2022
Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge.
Leff R, Fleming-Nouri A, Venkatesh AK, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Sangal RB, Flood CT, Goldenberg M, Wira C. Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2022, 17: 23-39. PMID: 35913181, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2022.0417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemic surgeTotal ED volumeNumber of patientsCOVID-19 hospitalizationScatterplot smoothing curvesPublic health measuresCritical medical conditionPublic health emergencyPrehospital presentationStroke activationHospital admissionPrimary outcomeTrauma activationsUrban EDAcademic EDCOVID-19 casesPrehospital settingClinical indicationsType of presentationMedical conditionsED volumePandemic surgeAbsolute decreaseHealth measures
2021
National trends in emergency department closures, mergers, and utilization, 2005-2015
Venkatesh AK, Janke A, Rothenberg C, Chan E, Becher RD. National trends in emergency department closures, mergers, and utilization, 2005-2015. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0251729. PMID: 34015007, PMCID: PMC8136839, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based EDsEmergency department closureED visitsHospital admissionHospital bedsED closureYearly ED visitsLarge health systemAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyInpatient bed capacityPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesMore patientsEmergency departmentRelative increaseInpatient bedsPatient volumeRural areasHealth systemAdmissionVisitsNational trendsBed capacityEDObservational analysis
2018
Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service
Lord K, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Finn EB, Rothenberg C, Emerson B, Rosenberg A, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1246-1248. PMID: 29605480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse hospitalization outcomesRapid response team activationGeneral medical servicesHospitalization outcomesEmergency departmentED boardingComposite outcomeCare escalationPrimary outcomeAdverse outcomesRRT activationPatient encountersConsecutive patient encountersGeneral medicine serviceInpatient hospital stayMedical servicesEmergency department boardingED departureHospital mortalityHospital deathHospital stayED admissionPatient demographicsHospital admissionIntensive care