2020
National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015
Pendyal A, Rothenberg C, Scofi JE, Krumholz HM, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Venkatesh AK. National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017208. PMID: 33047624, PMCID: PMC7763391, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMedian ED lengthUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentED visitsMyocardial infarctionED administrationED lengthAMI careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyCare processesAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEvidence-based medicationsNonaspirin antiplatelet agentsEarly invasive strategyAnnual ED visitsRegionalization of careED care processesReal-world trendsAntiplatelet therapyAnnual incidenceAntiplatelet agentsYearly incidenceCare Survey
2011
National Trends in Use of Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department
Kocher KE, Meurer WJ, Fazel R, Scott PA, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK. National Trends in Use of Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 58: 452-462.e3. PMID: 21835499, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentCT useComputed tomographyED visitsRisk ratioNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyShortness of breathLikelihood of admissionSpecific emergency departmentLarge nationwide surveyAbdominal painChest painFlank painAcute illnessED encountersRetrospective studyCare SurveyCommon complaintPatient visitsMultivariable modelingCT scanMAIN OUTCOMEED servicesPain