2024
Daily care hours among caregivers of older emergency department patients with dementia and undiagnosed cognitive impairment
Galske J, Chera T, Hwang U, Monin J, Venkatesh A, Lam K, Leggett A, Gettel C. Daily care hours among caregivers of older emergency department patients with dementia and undiagnosed cognitive impairment. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3261-3264. PMID: 38970304, PMCID: PMC11461120, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients
Skains R, Koehl J, Aldeen A, Carpenter C, Gettel C, Goldberg E, Hwang U, Kocher K, Southerland L, Goyal P, Berdahl C, Venkatesh A, Lin M. Geriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: 274-284. PMID: 38483427, PMCID: PMC11343681, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder ED patientsHigh-risk prescriptionsED patientsHigh-risk medication usePrescribed high-risk medicationsEmergency departmentHigh-risk medicationsEnd of lifeShort-term adverse eventsAdverse drug eventsQuestionnaire response rateEmergency department patientsDrug eventsRound 2Prescription refillsPhysician expertsMedication useSkeletal muscle relaxantsDepartment patientsMedication categoriesAdverse eventsRisk of short-term adverse eventsMedication classesMedical indicationsPrescription list
2016
Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts‐Mills T. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency careOlder emergency department (ED) patientsEmergency department patientsGoals of careTypes of patientsUse of SDMAdverse eventsDepartment patientsEmergency physiciansAggressive approachHigh riskSide effectsSerious illnessDiagnostic testsCarePatientsAdultsHigh rateLack of knowledgeSDMInjuryIllnessPhysiciansFeasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients
Tucker PW, Evans DD, Clevenger CK, Ardisson M, Hwang U. Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients. Geriatric Nursing 2016, 37: 453-457. PMID: 27477084, DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGait speedCommunity-dwelling adults 65 yearsDescriptive pilot projectED screening toolsED social workersFeasibility of nursesGait speed assessmentRoutine nursing assessmentRoutine nursing practiceEmergency department patientsAdults 65 yearsAdverse eventsDepartment patientsNursing assessmentUnfavorable outcomeED treatmentDisposition planningPatientsNursing practiceScreening toolNursesIndividualized resourcesObjective measuresSpeed assessmentSocial workers
2012
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-399. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationEmergency departmentCare consultationsEmergency providersHospital stayPrimary palliative care skillsAcademic tertiary care hospitalUrban academic medical centerAdult ED patientsCharacteristics of patientsPalliative care skillsTertiary care hospitalPalliative care servicesPalliative care teamEmergency department patientsEmergency medicinePatient's hospital stayAcademic medical centerCare hospitalDepartment patientsED patientsPalliative careCare teamMedical CenterPalliative medicine
2011
Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction
Hwang U, Aufses AH, Bickell NA. Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 1-7. PMID: 21632032, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel obstructionFirst treatmentBowel obstructionSurgical resectionTertiary care medical centerEmergency department patientsPatient-related characteristicsHospital factorsIntestinal obstructionDepartment patientsED patientsRetrospective studyMedical recordsAdministrative databasesHospital careMedical CenterEmergency careGreater oddsPatientsObstructionResectionTreatmentCareEDFactors