2023
Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018
Boggs K, Espinola J, Sullivan A, Li J, Auerbach M, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow M, Camargo C. Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 39: 385-389. PMID: 37104702, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildConnecticutEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMassachusettsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States
2022
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers
Newgard C, Babcock S, Song X, Remick K, Gausche-Hill M, Lin A, Malveau S, Mann N, Nathens A, Cook J, Jenkins P, Burd R, Hewes H, Glass N, Jensen A, Fallat M, Ames S, Salvi A, McConnell K, Ford R, Auerbach M, Bailey J, Riddick T, Xin H, Kuppermann N, Group O. Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness Among US Trauma Centers. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e580-e588. PMID: 36538639, PMCID: PMC10149578, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTrauma CentersUnited StatesConceptsUS trauma centersEmergency Department Pediatric ReadinessED pediatric readinessTrauma centerPediatric readinessHospital survivalRetrospective cohort studyHospital-level variablesAmerican Hospital Association surveyLong-term survivalMental health careLife support coursePediatric survivalCohort studyPrimary outcomePatient assessmentPatient variablesPediatric triageRespiratory equipmentPotential predictorsHealth careReadiness componentsSurvivalSupport courseStrongest predictorEmergency Medical Services Provider Acceptance of and Attitudes About Pediatric SimBox Simulations
Cicero MX, Baird J, Adelgais K, Brown L, Auerbach M. Emergency Medical Services Provider Acceptance of and Attitudes About Pediatric SimBox Simulations. Pediatric Emergency Care 2022, 38: e1655-e1659. PMID: 35353772, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002678.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A Regional Intervention to Appoint Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in New England Emergency Departments
Li J, Petrack EM, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Foster AA, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. A Regional Intervention to Appoint Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in New England Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: 75-78. PMID: 35100744, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentHumansNew EnglandSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency departmentCare coordinatorsED characteristicsNew England Emergency DepartmentsState Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency medical servicesIndividual outreachSurvey response rateAmerican CollegeResponse rateIndividual EDsED leadershipMedical servicesEDInterventionAppointmentsDepartmentNew England statesState chaptersA Workplace Procedure Training Cart to Augment Pediatric Resident Procedural Learning
Goldman MP, Palladino LE, Malik RN, Powers EM, Rudd AV, Aronson PL, Auerbach MA. A Workplace Procedure Training Cart to Augment Pediatric Resident Procedural Learning. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: e816-e820. PMID: 35100781, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildClinical CompetenceHumansInternship and ResidencySpinal PunctureSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkplaceConceptsPediatric emergency departmentAvailability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in United States Emergency Departments
Boggs KM, Espinola JA, Sullivan AF, Freid RD, Auerbach M, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow ME, Camargo CA. Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in United States Emergency Departments. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 235: 163-169.e1. PMID: 33577802, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentHumansMarylandSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentCare coordinatorsUnited States emergency departmentsStates emergency departmentsNational Emergency Department Inventory-USAED visit volumeMultivariable logistic regressionVisit volumeLogistic regressionED areaDescriptive statisticsLarge proportionDepartment
2020
Modified Delphi Method Derivation of the FAMILY (Family Assessment of Medical Interventions & Liaisons with the Young) EMS Instrument
Cicero MX, Brown L, Auerbach M, Baird J, Adelgais K. Modified Delphi Method Derivation of the FAMILY (Family Assessment of Medical Interventions & Liaisons with the Young) EMS Instrument. Prehospital Emergency Care 2020, 25: 689-696. PMID: 32940539, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2020.1824052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllied Health PersonnelChildColoradoEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesExposure and Confidence With Critical Nonairway Procedures
Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Loncarica G, Dalziel SR, Networks F. Exposure and Confidence With Critical Nonairway Procedures. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e551-e559. PMID: 32433454, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChildEmergency MedicineEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPediatric Emergency MedicinePhysiciansSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsIntraosseous needle insertionCardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency physiciansED thoracotomyDC cardioversionPatient ageTube thoracostomyEmergency departmentTranscutaneous pacingLine insertionPediatric Emergency Research NetworksAge groupsCentral venous line insertionArterial line insertionDirect current cardioversionPatient age groupsNeedle insertionSenior emergency physiciansCritical illnessCurrent cardioversionVascular accessCardiac proceduresNeedle thoracocentesisVenous cutdownIntraosseous needle
2019
Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
Whitfill TM, Remick KE, Olson LM, Richards R, Brown KM, Auerbach MA, Gausche-Hill M. Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 218: 210-216.e2. PMID: 31757472, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
An International Interprofessional Study of Mental Models and Factors Delaying Neuroimaging of Critically Head-Injured Children Presenting to Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Cole J, Violano P, Roney L, Doherty C, Shepherd M, MacKinnon R. An International Interprofessional Study of Mental Models and Factors Delaying Neuroimaging of Critically Head-Injured Children Presenting to Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 797-801. PMID: 27753711, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead-injured childrenEmergency departmentInterprofessional health care providersProvider perspectivesSevere head injuryHead-injured patientsHealth care providersPercentage of providersSystem factorsTime-consuming interventionCushing's triadHead injuryResuscitation bayCare providersMental modelsTeam decisionScanner availabilityDiverse teamsInterprofessional teamInterventionNeuroimagingPatientsChildrenFrequent factorsInterprofessional studyAdherence to Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Guidelines Across a Spectrum of Fifty Emergency Departments: A Prospective, In Situ, Simulation‐based Study
Auerbach M, Brown L, Whitfill T, Baird J, Abulebda K, Bhatnagar A, Lutfi R, Gawel M, Walsh B, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Nadkarni V, Dudas R, Kessler D, Katznelson J, Ganghadaran S, Hamilton MF. Adherence to Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Guidelines Across a Spectrum of Fifty Emergency Departments: A Prospective, In Situ, Simulation‐based Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1396-1408. PMID: 30194902, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulseless electrical activityCardiac arrest guidelinesBasic life supportLower-volume EDsPediatric patient volumePatient volumeCardiac arrestPediatric volumeAdherence scoreVentricular fibrillationVolume groupHospital cardiac arrest survival outcomesProvider experiencePediatric Advanced Life Support trainingAdvanced life support trainingBetter guideline adherenceLow pediatric volumeTotal adherence scoreHigh-volume hospitalsHospital-level characteristicsTrauma center designationMore providersLower mortality rateHospital-level dataCare of childrenPreferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians
Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Kohn-Loncarica G, Dalziel SR. Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal 2018, 36: 273. PMID: 30327413, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative clinical settingsPreferred learning modalityInvasive proceduresPediatric emergency medicine cliniciansPediatric Emergency Research NetworksClinical settingBag-valve mask ventilationPaediatric emergency cliniciansPediatric critical proceduresLaryngeal mask insertionEmergency medicine cliniciansCross-sectional surveyDC cardioversionED cliniciansEndotracheal intubationEmergency cliniciansMask insertionMask ventilationTranscutaneous pacingAirway maneuversClinician's perspectiveMedicine cliniciansPediatric proceduresFrequency of practicePreferred modalityProviders' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis
Goldman MP, Wong AH, Bhatnagar A, Emerson BL, Brown LL, Auerbach MA. Providers' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1385-1395. PMID: 29947453, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelChildClinical CompetenceCooperative BehaviorEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, CommunityHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric readinessProviders' perceptionsProviders' perceptions of careEmergency departmentEmotional tollSick childrenCommunity hospital emergency departmentChildren's hospitalPerceptions of carePediatric emergency careQuality improvement workCommunity hospital providersSafety deficitsHospital emergency departmentSelf-reported comfortActual clinical eventsLocal children's hospitalInterprofessional teamPediatric QualityEmergency carePediatric resuscitationPediatric simulationHospital providersPediatric careAre Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?
Auerbach MA, White ML, Bhargava S, Zaveri P, Seelbach EB, Burns RA, Mehta R, McAninch B, Fein D, Chang TP, Kessler DO. Are Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures? Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 116-120. PMID: 27741067, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceHumansInfantInternship and ResidencyPhysiciansSpinal PunctureSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsInfant lumbar punctureLumbar puncturePediatric residentsSuccess rateNumber of LPsFirst providerLP success rateEnd of residencyAcademic medical institutionsLP trainingResidents' procedural skillsProcedural skillsResident preparednessSurvey-based studyMedical institutionsPunctureMedianFinal month
2017
A Collaborative In Situ Simulation‐based Pediatric Readiness Improvement Program for Community Emergency Departments
Abulebda K, Lutfi R, Whitfill T, Abu‐Sultaneh S, Leeper KJ, Weinstein E, Auerbach MA. A Collaborative In Situ Simulation‐based Pediatric Readiness Improvement Program for Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 177-185. PMID: 28977717, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistChildEmergency Service, HospitalHospitals, CommunityHumansInfantPediatricsQuality ImprovementSimulation TrainingSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPediatric readiness scoreSafety Threats During the Care of Infants with Hypoglycemic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Walsh BM, Gangadharan S, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Dudas RA, Katznelson J, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Hamilton M, Brown LL, Nadkarni V, Auerbach M, investigators I. Safety Threats During the Care of Infants with Hypoglycemic Seizures in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 53: 467-474.e7. PMID: 28843460, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research
Cheng A, Kessler D, Mackinnon R, Chang TP, Nadkarni VM, Hunt EA, Duval-Arnould J, Lin Y, Cook DA, Pusic M, Hui J, Moher D, Egger M, Auerbach M. Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2016, 11: 238-248. PMID: 27465839, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsensusDelivery of Health CareGuidelines as TopicPublishingResearchSimulation TrainingSurveys and Questionnaires
2015
Targeting Simulation-Based Assessment for the Pediatric Milestones: A Survey of Simulation Experts and Program Directors
Mallory LA, Calaman S, White M, Doughty C, Mangold K, Lopreiato J, Auerbach M, Chang TP. Targeting Simulation-Based Assessment for the Pediatric Milestones: A Survey of Simulation Experts and Program Directors. Academic Pediatrics 2015, 16: 290-297. PMID: 26456040, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships
Doughty CB, Kessler DO, Zuckerbraun NS, Stone KP, Reid JR, Kennedy CS, Nypaver MM, Auerbach MA. Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships. Pediatrics 2015, 136: e152-e158. PMID: 26055850, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-4158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildComputer SimulationCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateEmergency MedicineHumansInternship and ResidencyPediatricsRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsFellowship programsPediatric emergency medicine fellowshipPEM fellowshipPediatric emergency medicine fellowship programsResuscitation managementPEM fellowship programsAnonymous online surveyNext Accreditation SystemSimulation-based trainingTeamwork/communicationProcedural competencyAssessment toolPercent participateCurrent useProgram directorsSimulation curriculumYearsAttendanceOnline surveyResuscitationHospitalEffectiveness of simulationFellowship
2014
Use of Simulation-Based Education: A National Survey of Pediatric Clerkship Directors
Vukin E, Greenberg R, Auerbach M, Chang L, Scotten M, Tenney-Soeiro R, Trainor J, Dudas R. Use of Simulation-Based Education: A National Survey of Pediatric Clerkship Directors. Academic Pediatrics 2014, 14: 369-374. PMID: 24976349, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCanadaClinical ClerkshipEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFaculty, MedicalHealth SurveysHumansPediatricsSchools, MedicalSimulation TrainingSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsSimulation-based educationClerkship directorsMedical educationNorth American medical schoolsPercent of CDsFourth-year medical studentsMedical student educationPediatric clerkship directorsUndergraduate medical educationAmerican medical schoolsComputer Assisted LearningUse of simulationStudent educationMedical schoolsMedical studentsSBE programLiaison CommitteeEducationSurvey questionsProgramPediatric programsNational surveyLCMESchoolsStudents