2023
Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative
Kelley M, Lynders W, Pelletier E, Petrucelli M, Emerson B, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023, 41: 116-122. PMID: 38050053, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageCommunity EDPediatric EDChildren's HospitalPractice patternsLaceration repairAnxiety-provoking proceduresCommunity hospital networkAcademic children's hospitalRegional children's hospitalForeign body removalKey driver diagramStudy-Act cyclesQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesQuality improvement methodologySmart aimED lengthED LOSProcedural dataMidazolam useBody removalPediatric proceduresGuideline developmentEmergency Department Network
2013
Pediatric Anaphylaxis Management in the Prehospital Setting
Tiyyagura GK, Arnold L, Cone DC, Langhan M. Pediatric Anaphylaxis Management in the Prehospital Setting. Prehospital Emergency Care 2013, 18: 46-51. PMID: 24028748, PMCID: PMC3865171, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.825352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency medical servicesAnaphylactic reactionsAllergic reactionsUrban tertiary care pediatric emergency departmentLife-threatening systemic allergic reactionTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentPatients 18 yearsHistory of asthmaRetrospective chart reviewSystemic allergic reactionsPast medical historyTreatment of choiceParents/patientsCases of anaphylaxisAllergy-causing substanceGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewRespiratory symptomsEarly administrationIntramuscular epinephrinePatient's symptomsEmergency departmentEpinephrine administrationMean age