2019
Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
Whitfill TM, Remick KE, Olson LM, Richards R, Brown KM, Auerbach MA, Gausche-Hill M. Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 218: 210-216.e2. PMID: 31757472, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Pediatric Readiness in Community Hospitals
Whitfill T, Gawel M, Auerbach M. A Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Pediatric Readiness in Community Hospitals. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 431-435. PMID: 28719479, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric patient careEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient safety initiativesQuality improvement activitiesPediatric equipmentConnecticut hospitalsHospital teamPatient carePRS scoresReadiness scoresCardiac arrest guidelinesCommunity emergency departmentsUS emergency departmentsQuality improvement initiativesSafety initiativesQuality Improvement ProgramSepsis guidelinesPrimary outcomeComposite quality scoreCommunity hospitalResuscitative careResuscitation bayNurse staffingHospital
2016
Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Walsh B, Gangadharan S, Hamilton MF, Schultz B, Nishisaki A, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Katznelson J, Dudas R, Baird J, Nadkarni V, Brown L. Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 987-994. PMID: 27570926, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher composite quality scorePediatric patient volumeEmergency departmentComposite quality scoreResuscitative carePatient volumePED statusProspective multicenter cohort studyCardiac arrest guidelinesMulticenter cohort studyPRS scoresIndividual domain scoresSepsis guidelinesCohort studyPediatric patientsIll patientsMulticenter studyCardiac arrestReal patient careMultivariable modelResuscitation bayMAIN OUTCOMEDomain scoresPatient careSurvey scores
2015
Fitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): a research protocol
MacKinnon R, Kennedy C, Doherty C, Shepherd M, Cole J, Stenfors-Hayes T, Auerbach M, Patterson M, Kessler D, Hunt B, Grant V, Rey C, Lopez-Herce J, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Schuwirth L, Chang T, Hyde P, Nadkarni V. Fitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): a research protocol. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e006386. PMID: 25869682, PMCID: PMC4401849, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildHealth Services ResearchHumansMultiple TraumaOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareTrauma CentersUnited KingdomConceptsStandardised semi-structured interviewMajor trauma centreTrauma team membersTrauma centerDistrict hospitalHealthcare advocacyHealthcare professionalsCare pointResearch protocolChildrenTeam membersThematic analysisSemi-structured interviewsHigh-impact journalsEthics' OpinionsAdvocacy toolHospital