2017
Agreement Between Serum Assays Performed in ED Point-of-Care and Hospital Central Laboratories
Dashevsky M, Bernstein SL, Barsky CL, Taylor RA. Agreement Between Serum Assays Performed in ED Point-of-Care and Hospital Central Laboratories. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 403-409. PMID: 28435491, PMCID: PMC5391890, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.1.30532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiological AssayBiomarkersBlood Chemical AnalysisBlood Urea NitrogenCost-Benefit AnalysisCreatinineEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansLaboratories, HospitalMaleMiddle AgedPoint-of-Care SystemsPotassiumQuality Assurance, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSodiumUnited StatesConceptsHospital central laboratoryBlood urea nitrogenEmergency departmentED patientsCentral laboratoryLevel of agreementBlood samplesClinical information systemsConfidence intervalsLevel I emergency departmentShorter ED lengthPatient/yearHospital's clinical information systemTime-sensitive diagnosisBland-Altman plotsED lengthSerum sodiumClinical criteriaLarge cohortSerum assaysUrea nitrogenClinical judgmentPatientsSerum samplesED point
2015
Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection
Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 486-492. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionAutopsyDiagnostic ErrorsEchocardiography, TransesophagealEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMulti-Institutional SystemsOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAortic dissectionCardiac ultrasoundEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAscending aortic dissectionPrimary outcome measureFocus groupsNonspecific presentationED visitsSecondary outcomesAortic dilationMedian timeRetrospective reviewResuscitate statusMedical recordsThoracic aortaDeadly diagnosisOutcome measuresAutopsy reportsPatientsMisdiagnosis rateDissectionUltrasoundMortalityPhysiciansThe “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance
Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundLife-threatening conditionLeft ventricular ejectionAcademic emergency departmentFocused cardiac ultrasoundRelevant clinical informationEmergency medicine literaturePericardial effusionEmergency departmentVentricular ejectionEmergency settingClinical informationFOCUS findingsMedicine literatureYears of experienceEffusionPhysiciansSpecific assessmentUltrasound