2018
Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma
Hess EP, Homme JL, Kharbanda AB, Tzimenatos L, Louie JP, Cohen DM, Nigrovic LE, Westphal JJ, Shah ND, Inselman J, Ferrara MJ, Herrin J, Montori VM, Kuppermann N. Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents of Children With Minor Head Trauma. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182430. PMID: 30646167, PMCID: PMC6324506, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor head traumaIntermediate riskHead traumaParents of childrenComputed tomographyDecisional conflictUsual careEmergency departmentImportant traumatic brain injuryCT ratesDecision aid armPatients' mean ageUsual care armUS emergency departmentsHealth care utilizationAvailable diagnostic optionsTraumatic brain injuryDecision aidChildren ages 2Care armSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare utilizationNonwhite raceEligible participants
2016
Shared decision making in patients with low risk chest pain: prospective randomized pragmatic trial
Hess EP, Hollander JE, Schaffer JT, Kline JA, Torres CA, Diercks DB, Jones R, Owen KP, Meisel ZF, Demers M, Leblanc A, Shah ND, Inselman J, Herrin J, Castaneda-Guarderas A, Montori VM. Shared decision making in patients with low risk chest pain: prospective randomized pragmatic trial. The BMJ 2016, 355: i6165. PMID: 27919865, PMCID: PMC5152707, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAdultAftercareAmbulatory CareAttitude of Health PersonnelChest PainChoice BehaviorConflict, PsychologicalDecision MakingDecision Support TechniquesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospital UnitsHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionObservationPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionRisk AssessmentTrustConceptsAcute coronary syndromeMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsCardiac testingCoronary syndromeChest painUsual careCardiac eventsPatient knowledgeLow-risk chest painPossible acute coronary syndromeDecision aid armFurther cardiac testingRandomized pragmatic trialRisk chest painUsual care armObservation unitProportion of patientsRate of admissionCare armSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePrimary complaintTRIAL REGISTRATIONEmergency clinicians