2007
A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Hsiao AL, Santucci KA, Dziura J, Baker MD. A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2007, 23: 457-462. PMID: 17666926, DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000280506.44924.de.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentLength of stayEmergency departmentPOC groupTertiary hospital emergency departmentDedicated research assistantsFirst physician contactTrial of patientsPatient flowSelect pediatric patientsHospital emergency departmentCare testingEfficacy of pointMedical management decisionsPhysician contactPediatric patientsBlood workRandomized trialsED settingBlood drawPatientsInformed consentStayPOC testingSignificant decrease
2005
Utility of Bedside Bladder Ultrasound Before Urethral Catheterization in Young Children
Chen L, Hsiao AL, Moore CL, Dziura JD, Santucci KA. Utility of Bedside Bladder Ultrasound Before Urethral Catheterization in Young Children. Pediatrics 2005, 115: 108-111. PMID: 15629989, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency medicine physiciansAmount of urineUrethral catheterizationEmergency medicine physiciansBedside ultrasoundSufficient urineMedicine physiciansUrban pediatric emergency departmentIntervention phasePediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency physiciansSuccess rateObservation phaseSimple noninvasive procedureSubsequent ultrasoundBladder ultrasoundFirst catheterizationUnsuccessful proceduresUrine cultureEmergency departmentIntervention periodInvasive testingEmergency physiciansCatheterizationUncomfortable procedure