Implementing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Emergency Departments: Patient and Staff Perspectives
German D, Kodadek L, Shields R, Peterson S, Snyder C, Schneider E, Vail L, Ranjit A, Torain M, Schuur J, Lau B, Haider A. Implementing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Emergency Departments: Patient and Staff Perspectives. LGBT Health 2016, 3: 416-423. PMID: 27792473, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelConfidentialityCulturally Competent CareData CollectionElectronic Health RecordsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleGender IdentityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient-Centered CarePrivacySexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsEmergency departmentGender identity data collectionProvider comfortED nursesGender identity informationPatientsPhysician assistantsHealth disparitiesPopulation healthProvider perspectivesStaff perspectivesSafe disclosureStandardized collectionConstant comparative methodPurposive sampleMultiple codersData collectionDiverse purposive sampleSexual orientationDepartmentCultural competencyRural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality
Jarman MP, Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Kodadek LM, Haider AH. Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality. Surgery 2016, 160: 1551-1559. PMID: 27506860, PMCID: PMC5118091, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRural Health ServicesUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsOdds of deathTraumatic injuryNonrural residentsInjury mortalityNationwide Emergency Department SampleMultiple logistic regression analysisTrauma system organizationInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleTrauma center designationLogistic regression analysisRural residentsCensus regionNontrauma centersTrauma mortalityTrauma designationCenter designationInjury typeSeverity scoreUS census regionPrehospital careLevel IInjury severityInjuryInjury outcomesAirway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries
Harvin JA, Taub EA, Cotton BA, Brocker J, Stein DM, Dilektasli E, Inaba K, Vella MA, Guillamondegui O, Kodadek LM, Haut ER, Evans CR, Weinberg JA, Goodman MD, Robinson BR, Holcomb JB. Airway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 366-371. PMID: 26670110, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical tracheal injuryVentilator-free daysSurgical site infectionTracheal injuryAirway managementImmediate tracheostomyEarly extubationProlonged intubationLevel IOdds of SSIRisk of SSIMore ventilator-free daysHigher SSI ratesOptimal airway managementPostoperative airway managementHours of admissionUS level ILower mortality rateRisk-benefit decisionsSSI ratesAirway strategySite infectionIntensive careUnivariate analysisLevel IV