Development of a Novel Emergency Department Quality Measure to Reduce Very Low-Risk Syncope Hospitalizations
Probst MA, Janke AT, Haimovich AD, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP, Kocher KE, Nemnom MJ, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Development of a Novel Emergency Department Quality Measure to Reduce Very Low-Risk Syncope Hospitalizations. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 79: 509-517. PMID: 35487840, PMCID: PMC9117517, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleLow-risk cohortHospitalization ratesUnexplained syncopeHeart diseaseED patient dataEmergency department evaluationHospital-level factorsSerious adverse eventsAdult ED patientsEmergency Department SampleSyncope hospitalizationsOutpatient managementAdult patientsAdverse eventsProspective cohortDepartment evaluationED patientsRelated hospitalizationsRisk stratificationED volumeSyncopePatientsHospitalizationMedian ratePrehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge.
Leff R, Fleming-Nouri A, Venkatesh AK, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Sangal RB, Flood CT, Goldenberg M, Wira C. Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2022, 17: 23-39. PMID: 35913181, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2022.0417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemic surgeTotal ED volumeNumber of patientsCOVID-19 hospitalizationScatterplot smoothing curvesPublic health measuresCritical medical conditionPublic health emergencyPrehospital presentationStroke activationHospital admissionPrimary outcomeTrauma activationsUrban EDAcademic EDCOVID-19 casesPrehospital settingClinical indicationsType of presentationMedical conditionsED volumePandemic surgeAbsolute decreaseHealth measures