2013
A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents
Akhtar S, Hwang U, Dickman E, Nelson BP, Morrison RS, Todd KH. A Brief Educational Intervention Is Effective in Teaching the Femoral Nerve Block Procedure to First-Year Emergency Medicine Residents. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 726-730. PMID: 23993941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve block proceduresEmergency departmentHip fractureBlock procedureDirect observation evaluationsCrowded emergency departmentsFirst-year emergency medicine residentsTraining sessionsEmergency medicine resident physiciansFirst-year EM residentsEM residentsBrief educational interventionUrban training programsNerve blockPainful conditionsNerve stimulatorUltrasonographic guidanceSuboptimal dosesEmergency medicine residentsFNB proceduresCritical action checklistCompetency ratesResident physiciansPilot studyOlder adults
2008
Emergency Department Crowding and Decreased Quality of Pain Care
Hwang U, Richardson L, Livote E, Harris B, Spencer N, Morrison R. Emergency Department Crowding and Decreased Quality of Pain Care. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1248-1255. PMID: 18945239, PMCID: PMC2729811, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00267.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of boardersPain careEmergency departmentPain assessmentED censusAnalgesic medicationTertiary care emergency departmentFinal ED diagnosisTotal ED censusRetrospective observational studyOutcomes of interestEmergency department (ED) crowdingAdult patientsChief complaintPainful conditionsCare measuresMedication administrationPatient visitsED diagnosisObservational studyED crowdingInpatient bedsPatientsMedication orderingPatient care