2022
Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Nash K, Olfson M, Rothenberg C, Anderson B, Pincus H, Venkatesh A. Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 971-979. PMID: 36494030, PMCID: PMC10241984, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care SurveysHumansPsychotropic DrugsUnited StatesConceptsPsychotropic medication useNon-Hispanic patientsMedication useED visitsEmergency departmentPsychotropic medicationsMedication administrationBlack non-Hispanic patientsWhite non-Hispanic patientsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionBehavioral health visitsAppropriate medication usePediatric emergency departmentProportion of visitsCross-sectional analysisBehavioral health carePsychotropic polypharmacyHealth visitsMedication typeEquitable careMedicationsLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceAnxiety disordersVisits
2017
“Choosing Wisely” Imaging Recommendations: Initial Implementation in New England Emergency Departments
Raja AS, Venkatesh A, Mick N, Zabbo CP, Hasegawa K, Espinola JA, Bittner JC, Camargo CA. “Choosing Wisely” Imaging Recommendations: Initial Implementation in New England Emergency Departments. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 454-458. PMID: 28435496, PMCID: PMC5391895, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.1.32677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew England Emergency DepartmentsEvidence-based interventionsEmergency departmentClinical pathwayExact testMultiple evidence-based interventionsLow-risk patientsFisher's exact testPulmonary embolismRisk patientsComputerized decision supportMinor traumaComputerized decision support systemImaging recommendationsCommon interventionAmerican CollegeLower riskResponse rateInstitutional review board reviewPatientsInitial mailingRepeat mailingInterventionBoard reviewDescriptive statistics