2023
Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative
Kelley M, Lynders W, Pelletier E, Petrucelli M, Emerson B, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023, 41: 116-122. PMID: 38050053, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageCommunity EDPediatric EDChildren's HospitalPractice patternsLaceration repairAnxiety-provoking proceduresCommunity hospital networkAcademic children's hospitalRegional children's hospitalForeign body removalKey driver diagramStudy-Act cyclesQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesQuality improvement methodologySmart aimED lengthED LOSProcedural dataMidazolam useBody removalPediatric proceduresGuideline developmentEmergency Department Network
2018
Reducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods
Kandil SB, Emerson BL, Hooper M, Ciaburri R, Bruno CJ, Cummins N, DeFilippo V, Blazevich B, Loth A, Grossman M. Reducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2018, 3: e114. PMID: 31334446, PMCID: PMC6581473, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of UEIntensive care unitUnplanned extubationVentilator daysQuality improvement methodologyNational benchmarksPediatric intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitStudy-Act cyclesSignificant patient harmUnintended dislodgementsCritical illnessCare unitChildren's HospitalEndotracheal tubeHigh-risk situationsPatient harmQuality improvement methodsImprovement methodologyET tubeStudy periodExtubationHospitalDaysSafety cultureAn Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis
Emerson BL, Tenore C, Grossman M. An Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 44: 751-756. PMID: 30197306, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentViral diagnostic testingViral lower respiratory tract infectionsDiagnostic testingLower respiratory tract infectionsNon-ICU patientsRespiratory tract infectionsSpecific viral pathogensQuality improvement projectLow-cost interventionAsthma exacerbationsTract infectionsPediatric patientsPediatric populationSignificant morbidityChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentOutpatient careCurrent guidelinesUnit settingBronchiolitisStaff educationPatientsVDT useNational rates
2014
Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Emerson BL, Bradley ER, Riera A, Mayes L, Bechtel K. Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 788-792. PMID: 25343740, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScalePediatric emergency departmentPostpartum depressionMental health resourcesYoung infantsPED visitsEmergency departmentRisk mothersTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentTertiary care children's hospitalPrevalence of PPDHealth resourcesBaseline demographic characteristicsInitial ED presentationAdditional mental health needsConvenience samplePostpartum depression screeningPostpartum Depression ScaleNegative predictive valueMental health needsFirst-time mothersSocial work consultationED presentationsChildren's HospitalDepression screening