2019
Improving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center.
Abu-Sultaneh S, Whitfill T, Rowan CM, Friedman ML, Pearson KJ, Berrens ZJ, Lutfi R, Auerbach MA, Abulebda K. Improving Simulated Pediatric Airway Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Collaborative Program With a Pediatric Academic Medical Center. Respiratory Care 2019, 64: 1073-1081. PMID: 31015388, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric academic medical centerPediatric airway managementAcademic medical centerAirway managementEmergency departmentMedical CenterAppropriate endotracheal tube sizeLow pediatric volumePre-intervention visitReadiness scoresPediatric emergency airway managementEmergency airway managementEndotracheal tube sizePost-intervention studyAirway management issuesPediatric-specific equipmentStates academic medical centersCollaborative improvement programPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsOverall adherencePediatric volumeSuction catheter
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 comfortDepartmentProviders