2021
Improving Pediatric Readiness and Clinical Care in General Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Mustafa M, Montgomery EE, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Nitu ME, Auerbach MA, Simulation I. Improving Pediatric Readiness and Clinical Care in General Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 240: 241-248.e1. PMID: 34499944, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersChildDiabetes MellitusDiabetic KetoacidosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsRetrospective cohort studyEmergency departmentAcademic medical centerClinical careCohort studyPediatric readinessMedical CenterMulticenter retrospective cohort studyImplicit review instrumentMean total quality scoreEmergency care physiciansInitial treatment planPediatric academic medical centerProcess of careChart reviewED encountersCare physiciansIll childrenMultifaceted interventionsPediatric careReview InstrumentTreatment planLaboratory ordersWrong medicationImproving the Quality of Clinical Care of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in General Emergency Departments Following a Collaborative Improvement Program with an Academic Medical Center
Alsaedi H, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S, Montgomery EE, Pearson KJ, Weinstein E, Whitfill T, Auerbach MA, Abulebda K. Improving the Quality of Clinical Care of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in General Emergency Departments Following a Collaborative Improvement Program with an Academic Medical Center. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 240: 235-240.e1. PMID: 34481806, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersChecklistChildDiabetes MellitusDiabetic KetoacidosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansRetrospective StudiesConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerDiabetic ketoacidosisPatients' clinical outcomesEmergency departmentClinical outcomesMedical CenterClinical carePediatric intensive care unitPediatric diabetic ketoacidosisRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitProcess of carePediatric emergency careCollaborative improvement programSignificant improvementCohort studyPediatric patientsCare unitMultifaceted interventionsEmergency carePatientsCareAdherenceKetoacidosisSimulation 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfantSimulation TrainingConceptsCommunity emergency preparednessPediatric patientsPediatric emergency careAcademic medical centerCommunity-based settingsEmergency preparednessMost infantsMedical CenterPediatric settingEmergency careHealth outcomesCommunity settingsPediatric preparednessPatientsSimulation-based programCareSimulation trainingSettingPreparednessInfants
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
Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Auerbach MA, Ruppel H, Crispino LJ, Rosenberg A, Iennaco JD, Vaca FE. Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 154-162. PMID: 29613919, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice registered nursesStandardized patient simulationAgitation managementPatient simulatorPhysician assistantsEmergency carePatient encountersFocus groupsEmergency departmentSafety of staffPractice registered nursesInterprofessional focus groupsEmergency medicine residentsGrounded theory approachFear of physical harmRegistered nursesED nursesData saturationHealth workersInterprofessional educationImprove teamworkMedicine residentsEnhance teamworkHospital sitesMedical resuscitation