2021
A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting
Goldman MP, Lynders W, Crain M, Kelley M, Solomon DM, Bokhari SAJ, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach MA, Emerson BL. A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2021, 6: e479. PMID: 34589653, PMCID: PMC8476057, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCT scan rateQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesPediatric appendicitisHospital ratesComputerized tomographyUS ratesCommunity hospital settingCT scan useImprovement initiativesMedical servicesState Emergency Medical ServicesPrimary aimQuality improvement teamStandardization of practiceCT useClinical pathwayHospital settingMAIN OUTCOMECase auditPractice trendsUltrasound usePractice changeProcess measuresEmergency department systems
2016
Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments
Auerbach M, Whitfill T, Gawel M, Kessler D, Walsh B, Gangadharan S, Hamilton MF, Schultz B, Nishisaki A, Tay KY, Lavoie M, Katznelson J, Dudas R, Baird J, Nadkarni V, Brown L. Differences in the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitative Care Across a Spectrum of Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 987-994. PMID: 27570926, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher composite quality scorePediatric patient volumeEmergency departmentComposite quality scoreResuscitative carePatient volumePED statusProspective multicenter cohort studyCardiac arrest guidelinesMulticenter cohort studyPRS scoresIndividual domain scoresSepsis guidelinesCohort studyPediatric patientsIll patientsMulticenter studyCardiac arrestReal patient careMultivariable modelResuscitation bayMAIN OUTCOMEDomain scoresPatient careSurvey scores
2015
Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture
Kessler D, Pusic M, Chang TP, Fein DM, Grossman D, Mehta R, White M, Jang J, Whitfill T, Auerbach M. Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics 2015, 135: e1237-e1246. PMID: 25869377, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant LPCohort BSuccess rateStylet removalFirst needle insertionUse of analgesiaProcess measuresLP success rateHigh-power fieldInfant lumbar punctureCohort A.LP successAnalgesia useRed blood cellsCohort AProspective studyLumbar punctureLower mean numberMAIN OUTCOMEPuncture successBlood cellsCoached practiceEmergency medicineMean numberTraining bundles