2020
Study protocol for the ACT response pilot intervention: development, implementation and evaluation of a systems-based Agitation Code Team (ACT) in the emergency department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, McVaney C, Burness D, Chmura C, Saxa T, Sevilla M, Flood CT, Patel A, Whitfill T, Dziura JD, Yonkers KA, Ulrich A, Bernstein SL. Study protocol for the ACT response pilot intervention: development, implementation and evaluation of a systems-based Agitation Code Team (ACT) in the emergency department. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e036982. PMID: 32606062, PMCID: PMC7328814, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Service, HospitalEvaluation Studies as TopicFeasibility StudiesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansPatient Care TeamPilot ProjectsConceptsEmergency departmentRestraint useCode teamControlled interrupted time series designResponse interventionsRate of restraint useInterrupted time series designAcute care settingDe-escalation techniquesTime series designPeer-reviewed publicationsED staffIdentified teamworkPilot interventionCare settingsHealth systemPatient encountersAgitation managementHuman Investigation CommitteeWorkplace violenceEthical approvalStaff safetyPatient agitationReduce harmSeries design
2019
A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Finn EB, Campbell Britton MJ, Rosenberg AP, Sather JE, Marcolini EG, Feder SL, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Pham LTL, Ulrich AS, Parwani VL, Hodshon B, Venkatesh AK. A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 1759-1766. PMID: 30879712, PMCID: PMC8354217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.12.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterviews as TopicIntracranial HemorrhagesPatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPatient TransferProfessional Practice GapsPrognosisQualitative ResearchRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageInterhospital transferCare transitionsIntracranial hemorrhageClinical practiceNeurocritical careSpecialized neurocritical careEmergency medicine providersQuality improvement initiativesAcademic medical centerInsufficient communicationPatient populationMedical CenterMedicine providersProviders' perceptionsHealth professionalsHospitalHemorrhageProvider questionsPatientsImprovement initiativesClinicians' voicesData saturationUnique risksConstant comparative method