2023
Variation in the Guidelines for the Acute Management of Anaphylaxis in Pediatric Patients
Athanasopoulou S, Leeds S, Auerbach M. Variation in the Guidelines for the Acute Management of Anaphylaxis in Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 40: 233-238. PMID: 37358800, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnaphylaxisChildEmergency MedicineEpinephrineHumansInjections, IntramuscularResuscitationUnited StatesConceptsPatient harmManagement of anaphylaxisMitigate patient harmEmergency medicine organizationsPediatric patientsNarrative reviewCare of pediatric patientsEvidence-based guidelinesReview of guidelinesNational health organizationsAcute managementGrey literature reviewClinical pathwayReview guidelinesResuscitation CouncilConsensus-based approachMedicine organizationsPrevent errorsHarmonization of guidelinesRate of infusionHealth OrganizationClinical practiceDosing recommendationsPeer reviewPediatric population
2021
“PEM Pals”—Cultivating a Learning Community During the Pandemic
Goldman MP, Rudd AV, Auerbach MA. “PEM Pals”—Cultivating a Learning Community During the Pandemic. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 37: 290-292. PMID: 33903291, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCurriculumEmergency MedicineHumansInternship and ResidencyPandemicsPediatric Emergency MedicineConceptsFlipped classroom model
2020
A Novel Application of the Modified Angoff Method to Rate Case Difficulty in Simulation-Based Research
Joseph MN, Chang J, Buck SG, Auerbach MA, Wong AH, Beardsley TD, Reeves PM, Ray JM, Evans LV. A Novel Application of the Modified Angoff Method to Rate Case Difficulty in Simulation-Based Research. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2020, 16: e142-e150. PMID: 33273423, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified Angoff methodPostgraduate year 3Angoff methodHeart rate variabilityMixed effects analysis of varianceEmergency medicine physiciansParticipants' heart rate variabilityIntraclass correlation coefficientTwenty-five residentsPercentage of participantsResident physiciansMixed effects analysisSimulation educationPredictors of heart rate variabilityMedicine physiciansEstimated percentageComparing scoresExpert consensusHeart rate variability changesMedical simulationAnalysis of varianceYear 3Angoff ratingsSimulation usePhysiciansClosing the Loop
Goldman MP, Query LA, Wong AH, Gross IT, Emerson BL, Auerbach MA, Tiyyagura GK. Closing the Loop. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e1535-e1543. PMID: 33009320, PMCID: PMC8012401, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEmergency MedicineFeedbackFollow-Up StudiesGrounded TheoryHumansProgram DevelopmentQualitative ResearchConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric emergency care coordinatorCare coordinationHospital liaisonBarriers to program implementationProgram implementationAnalyzed transcribed dataFacilitators of program implementationEmergency care settingsEmergency medicine providersConstant comparative methodFollow-upCare of childrenMedicolegal exposureCare settingsCare trendsMedicine providersSemistructured interviewsCommunity hospitalSuccessful disseminationEmergency departmentElectronic reportingTime burdenQuality improvementChildren's hospitalSexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers
Bechtel K, Bhatnagar A, Joseph M, Auerbach M. Sexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers. MedEdPORTAL 2020, 16: 10942. PMID: 32875091, PMCID: PMC7449576, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChecklistChildComputer SimulationEmergency MedicineEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansSex OffensesConceptsSexual assaultStructured debriefingCognitive skillsCognitive aidsLearners’ attitudesAdolescent femalesSexual assault patientsCommunication skillsKnowledge skillsPsychomotor skillsSkillsForensic evaluationPediatric Simulation CaseEvidence collection processAssaultDebriefingTraineesAssault patientsAttitudesTrainingEM traineesInterventionAdolescentsContent expertsConfidenceExposure and Confidence With Critical Nonairway Procedures
Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Loncarica G, Dalziel SR, Networks F. Exposure and Confidence With Critical Nonairway Procedures. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e551-e559. PMID: 32433454, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraosseous needle insertionCardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency physiciansED thoracotomyDC cardioversionPatient ageTube thoracostomyEmergency departmentTranscutaneous pacingLine insertionPediatric Emergency Research NetworksAge groupsCentral venous line insertionArterial line insertionDirect current cardioversionPatient age groupsNeedle insertionSenior emergency physiciansCritical illnessCurrent cardioversionVascular accessCardiac proceduresNeedle thoracocentesisVenous cutdownIntraosseous needleStress
Oriot D, Trigolet M, Kessler DO, Auerbach MA, Ghazali DA. Stress. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e1192-e1196. PMID: 31977780, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001962.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
Whitfill TM, Remick KE, Olson LM, Richards R, Brown KM, Auerbach MA, Gausche-Hill M. Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 218: 210-216.e2. PMID: 31757472, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Project ECHO on Community ED Providers' Perceptions of Child Abuse Knowledge and Access to Subspecialists for Child Abuse and Neglect
Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Shah A, Calabrese T, Radecki L, Jeter G, Auerbach M. Impact of Project ECHO on Community ED Providers' Perceptions of Child Abuse Knowledge and Access to Subspecialists for Child Abuse and Neglect. Academic Pediatrics 2019, 19: 985-987. PMID: 31299431, PMCID: PMC6823128, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians
Craig SS, Auerbach M, Cheek JA, Babl FE, Oakley E, Nguyen L, Rao A, Dalton S, Lyttle MD, Mintegi S, Nagler J, Mistry RD, Dixon A, Rino P, Kohn-Loncarica G, Dalziel SR. Preferred learning modalities and practice for critical skills: a global survey of paediatric emergency medicine clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal 2018, 36: 273. PMID: 30327413, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2017-207384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlternative clinical settingsPreferred learning modalityInvasive proceduresPediatric emergency medicine cliniciansPediatric Emergency Research NetworksClinical settingBag-valve mask ventilationPaediatric emergency cliniciansPediatric critical proceduresLaryngeal mask insertionEmergency medicine cliniciansCross-sectional surveyDC cardioversionED cliniciansEndotracheal intubationEmergency cliniciansMask insertionMask ventilationTranscutaneous pacingAirway maneuversClinician's perspectiveMedicine cliniciansPediatric proceduresFrequency of practicePreferred modality
2017
Simulation‐based Education to Ensure Provider Competency Within the Health Care System
Griswold S, Fralliccardi A, Boulet J, Moadel T, Franzen D, Auerbach M, Hart D, Goswami V, Hui J, Gordon JA. Simulation‐based Education to Ensure Provider Competency Within the Health Care System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 168-176. PMID: 28963862, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Submersion Injury With Hypothermia and Ventricular Fibrillation
Thomas A, Sanseau E, Uspal N, Burns R, Auerbach M, Caglar D, Stone K, Reid J. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Submersion Injury With Hypothermia and Ventricular Fibrillation. MedEdPORTAL 2017, 13: 10643. PMID: 30800844, PMCID: PMC6338133, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubmersion injuryVentricular fibrillationCardiac arrhythmiasSubsequent cardiac arrhythmiasInadequate oxygen deliveryCold-water submersionAirway protectionFurther decompensationIntravenous accessPediatric mortalityPreventable causeOxygen deliveryInjuryStandardized fashionSeparate occasionsHypothermiaSimulation-based curriculumFibrillationArrhythmiasTrainee levelCorrect stepsSimulation curriculumOverall positive learning experienceDecompensationMorbidityComparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians
Chime NO, Katznelson J, Gangadharan S, Walsh B, Lobner K, Brown L, Gawel M, Auerbach M. Comparing Practice Patterns Between Pediatric and General Emergency Medicine Physicians. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 278-286. PMID: 28355170, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEmergency MedicineGeneral PractitionersHumansInfantPediatriciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Young AdultConceptsPractice patternsGeneral emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine-trained physiciansFinal analysisManagement of feverProcess of careEmergency medicine physiciansType of carePediatric emergency medicine trainingInitial literature searchDiabetic ketoacidosisFebrile seizuresIll infantsEmergency departmentMedication administrationInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaMedicine physiciansLiterature searchPhysiciansDiagnostic studiesEmergency medicine trainingRobust studiesCarePEM training
2016
In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab
Petrosoniak A, Auerbach M, Wong AH, Hicks CM. In situ simulation in emergency medicine: Moving beyond the simulation lab. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2016, 29: 83-88. PMID: 27748042, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMalePatient CareSimulation TrainingStudents, MedicalTeachingConceptsEmergency medicineInter-professional team trainingHealthcare team membersCulture of safetyIn situ simulationPatient care environmentEMS teamsPatient safetyCare environmentTeam trainingTeam membersImproved systemSimulationsMedicineCase exampleEmergencyTeamResilient systemsISSEffective useTrainingMitigation strategies
2015
Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships
Doughty CB, Kessler DO, Zuckerbraun NS, Stone KP, Reid JR, Kennedy CS, Nypaver MM, Auerbach MA. Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships. Pediatrics 2015, 136: e152-e158. PMID: 26055850, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-4158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFellowship programsPediatric emergency medicine fellowshipPEM fellowshipPediatric emergency medicine fellowship programsResuscitation managementPEM fellowship programsAnonymous online surveyNext Accreditation SystemSimulation-based trainingTeamwork/communicationProcedural competencyAssessment toolPercent participateCurrent useProgram directorsSimulation curriculumYearsAttendanceOnline surveyResuscitationHospitalEffectiveness of simulationFellowshipImpact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture
Kessler D, Pusic M, Chang TP, Fein DM, Grossman D, Mehta R, White M, Jang J, Whitfill T, Auerbach M. Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics 2015, 135: e1237-e1246. PMID: 25869377, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEducation, MedicalEmergency MedicineHumansInfantInternship and ResidencyManikinsPediatricsProspective StudiesSpinal PunctureConceptsInfant LPCohort BSuccess rateStylet removalFirst needle insertionUse of analgesiaProcess measuresLP success rateHigh-power fieldInfant lumbar punctureCohort A.LP successAnalgesia useRed blood cellsCohort AProspective studyLumbar punctureLower mean numberMAIN OUTCOMEPuncture successBlood cellsCoached practiceEmergency medicineMean numberTraining bundles
2014
In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation
Auerbach M, Roney L, Aysseh A, Gawel M, Koziel J, Barre K, Caty MG, Santucci K. In Situ Pediatric Trauma Simulation. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 884-891. PMID: 25407035, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUtilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy
Johnston LC, Auerbach M, Kappus L, Emerson B, Zigmont J, Sudikoff SN. Utilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2014, 26: 285-291. PMID: 25010241, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2014.910462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal intubationPediatric critical carePediatric endotracheal intubationSuccessful endotracheal intubationProcedural performancePediatric emergency medicinePediatric airwayProcedural durationGlideScope videolaryngoscopyAirway simulatorCritical carePediatric providersPediatric anesthesiaIntubation procedureAdult airwayGlideScopeDlRandom orderPediatric residentsEmergency medicineLevel of trainingAirway trainersSuccess rateAirwayBaseline success rate
2012
Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance
Cicero MX, Auerbach MA, Zigmont J, Riera A, Ching K, Baum CR. Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents’ Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2012, 27: 239-244. PMID: 22691308, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x12000775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructured debriefingEducational interventionSimulation trainingPost-test scoresMultiple-patient simulationLearners' acquisitionVital skillUninjured childrenTriage performanceLearnersDebriefingLearner-centered approachTrainingSkillsVictimsMultiple victimsUnresponsive patientsSpecial health care needsAcquisitionInterventionCommon errorsHead-injured patientsPediatric residentsScoresWilcoxon signed-rank test
2011
Repetitive Pediatric Simulation Resuscitation Training
Auerbach M, Kessler D, Foltin JC. Repetitive Pediatric Simulation Resuscitation Training. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 29-31. PMID: 21178809, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3182043f3b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research