2023
A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department
Agboola I, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, Brashear T, Eixenberger C, Shah D, Pavlo A, Im D, Ray J, Coupet E, Wong A. A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 108-119. PMID: 37855791, PMCID: PMC10843036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatients of colorED cliniciansQuaternary care medical centerSemistructured individual interviewsMarginalized patient populationsManagement of agitationEthnic minority groupsEmergency careMinority patientsHealth careAgitation managementIndividual interviewsThematic analysisPrimary themesQualitative studyKey themesClinical interactionsOpen codingGroup discussionsMoral injuryCareMedical CenterAgitated patientsMinority groups
2019
Characteristics and Severity of Agitation Associated With Use of Sedatives and Restraints in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Crispino L, Parker JB, McVaney C, Rosenberg A, Ray JM, Whitfill T, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL. Characteristics and Severity of Agitation Associated With Use of Sedatives and Restraints in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 57: 611-619. PMID: 31594740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgitated patientsOvert Aggression Scale scoresUse of sedativesRestraint useEmergency departmentOvert Aggression ScaleAggression scale scoresAgitated Behavior ScaleAgitation ScaleScale scoreSedative useHigher oddsAggression ScaleBehavior ScaleBehavioral techniquesTriage chief complaintTertiary referral centerProspective observational studyAgitation severityAlcohol/drug useSeverity Scale scoreLevel of agitationLogistic regression modelsSeverity ScaleDetection of agitation