2021
Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program
Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program. Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterhospital transferNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageThematic analysisRates of interhospital transfersQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement strategiesInterhospital transfer of patientsTransfer of patientsCare handoffsCenter staff membersData saturationComplex handoffsImprovement initiativesInterprofessional debriefingFocus groupsEmergency physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentQuality improvementIll populationStaff membersTertiary care centerCare centerCommunication ChecklistSpecialized neurocritical care
2020
Exposure 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 ResearchConceptsIntraosseous 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
2017
Keeping Up With the Kids: Diffusion of Innovation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Among Emergency Physicians
Cloutier RL, Mistry RD, Cico S, Merritt C, Lam SHF, Auerbach M, Skaugset LM, Klig J, Wolff M, Duong M, Walthall J. Keeping Up With the Kids: Diffusion of Innovation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Among Emergency Physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 769-775. PMID: 28421650, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13185.Peer-Reviewed Original Research