2024
The Effect of a Collaborative Pediatric Emergency Readiness Improvement Intervention on Patients’ Hospital Outcomes
Abu-Sultanah M, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Pearson K, Montgomery E, Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Abulebda K. The Effect of a Collaborative Pediatric Emergency Readiness Improvement Intervention on Patients’ Hospital Outcomes. Academic Pediatrics 2024, 24: 1203-1209. PMID: 38657901, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric readiness scoreHospital length of stayLength of stayReadiness scoresEmergency departmentPICU length of stayPatient outcomesHospital lengthPost-intervention periodPre-intervention periodPediatric emergency departmentPediatric readinessAssociated with significant improvementsOutcomes of critically ill childrenPatients' hospital outcomesImprovement interventionsPediatric intensive careCollaborative interventionDescriptive statisticsClinical resourcesFuture initiativesHospital outcomesBivariate analysisCritically ill childrenA Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020
Boggs K, Voligny E, Auerbach M, Espinola J, Samuels-Kalow M, Sullivan A, Camargo C. A Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 141-146. PMID: 38295194, PMCID: PMC10832299, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency Medical Services for ChildrenProgram start dateEmergency departmentQuality of pediatric emergency carePediatric emergency careHigh emergency departmentRecognition programCare coordinationPediatric readinessEmergency careStart datePatient outcomesED areaProgram characteristicsProgram managersLevel of verificationProgramLevel of recognitionVerification requirementsCareVerificationParticipantsChildrenDepartment
2021
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation for Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team Through Remote Learning and Teleguidance
Leviter J, Auerbach M, Amick M, O'Marr J, Battipaglia T, Amendola C, Riera A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation for Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team Through Remote Learning and Teleguidance. Air Medical Journal 2021, 41: 222-227. PMID: 35307147, DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2021.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care team membersCare team membersPlacement confirmationPediatric critical care transport teamEndotracheal Tube Placement ConfirmationCritical care transport teamEndotracheal tube confirmationTube placement confirmationUse of POCUSTube confirmationCare ultrasound curriculumPatient outcomesCare ultrasoundTransport teamThoracic scanSecondary aimVirtual didacticsPOCUSRemote curriculumFurther studiesScansUltrasound curriculumSkill retentionOutcomesParticipants
2020
Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Balmaks R, Whitfill TM, Ziemele B, Blumberga M, Upenieks R, Vegeris I, Grope I, Pavare J, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e213-e220. PMID: 32132503, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric readiness scoreProspective cohort studyEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient outcomesComposite quality scoreCohort studyReadiness scoresPediatric acute careProcess of carePediatric emergency careHospital lengthPediatric patientsQuality scoresAcute carePediatric mortalityPatient RegistryCritical careMixed-effects regressionPICUEmergency carePatientsMortalityCareOutcomes
2018
National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments
Camargo A, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Freid RD, Sullivan AF, Espinola JA, Camargo CA. National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1458-1462. PMID: 30311327, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorGeneral emergency departmentsU.S. emergency departmentsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentPediatric areaType of EDPediatric emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine physiciansQuality improvement effortsPediatric bedsCare coordinatorsPatient outcomesPediatric careMedicine physiciansEmergency careVisit volumePEM physiciansStandardized definitionsCareFurther studiesNational surveyPrevalenceNational studyPhysicians
2016
Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Sagalowsky S, Wynter S, Auerbach M, Pusic M, Kessler D. Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2016, 17: 169-178. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicinePatient outcomesProvider confidenceCase rarityRare procedureProvider experiencePatient safetyProcedural skillsSimulation-based trainingAssessment toolMedical educationProcedural skills trainingSimulation-based medical educationSkills trainingProcedural trainingMedicineComparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation
Cicero MX, Overly F, Brown L, Yarzebski J, Walsh B, Shabanova V, Auerbach M, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler G, Cone DC, Baum CR. Comparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2016, 10: 253-260. PMID: 26744228, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2015.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriage strategiesBlack patientsTriage levelRed patientsProspective cohort studyBetter patient outcomesEmergency medical services (EMS) providersCross-sectional analysisCohort studyPatient outcomesTriage outcomesMedical service providersPatientsTriageSignificant differencesTriage accuracyTriage resultsOutcomesPDT strategyParticipants
2015
Effect of just-in-time simulation training on provider performance and patient outcomes for clinical procedures: a systematic review
Braga MS, Tyler MD, Rhoads JM, Cacchio MP, Auerbach M, Nishisaki A, Larson RJ. Effect of just-in-time simulation training on provider performance and patient outcomes for clinical procedures: a systematic review. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2015, 1: 94. PMID: 35515199, PMCID: PMC8936624, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2015-000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient complicationsDressing changesPatient outcomesClinical proceduresCentral line-associated blood stream infectionsProvider performanceNon-randomised trialsTime simulation trainingBlood stream infectionsPediatric endotracheal intubationClinical performance scaleInfant lumbar punctureRelative reductionSimulation trainingClinical performance scoresLaparoscopic nephrectomyEndotracheal intubationCochrane LibraryLumbar punctureSurgical timeSurgical proceduresIntubation successMethodological qualityPuncture successCorrective prompts