2017
Sex as a Biological Variable in Emergency Medicine Research and Clinical Practice: A Brief Narrative Review
McGregor AJ, Beauchamp GA, Wira CR, Perman SM, Safdar B. Sex as a Biological Variable in Emergency Medicine Research and Clinical Practice: A Brief Narrative Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 1079-1090. PMID: 29085541, PMCID: PMC5654878, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.8.34997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practiceAcute ischemic strokeAcute myocardial infarctionEmergency medicineBrief narrative reviewSex-based researchEmergency medicine researchIschemic strokeTherapy administrationPatient sexMyocardial infarctionEmergency carePatient careNarrative reviewEvidence-based researchCase-based scenariosNational InstituteBiological variablesCareSexMedicine researchSABVInfarctionBody of literatureStroke
2016
Missed Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis in the Emergency Department by Emergency Medicine and Neurology Services
Arch AE, Weisman DC, Coca S, Nystrom KV, Wira CR, Schindler JL. Missed Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis in the Emergency Department by Emergency Medicine and Neurology Services. Stroke 2016, 47: 668-673. PMID: 26846858, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaDiagnostic ErrorsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleNeurologyRetrospective StudiesStrokeConceptsEmergency departmentLarge community hospitalCommunity hospitalIschemic strokeStroke diagnosisAcademic hospitalNausea/vomitingSecondary prevention therapiesAcute ischemic strokeRetrospective chart reviewIschemic stroke diagnosisAcademic teaching hospitalEndovascular considerationsChart reviewPrompt treatmentSymptom onsetPosterior circulationPrevention therapyNeurology serviceAcute interventionAnterior strokeAtypical symptomsStroke historyPosterior strokeTeaching hospital
2014
Gender Differences in Neurologic Emergencies Part I: A Consensus Summary and Research Agenda on Cerebrovascular Disease
Madsen TE, Seigel TA, Mackenzie RS, Marcolini EG, Wira CR, Healy ME, Wright DW, Gentile NT. Gender Differences in Neurologic Emergencies Part I: A Consensus Summary and Research Agenda on Cerebrovascular Disease. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1403-1413. PMID: 25422086, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic emergencySubarachnoid hemorrhageEmergency departmentCause of deathPathophysiologic differencesHemorrhagic strokeCerebrovascular diseaseED providersOverall management planPatient evaluationED diagnosisEmergency physiciansGender differencesRole of sexNominal group techniqueOutcomes pertinentConsensus summaryDiagnosisMigraineSexStrokeEmergencyFuture research prioritiesTreatmentResearch priorities