2022
Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Merchant NB, O'Neal J, Montoya A, Cox GR, Murray JS. Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 901-906. PMID: 35312000, PMCID: PMC9383570, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth AdministrationPatient careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemNon-clinical staffHigh-quality patient careQuality patient careCare coordinationFrontline staffMedical CenterLack of responsivenessPatient safetySubsequent outcomesHealthcare organizationsShift hoursTimely identificationCoronavirus testingStaffing levelsEquipment concernsCurrent literatureHealthcare institutionsCarePilot testingPilot service
2016
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection
Gunderson CG, Holleck J, Chang JJ, Lin S, Merchant N, Gupta S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection. Infectious Diseases 2016, 48: 503-508. PMID: 26950290, DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1154599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurulent soft tissue infectionsSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsClinical characteristicsSevere sepsisSIRS groupSystemic signsSIR groupSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaBroad Gram-negative activityMethods Retrospective cohort studyOutcomes of veteransAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyEpisodes of bacteremiaTime of hospitalisationCohort of patientsMajority of patientsMost clinical characteristicsUse of antibioticsMore bacteremiaKidney injuryShorter hospitalisationSyndrome criteriaCohort study