2021
Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015)
Nash KA, Zima BT, Rothenberg C, Hoffmann J, Moreno C, Rosenthal MS, Venkatesh A. Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015). Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020030692. PMID: 33820850, PMCID: PMC8086002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health ED visitsLength of stayPediatric mental health careMental health visitsED visitsMental health careHealth visitsEmergency departmentNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNon-mental health visitsPediatric mental health visitsProlonged Emergency Department LengthAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyED LOSSurvey-weighted logistic regressionPediatric mental healthEmergency department lengthPatient-level characteristicsHealth careYears of ageMental health conditionsThreefold oddsClinical characteristicsCare SurveyPayer type
2020
National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015
Pendyal A, Rothenberg C, Scofi JE, Krumholz HM, Safdar B, Dreyer RP, Venkatesh AK. National Trends in Emergency Department Care Processes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2005 to 2015. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017208. PMID: 33047624, PMCID: PMC7763391, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMedian ED lengthUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentED visitsMyocardial infarctionED administrationED lengthAMI careNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyCare processesAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEvidence-based medicationsNonaspirin antiplatelet agentsEarly invasive strategyAnnual ED visitsRegionalization of careED care processesReal-world trendsAntiplatelet therapyAnnual incidenceAntiplatelet agentsYearly incidenceCare Survey
2011
Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008
Venkatesh AK, Geisler BP, Chambers J, Baugh CW, Bohan JS, Schuur JD. Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24326. PMID: 21935398, PMCID: PMC3173457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyDedicated observation unitED visitsObservation careObservation unitClinical conditionsUS hospitalsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEmergency department observation unitLogistic regressionHospital-level predictorsLonger ED lengthPatient-level predictorsProportion of hospitalsHospital ownership statusPolytomous logistic regressionUnited States hospitalsNon-teaching statusEmergency care deliveryVisit dispositionChest painED lengthPatient dispositionDischarge diagnosisCare Survey