2021
Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delay
Kemmler CB, Sangal RB, Rothenberg C, Li SX, Shofer FS, Abella BS, Venkatesh AK, Foster SD. Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delay. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 46: 63-69. PMID: 33735698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond dose administrationEmergency departmentDose administrationRisk factorsEmergency Severity IndexHospital mortalityFirst doseSecond doseED boardingAntibiotic dosesEnd-stage renal diseaseExtremes of weightHigh acuity presentationsRetrospective cohort studyStage renal diseaseWorse clinical outcomesSerious bacterial infectionsOdds of delayEarly hospital courseSingle healthcare systemAntibiotic redosingDosing intervalHospital courseCohort studyInpatient mortality
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