2021
Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivity
2020
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients
Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Cash RE, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Sullivan AF, Hasegawa K, Zachrison KS, Camargo CA. Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 77: 62-68. PMID: 33160720, PMCID: PMC7755764, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related social needsNew England Emergency DepartmentsMental health needsEmergency departmentHealth needsMultivariable logistic regression modelSubstance useEmergency department patientsSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsDepartment patientsUse disordersED characteristicsSocial work resourcesLower ratesDescriptive statisticsRegression modelsEngland surveySocial needsPatientsPrevalenceChange in opioid policies in New England emergency departments, 2014 vs 2018
Teferi MM, Boggs KM, Espinola JA, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow ME, Weiner SG, Camargo CA. Change in opioid policies in New England emergency departments, 2014 vs 2018. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 213: 108105. PMID: 32615413, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment policyNew England Emergency DepartmentsOpioid use disorder preventionOpioid-related policiesNational Emergency Department Inventory-USARisk patientsEmergency departmentOpioid overdoseClinical careMost EDsOpioid policyClinical practicePatientsED policyDisorder preventionPrevention policiesEDContinued effortRiskEvidence-based policyNaloxoneOverdosePrevalenceCarePrevention