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
2014
The Initial Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing
Gates JD, Arabian S, Biddinger P, Blansfield J, Burke P, Chung S, Fischer J, Friedman F, Gervasini A, Goralnick E, Gupta A, Larentzakis A, McMahon M, Mella J, Michaud Y, Mooney D, Rabinovici R, Sweet D, Ulrich A, Velmahos G, Weber C, Yaffe MB. The Initial Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 960-966. PMID: 25386862, PMCID: PMC5531449, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma centerExcellent outcomesUrgent surgical interventionLower extremity soft tissueInitial responseExtremity soft tissueMultidisciplinary care deliveryMultiple casualty incidentsUnderwent amputationHospital mortalityBony injuriesSurgical interventionMedical responseLower extremitiesAdequate preparationPatientsCare deliveryField tourniquetsOperating roomOptimal outcomesSoft tissueImmediate fatalitiesOutcomesCasualty incidentsCentral database