2018
The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review
Charokopos A, Card ME, Gunderson C, Steffens C, Bastian LA. The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pain Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s69-s75. PMID: 30203008, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChronic PainContinuous Positive Airway PressureHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePain MeasurementPolysomnographySleep Apnea, ObstructiveConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPain outcomesPain intensitySleep apneaSystematic reviewChronic painFragmented sleepAssociation of OSAContinuous positive airway pressureDecrease opioid useEffect of CPAPPositive airway pressureExperimental pain toleranceSubjective pain intensityCase-control studyStudy inclusion criteriaNocturnal hypoxemiaSpontaneous painAirway pressureCohort studyOpioid useOSA patientsPathophysiologic componentsCochrane DatabaseDatabase inception
2017
Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes.
Perez MF, Holleck JL, Sfondrini M, Nemergut E, Gunderson CG, Federman DG. Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 69-73. PMID: 29738148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesReferral and ConsultationTime FactorsConceptsNumber of consultsEmergency departmentProspective observational studyPatient flowComorbidity scoreInpatient mortalityED lengthAuthors' cohortPhysician consultationObservational studyMedian response timeStay durationConvenience sampleCohortOutcomesMortalityConsultsAgeNumber of servicesED shiftMinutesPatientsStay