2024
Patient Factors Associated with Unplanned Sedation after Intra-articular Lidocaine for Shoulder Dislocation
Wright D, Sherak R, Seo L, Parhar A, Baloescu C. Patient Factors Associated with Unplanned Sedation after Intra-articular Lidocaine for Shoulder Dislocation. JEM Reports 2024, 3: 100093. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemrpt.2024.100093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-articular lidocaineIV sedationAdverse eventsShoulder dislocationRate of procedural complicationsRetrospective observational cohort studyQuantity of opioidsAcute anterior shoulder dislocationED length of stayAnterior shoulder dislocationObservational cohort studyPatient-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionShoulder dislocation reductionAcademic hospital systemLength of stayAssociated with greater ratesComplication rateProcedural complicationsAdult patientsProspective studyUnivariate analysisIntravenous sedationCohort studyED length
2020
The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costs
Baloescu C, Kinsman J, Ravi S, Parwani V, Sangal RB, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costs. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 40: 169-172. PMID: 33272871, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED boardingHospitalization costsED crowdingHospital spendingHospital care accessMultivariate linear regression analysisED patient volumeCost of careQuality of careEmergency department boardingCross-sectional analysisPublic health crisisED lengthEffective careCare accessHospital levelInpatient bedsED characteristicsLinear regression analysisPatient volumeCareMedicare spendingMultivariate regressionPatientsRegression analysis