2020
Patient factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 in an admitted emergency department population
Haimovich A, Warner F, Young HP, Ravindra NG, Sehanobish A, Gong G, Wilson FP, van Dijk D, Schulz W, Taylor R. Patient factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 in an admitted emergency department population. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2020, 1: 569-577. PMID: 32838371, PMCID: PMC7280703, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 positive patientsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsCOVID-19Positive COVID-19 testMultivariable logistic regression modelLow pulse oximetryChronic lung diseaseRetrospective observational studyCOVID-19 test resultsEmergency department patientsPrimary outcome measureEmergency department populationLower leukocyte countsPositive COVID-19 resultHistory of alcoholPositive test resultsSARS-CoV-2 virusSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 testingLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsED cohortNegative patients
2015
Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection
Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 486-492. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionAutopsyDiagnostic ErrorsEchocardiography, TransesophagealEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMulti-Institutional SystemsOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAortic dissectionCardiac ultrasoundEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAscending aortic dissectionPrimary outcome measureFocus groupsNonspecific presentationED visitsSecondary outcomesAortic dilationMedian timeRetrospective reviewResuscitate statusMedical recordsThoracic aortaDeadly diagnosisOutcome measuresAutopsy reportsPatientsMisdiagnosis rateDissectionUltrasoundMortalityPhysicians