2021
Simulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness.
Abulebda K, Thomas A, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Auerbach MA. Simulation Training for Community Emergency Preparedness. Pediatric Annals 2021, 50: e19-e24. PMID: 33450035, DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20201212-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency preparednessPediatric patientsPediatric emergency careAcademic medical centerCommunity-based settingsEmergency preparednessMost infantsMedical CenterPediatric settingEmergency careHealth outcomesCommunity settingsPediatric preparednessPatientsSimulation-based programCareSimulation trainingSettingPreparednessInfants
2020
Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Emerson B, Gaither JR, Bechtel K, Leventhal JM, Becker H, Della Guistina K, Balga T, Mackenzie B, Shum M, Shapiro ED, Auerbach M, McVaney C, Morrell P, Asnes AG. Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 70-81. PMID: 32931628, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsHigh-risk injuriesChild protection teamSkeletal surveyChild protective servicesEmergency departmentClinical pathway implementationHospital child protection teamInitiation of interventionsStudy-Act approachDetection of abuseChild abuse expertsAbusive injuriesPathway implementationProvider trainingEmergency careInjuryTeam consultationInfantsMonthsProtection teamStatistical process control chartsInterventionSuch interventionsConsultation
2019
Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Powers E, Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Moles R, Christison-Lagay E, Groisberg S, Auerbach M. Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 56: 592-600. PMID: 30879856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protection teamPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentClinical pathwayProtection teamEvaluation of infantsEarly involvementMonths of ageInfant morbidityAbusive injuriesSignificant causeDiagnostic testingInjuryInfantsPrivate insuranceSocioeconomic disparitiesChild protective servicesEarly detectionDiagnostic studiesConsultationPhysical abuseMonthsAbuseProtective servicesInvolvement
2018
A Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments
Gangadharan S, Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Walsh BM, Brown LL, Lavoie M, Tay KY, Auerbach MA. A Grounded Theory Qualitative Analysis of Interprofessional Providers' Perceptions on Caring for Critically Ill Infants and Children in Pediatric and General Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 578-583. PMID: 27749805, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentIll infantsProviders' perceptionsEmergency departmentPediatric careGeneral emergency departmentsCritically Ill InfantsEmergency department providersPediatric-specific equipmentTeam of providersProvider discomfortProvider comfortIll childrenPED providersImprovement interventionsThematic saturationInfantsChildrenFacilitated debriefingCareIterative qualitative analysisOverall comfortDepartmentProvidersSimulation-based research to improve infant health outcomes: Using the infant simulator to prevent infant shaking
Bechtel K, Bhatnagar A, Auerbach M. Simulation-based research to improve infant health outcomes: Using the infant simulator to prevent infant shaking. Infant Behavior And Development 2018, 56: 101263. PMID: 29903429, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments
Kessler DO, Chang TP, Auerbach M, Fein DM, Lavoie ME, Trainor J, Lee MO, Gerard JM, Grossman D, Whitfill T, Pusic M. Screening residents for infant lumbar puncture readiness with just-in-time simulation-based assessments. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2016, 3: 17. PMID: 35515095, PMCID: PMC8990194, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-year residentsYear residentsOverall procedural successProspective cohort studyNumber of attemptsGreat clinical successAnalgesia usageCohort studyProcedural successTopical analgesiaAcademic hospitalClinical successCare fashionPatient safetyReadiness assessmentProcess measuresGreater useResidentsAssessmentAnalgesiaHospitalInfantsPunctureSimulation-based assessment
2012
Respiratory Failure Caused by a Suspicious White Powder
Siew LT, Auerbach M, Baum CR, Pavlovic L, Leventhal JM. Respiratory Failure Caused by a Suspicious White Powder. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 918-920. PMID: 22940893, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e318267ec36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone ingestionRespiratory failureNarcotic dependencyNeonatal abstinence syndrome treatmentNeonatal abstinence syndromeTreatment of toxicityFamily-centered educationMethadone administrationAbstinence syndromeSyndrome treatmentMale infantPediatric providersUnintentional ingestionMore prevalenceAnticipatory guidanceInfantsIngestionMethadoneSymptomsTreatmentSuspicious white powdersMothersFailureSyndromePrevalence