2022
A survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments
Zachrison KS, Ganti L, Sharma D, Goyal P, Decker‐Palmer M, Adeoye O, Goldstein JN, Jauch EC, Lo BM, Madsen TE, Meurer W, Oostema JA, Mendez‐Hernandez C, Venkatesh AK. A survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12762. PMID: 35898236, PMCID: PMC9307290, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity emergency departmentsStroke care deliveryEmergency departmentStroke centersCare deliveryAcute stroke researchLarge stroke centersTransient ischemic attackQuality improvement interventionsIschemic attackStroke protocolHemorrhagic strokePatient outcomesEmergent headStroke researchPatient transferCurrent emergency departmentImprovement interventionsHospitalLarge hospitalsSmall hospitalsNeurologic consultantsConsultant availabilitySelf-reported capabilityStroke
2021
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: Engineering Safer Neurocritical Care Transitions
Chilakamarri P, Finn EB, Sather J, Sheth KN, Matouk C, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Davis M, Pham L, Chaudhry SI, Venkatesh AK. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: Engineering Safer Neurocritical Care Transitions. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 232-240. PMID: 33403581, PMCID: PMC8255326, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01160-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient safetyInter-hospital transferEmergency department throughputIntracerebral hemorrhageAcute careSubarachnoid hemorrhageNeurocritical careCare transitionsMulti-disciplinary teamPatient transferHemorrhageSignificant reductionInterventionCareHazard analysisOutcomesRiskSafetyMultiple providersSpecific use-case examplesEvidence of successPatientsStrokeMethodsWe