2018
Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis
Gunderson CG, Cherry BM, Fisher A. Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1553-1560. PMID: 30022408, PMCID: PMC6108983, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4546-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases SocietyOutpatient managementMortality rateDiseases SocietyNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleActual clinical evidencePneumonia severity indexCommunity-acquired pneumoniaLow-risk patientsQuality Assessment ScaleThird of deathsWorldwide mortality rateRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchInpatient mortalityRisk patientsConsecutive patientsClinical evidenceResultsEighteen studiesDiseases codesI2 statisticCommon causeInclusion criteriaStudy qualityCellulitis
2017
Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes.
Perez MF, Holleck JL, Sfondrini M, Nemergut E, Gunderson CG, Federman DG. Number of Consults and Response Times to ED: Effects on Patient Flow and Outcomes. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81: 69-73. PMID: 29738148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of consultsEmergency departmentProspective observational studyPatient flowComorbidity scoreInpatient mortalityED lengthAuthors' cohortPhysician consultationObservational studyMedian response timeStay durationConvenience sampleCohortOutcomesMortalityConsultsAgeNumber of servicesED shiftMinutesPatientsStay