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
2017
Safety Threats During the Care of Infants with Hypoglycemic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Walsh BM, Gangadharan S, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Dudas RA, Katznelson J, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Hamilton M, Brown LL, Nadkarni V, Auerbach M, investigators I. Safety Threats During the Care of Infants with Hypoglycemic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 53: 467-474.e7. PMID: 28843460, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments
Kessler DO, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Fein DM, Lavoie ME, Trainor J, Lee MO, Gerard JM, Grossman D, Whitfill T, Pusic M. Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2016, 3: 17. PMID: 35515095, PMCID: PMC8990194, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-year residentsYear residentsOverall procedural successProspective cohort studyNumber of attemptsGreat clinical successAnalgesia usageCohort studyProcedural successTopical analgesiaAcademic hospitalClinical successCare fashionPatient safetyReadiness assessmentProcess measuresGreater useResidentsAssessmentAnalgesiaHospitalInfantsPunctureSimulation-based assessmentComparing 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