2022
Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers
Remick K, Smith M, Newgard CD, Lin A, Hewes H, Jensen AR, Glass N, Ford R, Ames S, Cook J, Malveau S, Dai M, Auerbach M, Jenkins P, Gausche-Hill M, Fallat M, Kuppermann N, Mann NC. Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 417-424. PMID: 36045493, PMCID: PMC9974586, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED pediatric readinessUS trauma centersEmergency Department Pediatric ReadinessTrauma centerPediatric readinessMortality ratioNational Pediatric Readiness Project assessmentLevel IIINational Trauma Data BankPediatric emergency care coordinatorTrauma center levelTrauma Data BankMultivariable linear regressionEvidence-based guidanceRisk-adjustment modelsPaediatric triage toolPediatric survivalCohort studyCritical airwayPediatric centersMultivariable analysisPediatric mortalityUnadjusted analysesResuscitation equipmentCare coordinators
2021
Healthcare Provider Characteristics and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality During Infant Resuscitation
Khattab M, Frisell K, MacKinnon R, Chang T, Raymond T, Lofton L, Tofil N, Forrester K, Gohel C, Aitken D, Scalzo A, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Auerbach M, Innovation R. Healthcare Provider Characteristics and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality During Infant Resuscitation. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2021, 17: 88-95. PMID: 34468421, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvider characteristicsHealthcare provider characteristicsChest compressionsAmerican Heart Association guidelinesCPR qualityInfant CPRAnthropometric characteristicsHeart Association guidelinesBody mass indexCardiopulmonary resuscitation qualityVentilation volumeShallower chest compressionsMultiple international sitesMass indexInfant resuscitationAssociation guidelinesCPR guidelinesInternational HospitalResuscitation qualityHealthcare providersMultivariate analysisSecondary aimDiverse cohortVentilation dataTarget rangeVirtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsVideoconferencing platformUndergraduate medical educationImmersive educational experienceClinical skill developmentSimulation-based learningMedical student curriculumLearning experienceEducational experienceStudent curriculumClerkship rotationEducational modalitiesContent areasMedical educationMedical schoolsSkill developmentFacilitator interactionsStudentsOnline webinarsPatient actorsStudent volunteersCOVID-19 pandemicSimilar programsChat functionSchools
2019
The effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial
Chang TP, Raymond T, Dewan M, MacKinnon R, Whitfill T, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Doughty C, Frisell K, Kessler D, Wolfe H, Auerbach M, Rutledge C, Mitchell D, Jani P, Walsh CM, Investigators O. The effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial. Resuscitation 2019, 138: 273-281. PMID: 30946919, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians
Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Kohn-Loncarica G, Dalziel SR. Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal 2018, 36: 273. PMID: 30327413, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative clinical settingsPreferred learning modalityInvasive proceduresPediatric emergency medicine cliniciansPediatric Emergency Research NetworksClinical settingBag-valve mask ventilationPaediatric emergency cliniciansPediatric critical proceduresLaryngeal mask insertionEmergency medicine cliniciansCross-sectional surveyDC cardioversionED cliniciansEndotracheal intubationEmergency cliniciansMask insertionMask ventilationTranscutaneous pacingAirway maneuversClinician's perspectiveMedicine cliniciansPediatric proceduresFrequency of practicePreferred modalityCorrelation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Walsh B, Diaz MCG, Arteaga GM, Scherzer DJ, Goldberg SA, Madhok M, Bowen A, Paesano G, Redlener M, Munjal K, Auerbach M. Correlation Between Paramedic Disaster Triage Accuracy in Screen-Based Simulations and Immersive Simulations. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 83-89. PMID: 30130424, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1475530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical techniciansTriage accuracyEmergency medical services personnelEducational interventionMedical services personnelEvaluation of outcomesCohort studyMore patientsStudy completionCohort dataMedical techniciansMean numberSimilar improvementsPrevious studiesSignificant increaseAmount of improvementInterventionDisaster triageParticipantsProviders' 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 ResearchConceptsCommunity 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 careValidity Evidence for a Serious Game to Assess Performance on Critical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Scenarios
Gerard JM, Scalzo AJ, Borgman MA, Watson CM, Byrnes CE, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Kessler DO, Feldman BL, Payne BS, Nibras S, Chokshi RK, Lopreiato JO. Validity Evidence for a Serious Game to Assess Performance on Critical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Scenarios. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 168-180. PMID: 29377865, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect patient managementTreatment optionsPatient managementLarge effect sizesPediatric scenariosCode leadersSubject groupsValidity evidenceContent validityScoresEffect sizePilot testingSubjectsMessick's frameworkPositive correlationLiterature reviewMedical studentsEvidenceGame scoresResuscitation
2017
Parents' Perspective on Trainees Performing Invasive Procedures: A Qualitative Evaluation.
McCarthy ML, Chaudoin LT, Mercurio MR, O'Brien EGJ, Bhargava S, Cohen SY, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G. Parents' Perspective on Trainees Performing Invasive Procedures: A Qualitative Evaluation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, Publish Ahead of Print: e66-e71. PMID: 28376068, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001139.Peer-Reviewed Original Research60 seconds to survival: A pilot study of a disaster triage video game for prehospital providers.
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Munjal K, Madhok M, Diaz MCG, Scherzer DJ, Walsh BM, Bowen A, Redlener M, Goldberg SA, Symons N, Burkett J, Santos JC, Kessler D, Barnicle RN, Paesano G, Auerbach MA. 60 seconds to survival: A pilot study of a disaster triage video game for prehospital providers. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2017, 12: 75-83. PMID: 29136270, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2017.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab
Petrosoniak A, Auerbach M, Wong AH, Hicks CM. In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2016, 29: 83-88. PMID: 27748042, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineInter-professional team trainingHealthcare team membersCulture of safetyIn situ simulationPatient care environmentEMS teamsPatient safetyCare environmentTeam trainingTeam membersImproved systemSimulationsMedicineCase exampleEmergencyTeamResilient systemsISSEffective useTrainingMitigation strategies
2015
Disparities in Adherence to Pediatric Sepsis Guidelines across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Observational In Situ Simulation Study
Kessler DO, Walsh B, Whitfill T, Dudas RA, Gangadharan S, Gawel M, Brown L, Auerbach M. Disparities in Adherence to Pediatric Sepsis Guidelines across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Observational In Situ Simulation Study. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 50: 403-415.e3. PMID: 26499775, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric sepsis guidelinesEmergency departmentSepsis guidelinesPediatric EDGeneral EDsSeptic shockProviders' perceptionsGreater adherenceMulti-center observational studyImproved guideline adherenceGeneral emergency departmentsMultivariable logistic regressionPediatric emergency departmentCross-sectional observationalMultivariable regression modelsEmergency medical servicesSepsis scoreGuideline adherencePediatric patientsPrimary outcomeOverall adherenceObservational studyLogistic regressionInterprofessional teamAdherence
2014
Script Concordance Testing
Chang TP, Kessler D, McAninch B, Fein DM, Scherzer DJ, Seelbach E, Zaveri P, Jackson JM, Auerbach M, Mehta R, Van Ittersum W, Pusic MV. Script Concordance Testing. Academic Medicine 2014, 89: 128-135. PMID: 24280838, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Are Pediatric Interns Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?
Auerbach M, Chang TP, Reid J, Quinones C, Krantz A, Pratt A, Gerard JM, Mehta R, Pusic M, Kessler DO. Are Pediatric Interns Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures? Pediatric Emergency Care 2013, 29: 453-457. PMID: 23528505, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31828a2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant lumbar punctureLumbar punctureProspective cross-sectional descriptive studyKnowledge scoreCross-sectional descriptive studyMean knowledge scorePediatric internsAcademic medical centerIndependent predictorsMedical CenterGlobal skills assessmentSelf-reported confidenceGlobal assessmentDescriptive studyLP experienceStart of residencyPoor knowledgeEligible internsCommon procedureIntern preparednessMedical school experienceKnowledge questionsChecklist scoresPunctureExperience questions
2012
Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance
Cicero MX, Auerbach MA, Zigmont J, Riera A, Ching K, Baum CR. Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 239-244. PMID: 22691308, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x12000775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructured debriefingEducational interventionSimulation trainingPost-test scoresMultiple-patient simulationLearners' acquisitionVital skillUninjured childrenTriage performanceLearnersDebriefingLearner-centered approachTrainingSkillsVictimsMultiple victimsUnresponsive patientsSpecial health care needsAcquisitionInterventionCommon errorsHead-injured patientsPediatric residentsScoresWilcoxon signed-rank test