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Examining trends in emergency medicine journals' publications about racism
Ryus C, Yang D, Brackett A, Barnett L, Boatright D. Examining trends in emergency medicine journals' publications about racism. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 339-345. PMID: 38097532, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA National Snapshot of Social Determinants of Health Documentation in Emergency Departments
Ryus C, Janke A, Granovsky R, Granovsky M. A National Snapshot of Social Determinants of Health Documentation in Emergency Departments. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 0: 680-684. PMID: 37527393, PMCID: PMC10393461, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.58149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsClinical conditionsSocial determinantsEmergency department patient populationNationwide Emergency Department SampleZ codesED visit dataHospital-level factorsEmergency Department SampleUnadjusted odds ratioRepeated cross-sectional analysisAlcohol-related disordersSelf-pay patientsUrban-rural statusCross-sectional analysisED dispositionGovernment-run hospitalsED patientsEmergency departmentPatient populationInsurance statusDepressive disorderInpatient chartsOdds ratioDelivery system reformIntimate partner violence screening during COVID-19
Hoffman R, Ryus C, Tiyyagura G, Jubanyik K. Intimate partner violence screening during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0284194. PMID: 37093791, PMCID: PMC10124835, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisitor restriction policiesEmergency departmentIPV screeningIntimate partner violenceTertiary care center emergency departmentRetrospective cross-sectional studyCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicIntimate partner violence screeningChi-squareCenter emergency departmentPartner violence screeningCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelPrimary outcomeVisitor restrictionsPositive screenViolence screeningBivariate analysisDemographic characteristicsPatientsT-testRestriction policiesScreening
2019
Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Presenting as a Psychiatric Emergency
Seelig S, Ryus CR, Harrison RF, Wilson MP, Wong AH. Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Presenting as a Psychiatric Emergency. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 57: 203-206. PMID: 31014972, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptococcal meningoencephalitisEmergency departmentNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric illnessPersonality changesCase of cryptococcal meningoencephalitisED visitsRisk patientsDrug useNeurologic infectionsEmergency cliniciansMental statusIntracranial pressureInitial symptomsPsychiatric emergenciesLevel of suspicionAt-risk patientsIncreased intracranial pressureOvert evidenceAt-riskInitial evaluationVulnerable populationsOrganic conditionsMeningoencephalitisTime course