2011
A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding
Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 1318-1323. PMID: 22168197, PMCID: PMC3368012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstitute of MedicineEmergency departmentDomains of qualityEmergency department (ED) crowdingPeriods of crowdingHealth care systemEquitable careCare systemPotential interventionsSuccessful interventionsVulnerable populationsBase interventionsInterventionCareLittle evidenceField of medicineMedicineInequities
2009
Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache
Harris B, Hwang U, Lee WS, Richardson LD. Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2009, 27: 333-336. PMID: 19328379, PMCID: PMC2757437, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead CTEmergency departmentPatient characteristics influencesPercent of patientsCommon presenting complaintRetrospective cohort reviewED medical recordsPatient demographic factorsHistory of migraineUrban emergency departmentCause of headacheDemographic factorsCharlson scoreAdult patientsCohort reviewED evaluationPresenting complaintChief complaintMultivariable analysisCT evaluationMean ageStudy eligibilityFinal diagnosisInsurance statusClinical evaluation
2008
What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-422. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815c1e66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAppendicitis patientsED LOSQuicker careSurgeon's diagnosisPrivate insuranceRetrospective observational studyTreatment of patientsTime-sensitive conditionsNonwhite patientsED lengthPatient factorsSpecialist consultationED staffingObservational studyMinority patientsPatientsED characteristicsIll individualsPatient safetyDiagnosisED qualityAppendicitisGreater numberModest effect