2021
49156 Effects of Race and Demographics on Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department
Wong A, Whitfill T, Ohuabunwa E, Ray J, Dziura J, Bernstein S, Taylor R. 49156 Effects of Race and Demographics on Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2021, 5: 121-122. PMCID: PMC8827920, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2021.710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentAlcohol useAfrican AmericansHealth systemED visitsEffects of raceIllicit drug useOdds ratioPhysical restraintSignificant oddsUse of physical restraintsPrivate insuranceLack of private insuranceRegional health systemAssociated with significant oddsNon-Hispanic ethnicityPrevent self-harmTotal ED visitsAssociated with oddsRetrospective cohort analysisAssociated with safety risksAfrican American raceStatistically significant oddsTertiary health systemSignificant demographic factors
2018
Emergency Care for Children in the United States: Epidemiology and Trends Over Time
Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Scherzer DJ, Shi J, Xiang H, Stanley RM. Emergency Care for Children in the United States: Epidemiology and Trends Over Time. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 55: 423-434. PMID: 29793812, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower-volume EDsPediatric ED visitsED visitsPediatric visitsEmergency careInterhospital transferPediatric volumeUtilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department SampleNationwide Emergency Department SampleSelf-pay insuranceEmergency Department SampleHigh-volume EDsEmergency care systemLower mortality rateMajority of childrenEmergency department volumeMedicaid insuranceHospital characteristicsGastrointestinal diseasesPediatric careEpidemiological trendsRespiratory diseaseCommon reasonMortality rateTotal visits
2016
What Parents Want: Does Provider Knowledge of Written Parental Expectations Improve Satisfaction in the Emergency Department?
Zoltowski KS, Mistry RD, Brousseau DC, Whitfill T, Aronson PL. What Parents Want: Does Provider Knowledge of Written Parental Expectations Improve Satisfaction in the Emergency Department? Academic Pediatrics 2016, 16: 343-349. PMID: 26854207, PMCID: PMC6915063, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentProportion of parentsED visitsOverall careIntervention groupClinicians' knowledgeStaff sensitivityTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentParental satisfactionPediatric ED visitsNonurgent ED visitsExpectations SurveyChi-square testED dispositionNonurgent visitsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNonurgent conditionsParents of childrenProvider knowledgeControl groupCare qualityBaseline groupVisits