2022
Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers
Remick K, Smith M, Newgard CD, Lin A, Hewes H, Jensen AR, Glass N, Ford R, Ames S, Cook J, Malveau S, Dai M, Auerbach M, Jenkins P, Gausche-Hill M, Fallat M, Kuppermann N, Mann NC. Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 417-424. PMID: 36045493, PMCID: PMC9974586, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED pediatric readinessUS trauma centersEmergency Department Pediatric ReadinessTrauma centerPediatric readinessMortality ratioNational Pediatric Readiness Project assessmentLevel IIINational Trauma Data BankPediatric emergency care coordinatorTrauma center levelTrauma Data BankMultivariable linear regressionEvidence-based guidanceRisk-adjustment modelsPaediatric triage toolPediatric survivalCohort studyCritical airwayPediatric centersMultivariable analysisPediatric mortalityUnadjusted analysesResuscitation equipmentCare coordinators
2020
Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Balmaks R, Whitfill TM, Ziemele B, Blumberga M, Upenieks R, Vegeris I, Grope I, Pavare J, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department and Its Association With Patient Outcomes in Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e213-e220. PMID: 32132503, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric readiness scoreProspective cohort studyEmergency departmentPediatric readinessPatient outcomesComposite quality scoreCohort studyReadiness scoresPediatric acute careProcess of carePediatric emergency careHospital lengthPediatric patientsQuality scoresAcute carePediatric mortalityPatient RegistryCritical careMixed-effects regressionPICUEmergency carePatientsMortalityCareOutcomes
2017
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Submersion Injury With Hypothermia and Ventricular Fibrillation
Thomas A, Sanseau E, Uspal N, Burns R, Auerbach M, Caglar D, Stone K, Reid J. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Submersion Injury With Hypothermia and Ventricular Fibrillation. MedEdPORTAL 2017, 13: 10643. PMID: 30800844, PMCID: PMC6338133, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubmersion injuryVentricular fibrillationCardiac arrhythmiasSubsequent cardiac arrhythmiasInadequate oxygen deliveryCold-water submersionAirway protectionFurther decompensationIntravenous accessPediatric mortalityPreventable causeOxygen deliveryInjuryStandardized fashionSeparate occasionsHypothermiaSimulation-based curriculumFibrillationArrhythmiasTrainee levelCorrect stepsSimulation curriculumOverall positive learning experienceDecompensationMorbidity