2020
Exposure and confidence across critical airway procedures in pediatric emergency medicine: An international survey study
Nagler J, Auerbach M, Monuteaux MC, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Kohn-Loncarica G, Dalziel SR, Craig S, Networks T. Exposure and confidence across critical airway procedures in pediatric emergency medicine: An international survey study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 42: 70-77. PMID: 33453618, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag-mask ventilationTracheostomy tube changePediatric Emergency Research NetworksEmergency medicine physiciansAirway proceduresEndotracheal intubationSurgical airwayMedicine physiciansLaryngeal mask airway insertionLaryngeal mask airwayMask airway insertionAdvanced airway managementRecent clinical experienceAirway management proceduresPercentage of physiciansProcedural confidencePediatric airway proceduresAirway management skillsPediatric emergency medicineSenior emergency physiciansResearch NetworkAirway insertionMask airwayPatient agePediatric patientsA Novel Application of the Modified Angoff Method to Rate Case Difficulty in Simulation-Based Research
Joseph MN, Chang J, Buck SG, Auerbach MA, Wong AH, Beardsley TD, Reeves PM, Ray JM, Evans LV. A Novel Application of the Modified Angoff Method to Rate Case Difficulty in Simulation-Based Research. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2020, 16: e142-e150. PMID: 33273423, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Angoff methodPostgraduate year 3Angoff methodHeart rate variabilityMixed effects analysis of varianceEmergency medicine physiciansParticipants' heart rate variabilityIntraclass correlation coefficientTwenty-five residentsPercentage of participantsResident physiciansMixed effects analysisSimulation educationPredictors of heart rate variabilityMedicine physiciansEstimated percentageComparing scoresExpert consensusHeart rate variability changesMedical simulationAnalysis of varianceYear 3Angoff ratingsSimulation usePhysicians
2019
Oral injuries in children less than 24 months of age in a pediatric emergency department
Woolf SM, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Hardikar P, Langhan ML, Bechtel K, Auerbach MA, Tiyyagura G. Oral injuries in children less than 24 months of age in a pediatric emergency department. Child Abuse & Neglect 2019, 89: 70-77. PMID: 30639971, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentOral injuriesChief complaintEmergency departmentAbuse evaluationsTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentMedical chief complaintsMonths old presentingPediatric emergency medicine physiciansProspective observational studyComplete oral examinationEmergency medicine physiciansMonths of ageYoung childrenOld presentingPatient demographicsInjury detailsChildren 12Children 0Observational studyOral examinationMedicine physiciansNon-mobile childrenInjuryPatients
2018
National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments
Camargo A, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Freid RD, Sullivan AF, Espinola JA, Camargo CA. National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1458-1462. PMID: 30311327, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorGeneral emergency departmentsU.S. emergency departmentsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentPediatric areaType of EDPediatric emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine physiciansQuality improvement effortsPediatric bedsCare coordinatorsPatient outcomesPediatric careMedicine physiciansEmergency careVisit volumePEM physiciansStandardized definitionsCareFurther studiesNational surveyPrevalenceNational studyPhysiciansScript Concordance Testing to Determine Infant Lumbar Puncture Practice Variation
Chime NO, Pusic MV, Auerbach M, Mehta R, Scherzer DJ, Van Ittersum W, McAninch B, Fein DM, Seelbach E, Zaveri P, Jackson JM, Kessler D, Chang TP. Script Concordance Testing to Determine Infant Lumbar Puncture Practice Variation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 84-92. PMID: 27668921, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency medicine physiciansLumbar punctureEmergency medicine physiciansPractice variationGeneral pediatriciansMedicine physiciansScript concordance testingUse of LP
2017
Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians
Chime NO, Katznelson J, Gangadharan S, Walsh B, Lobner K, Brown L, Gawel M, Auerbach M. Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 278-286. PMID: 28355170, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPractice patternsGeneral emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine-trained physiciansFinal analysisManagement of feverProcess of careEmergency medicine physiciansType of carePediatric emergency medicine trainingInitial literature searchDiabetic ketoacidosisFebrile seizuresIll infantsEmergency departmentMedication administrationInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaMedicine physiciansLiterature searchPhysiciansDiagnostic studiesEmergency medicine trainingRobust studiesCarePEM training