2024
Geriatric End-of-Life Screening Tool Prediction of 6-Month Mortality in Older Patients
Haimovich A, Burke R, Nathanson L, Rubins D, Taylor R, Kross E, Ouchi K, Shapiro N, Schonberg M. Geriatric End-of-Life Screening Tool Prediction of 6-Month Mortality in Older Patients. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2414213. PMID: 38819823, PMCID: PMC11143461, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsEmergency departmentObserved mortality rateED encountersEnd-of-Life Screening ToolOlder adultsEnd-of-life preferencesMortality riskIllness criteriaLife-limiting illnessOptimal screening criteriaDays of ED arrivalEHR-based algorithmTertiary care EDLow risk of mortalityHigher mortality riskMortality rateRisk of mortalityHealth recordsReceiver operating characteristic curveIllness diagnosisMain OutcomesED arrivalSerious illnessDemographic subgroups
2016
Impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock
Hall MK, Taylor RA, Luty S, Allen IE, Moore CL. Impact of point-of-care ultrasonography on ED time to disposition for patients with nontraumatic shock. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1022-1030. PMID: 26988105, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOC ultrasonographyEmergency departmentNontraumatic shockCare ultrasonographyPropensity scorePropensity score matchElectronic health recordsHospital mortalityShock patientsPrompt diagnosisED arrivalED patientsED physiciansPoint of careRetrospective studyUnique patientsImpact of pointMean reductionPropensity score modelPatientsUltrasonographyED timeDiagnostic ultrasonographyCovariates of timeEvidence of reduction