatient careHealth measuresPatient arrivalED patient arrivalsTransmission riskPatientsPerson contactPandemic response effortsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicContact reductionClose personTask ForceSocial distancingUnique challengesStaffCare
2016
Pediatric Secondary Overtriage in a Statewide Trauma System
Leung A, Bonasso P, Lynch K, Long D, Vaughan R, Wilson A, Con J. Pediatric Secondary Overtriage in a Statewide Trauma System. The American Surgeon 2016, 82: 763-767. PMID: 27670555, DOI: 10.1177/000313481608200928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary overtriageMultivariate logistic regressionStatewide trauma systemYounger age groupsYounger patientsClinical indicesSurgical proceduresTrauma patientsStatewide trauma registryTrauma systemSpinal injuryTrauma registryPatientsSecondary triageFacial injuriesInclusion criteriaTrauma centerInjury patternsPatient arrivalLogistic regressionNighttime work shiftsLocal facilitiesAge groupsWork shiftsComfort level
2014
Reducing Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Intra‐Arterial Stroke Therapy: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project
Mehta B, Leslie‐Mazwi T, Chandra R, Bell D, Sun C, Hirsch J, Rabinov J, Rost N, Schwamm L, Goldstein J, Levine W, Gupta R, Yoo A. Reducing Door‐to‐Puncture Times for Intra‐Arterial Stroke Therapy: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000963. PMID: 25389281, PMCID: PMC4338685, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia Department, HospitalCooperative BehaviorFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPilot ProjectsProcess Assessment, Health CareProgram EvaluationPuncturesQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesStrokeThrombectomyThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeWorkflowConceptsPilot quality improvement projectQuality improvement projectPuncture timeMedian doorStroke patientsAnterior circulation stroke patientsIntra-arterial stroke therapyHospital time delayPre-QI cohortCompletion of imagingImprovement projectGreater delayNeurointerventional suiteHospital delayProximal occlusionIndependent predictorsStroke therapyPatient evaluationQI measuresWorse outcomesTherapy leadTreatment decisionsAnesthesia teamPatient arrivalPatients
2009
Expert Consensus Guidelines for Stocking of Antidotes in Hospitals That Provide Emergency Care
Dart R, Borron S, Caravati E, Cobaugh D, Curry S, Falk J, Goldfrank L, Gorman S, Groft S, Heard K, Miller K, Olson K, O'Malley G, Seger D, Seifert S, Sivilotti M, Schaeffer T, Tomassoni A, Wise R, Bogdan G, Alhelail M, Buchanan J, Hoppe J, Lavonas E, Mlynarchek S, Phua D, Rhyee S, Varney S, Zosel A, Group A. Expert Consensus Guidelines for Stocking of Antidotes in Hospitals That Provide Emergency Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2009, 54: 386-394.e1. PMID: 19406507, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency careStocking of antidotesExpert consensus guidelinesConsensus guidelinesEmergency departmentImmediate administrationAntidote stockingPrimary reviewerStandardized summaryHospitalPatient arrivalMedical literatureMost hospitalsHospital pharmacyExpert panelExpert recommendationsAdequate antidotePrompt deliveryCareFirst hourAntidoteFull panelHoursGuidelinesDelivery
2005
Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Magid DJ, Wang Y, Herrin J, McNamara RL, Bradley EH, Curtis JP, Pollack CV, French WJ, Blaney ME, Krumholz HM. Relationship Between Time of Day, Day of Week, Timeliness of Reperfusion, and In-Hospital Mortality for Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2005, 294: 803-812. PMID: 16106005, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.7.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfter-Hours CareAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBenchmarkingChronology as TopicFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesThrombolytic TherapyTime and Motion StudiesTime FactorsUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionBalloon timeFibrinolytic therapyHospital mortalityMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionDrug timeRegular hoursTimeliness of reperfusionIn-Hospital MortalityDay of weekPCI patientsReperfusion therapyCohort studyCoronary interventionMean doorHospital characteristicsCatheterization laboratoryBetter outcomesPatientsHospital subgroupsTherapyPatient arrival
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply