2013
Acute Pain Management in Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF. Acute Pain Management in Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2013, 29: 151-164. PMID: 23177605, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute painOlder adultsAcute pain careAcute pain managementPresence of painPatient-specific riskSystemic analgesicsAdverse eventsOlder patientsPain managementPain treatmentPain careEmergency departmentEmergency providersEffective treatmentFrequent reassessmentPainInitial assessmentAnalgesicsAdultsTreatmentCurrent knowledgeRiskPatientsRetreatment
2012
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-399. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationEmergency departmentCare consultationsEmergency providersHospital stayPrimary palliative care skillsAcademic tertiary care hospitalUrban academic medical centerAdult ED patientsCharacteristics of patientsPalliative care skillsTertiary care hospitalPalliative care servicesPalliative care teamEmergency department patientsEmergency medicinePatient's hospital stayAcademic medical centerCare hospitalDepartment patientsED patientsPalliative careCare teamMedical CenterPalliative medicine