2018
Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service
Lord K, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Finn EB, Rothenberg C, Emerson B, Rosenberg A, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1246-1248. PMID: 29605480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse hospitalization outcomesRapid response team activationGeneral medical servicesHospitalization outcomesEmergency departmentED boardingComposite outcomeCare escalationPrimary outcomeAdverse outcomesRRT activationPatient encountersConsecutive patient encountersGeneral medicine serviceInpatient hospital stayMedical servicesEmergency department boardingED departureHospital mortalityHospital deathHospital stayED admissionPatient demographicsHospital admissionIntensive care
2012
Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift
Rathlev NK, Obendorfer D, White LF, Rebholz C, Magauran B, Baker W, Ulrich A, Fisher L, Olshaker J. Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 13: 163-168. PMID: 22900106, PMCID: PMC3415804, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective surgical admissionsEmergency department lengthHospital occupancySurgical admissionsED patientsIntensive care unit admissionResuscitation casesCare unit admissionAdult ED patientsInner-city teaching hospitalMean emergency department lengthNumber of nursesPrevious shiftED dischargeUnit admissionHospital admissionMore patientsED nursesTeaching hospitalAdditional admissionsAdmissionPatientsShift 1LOSAverage time series analysis