2023
Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals
Hwang U, Runels T, Han L, Gruber E, McQuown C, Ragsdale L, Jetter E, Rossomano N, Javier D. Dissemination and implementation of age‐friendly care and geriatric emergency department accreditation at Veterans Affairs hospitals. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 270-277. PMID: 36653961, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA emergency departmentEmergency departmentOlder veteransED visitsVA Corporate Data WarehouseAge-friendly careIndex ED visitVeterans Affairs hospitalYears of ageCorporate Data WarehouseScreening prevalencePoor outcomeStandardization of practiceMean ageVisit encountersPotential confoundingEmergency careGreater oddsExtended careDemographic dataOlder adultsLevel 1Observational evaluationCarePandemic year
2011
Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction
Hwang U, Aufses AH, Bickell NA. Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 1-7. PMID: 21632032, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel obstructionFirst treatmentBowel obstructionSurgical resectionTertiary care medical centerEmergency department patientsPatient-related characteristicsHospital factorsIntestinal obstructionDepartment patientsED patientsRetrospective studyMedical recordsAdministrative databasesHospital careMedical CenterEmergency careGreater oddsPatientsObstructionResectionTreatmentCareEDFactors