2016
Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness To Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department
Ouchi K, Knabben V, Rivera-Reyes L, Ganta N, Gelfman LP, Sudore R, Hwang U, on behalf of the GEDI WISE Investig. Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness To Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 20: 404-408. PMID: 27797638, PMCID: PMC5385414, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder ED patientsED patientsOlder adultsEmergency department cliniciansAdvance care planning conversationsPercent of participantsED visitsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED careEmergency departmentMean ageInclusion criteriaACP educationSerious illnessHealth educationED surveyMedical careYears ageParent cohortED implementationVision impairmentPlanning conversationsFurther studiesPatients
2011
Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-538. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewCriterion standard measuresOriginal research studiesClinician opinionPatient countsPatient careStandardized definitionsStudy designCrowding measureEvidence of validityField of measuresCountTime intervalNumerical countsReviewMultiple sitesDepartment