2022
Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: Study considerations and design types
Gettel CJ, Yiadom MYAB, Bernstein SL, Grudzen CR, Nath B, Li F, Hwang U, Hess EP, Melnick ER. Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: Study considerations and design types. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1247-1257. PMID: 35475533, PMCID: PMC9790188, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsClinical trial designTrial designReal-world clinical practicePragmatic clinical trial designElectronic health recordsEmergency departmentClinical trialsStudy design typeClinical practiceStudy typeTrial componentsHealth recordsEmergency medicineEmergency medicine investigatorsHuman subjects concernsInvestigatorsStudy findingsStudy considerationsTrialistsTrials
2015
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures
Dickman E, Pushkar I, Likourezos A, Todd K, Hwang U, Akhter S, Morrison S. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 586-589. PMID: 26809928, PMCID: PMC4799725, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound-guided femoral nerve blockExtracapsular hip fracturesMean pain scoreFemoral nerve blockHip fracturePain scoresNerve blockPain reliefExtracapsular groupIntracapsular groupEmergency departmentUltrasound-guided nerve blocksSubgroup analysisClinical trialsExtracapsular hipAcademic hospitalPatientsSimilar reductionPainScoresReliefHoursFracturesGroupNew York City
2008
The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes
Bernstein SL, Aronsky D, Duseja R, Epstein S, Handel D, Hwang U, McCarthy M, McConnell K, Pines JM, Rathlev N, Schafermeyer R, Zwemer F, Schull M, Asplin BR, Medicine E. The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 1-10. PMID: 19007346, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00295.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomains of qualityEmergency departmentED crowdingEffect of EDST-elevation myocardial infarctionTime-sensitive conditionsObjective clinical endpointsEnglish-language literatureEmergency department (ED) crowdingHospital mortalityAcute painCohort studyCase seriesMyocardial infarctionPatient satisfactionSingle institutionClinical endpointsClinical trialsStudy qualityMedical adviceMedicine reportMedical literaturePatientsCareBody of data