2019
A Qualitative Study Examining Stakeholder Perspectives of a Local Child Abuse Program in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Schaeffer P, Gawel M, Leventhal JM, Auerbach M, Asnes AG. A Qualitative Study Examining Stakeholder Perspectives of a Local Child Abuse Program in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Pediatrics 2019, 19: 438-445. PMID: 30707955, PMCID: PMC6502662, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal championsCAN programStakeholder perspectivesChild abuse programsQualitative research designKey stakeholder perspectivesExternal change agentsConstant comparative methodEducation/awarenessChallenges/barriersStrong leadership supportLeadership supportChild abuseInstitutional supportChange agentsQualitative studyFacilitators of implementationEvidence-based educationProgram strengthsChampionsComparative methodResearch designPerspectiveSupportAbuse programs
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttitude of Health PersonnelChildDisaster PlanningEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleGeographic Information SystemsHumansMaleMass Casualty IncidentsPatient SimulationConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptionsProviders' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis
Goldman MP, Wong AH, Bhatnagar A, Emerson BL, Brown LL, Auerbach MA. Providers' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1385-1395. PMID: 29947453, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelChildClinical CompetenceCooperative BehaviorEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, CommunityHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric readinessProviders' perceptionsProviders' perceptions of careEmergency departmentEmotional tollSick childrenCommunity hospital emergency departmentChildren's hospitalPerceptions of carePediatric emergency careQuality improvement workCommunity hospital providersSafety deficitsHospital emergency departmentSelf-reported comfortActual clinical eventsLocal children's hospitalInterprofessional teamPediatric QualityEmergency carePediatric resuscitationPediatric simulationHospital providersPediatric careA Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments
Gangadharan S, Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Walsh BM, Brown LL, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Auerbach MA. A Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 578-583. PMID: 27749805, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentIll infantsProviders' perceptionsEmergency departmentPediatric careGeneral emergency departmentsCritically Ill InfantsEmergency department providersPediatric-specific equipmentTeam of providersProvider discomfortProvider comfortIll childrenPED providersImprovement interventionsThematic saturationInfantsChildrenFacilitated debriefingCareIterative qualitative analysisOverall comfortDepartmentProviders
2016
Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Walsh B, Gangadharan S, Hamilton MF, Schultz B, Nishisaki A, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Katznelson J, Dudas R, Baird J, Nadkarni V, Brown L. Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 987-994. PMID: 27570926, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher composite quality scorePediatric patient volumeEmergency departmentComposite quality scoreResuscitative carePatient volumePED statusProspective multicenter cohort studyCardiac arrest guidelinesMulticenter cohort studyPRS scoresIndividual domain scoresSepsis guidelinesCohort studyPediatric patientsIll patientsMulticenter studyCardiac arrestReal patient careMultivariable modelResuscitation bayMAIN OUTCOMEDomain scoresPatient careSurvey scores
2014
The Greater Good: How Supervising Physicians Make Entrustment Decisions in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Tiyyagura G, Balmer D, Chaudoin L, Kessler D, Khanna K, Srivastava G, Chang TP, Auerbach M. The Greater Good: How Supervising Physicians Make Entrustment Decisions in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Academic Pediatrics 2014, 14: 597-602. PMID: 25439158, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research