2023
Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yang D, Cordone A, Sun W, Gawel M, Sangal R, Dodington J. Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 67: 97-99. PMID: 36842427, PMCID: PMC9927790, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewCOVID-19 pandemicMedical careRetrospective chart reviewStructured chart reviewUrban emergency departmentCare of survivorsLong-term careED presentationsWhite/CaucasianED treatmentSurvivorsCarePatientsSexual assaultMonthsPandemicDepartmentSexual assault survivorsReviewAssault survivorsCaucasians
2020
The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costs
Baloescu C, Kinsman J, Ravi S, Parwani V, Sangal RB, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costs. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 40: 169-172. PMID: 33272871, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED boardingHospitalization costsED crowdingHospital spendingHospital care accessMultivariate linear regression analysisED patient volumeCost of careQuality of careEmergency department boardingCross-sectional analysisPublic health crisisED lengthEffective careCare accessHospital levelInpatient bedsED characteristicsLinear regression analysisPatient volumeCareMedicare spendingMultivariate regressionPatientsRegression analysisLess social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19
Sangal RB, Scofi JE, Parwani V, Pickens AT, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Journal 2020, 37: 463-466. PMID: 32581052, PMCID: PMC7418594, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareDisease Transmission, InfectiousEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfection ControlInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterpersonal RelationsOrganizational InnovationPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPolicy MakingSARS-CoV-2United StatesWorkplaceConceptsHealthcare worker transmissionDirect patient carePublic health measuresCOVID-19 Task ForceNon-pharmaceutical interventionsEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary recommendationsHealthcare workersPatient careHealth measuresPatient arrivalED patient arrivalsTransmission riskPatientsPerson contactPandemic response effortsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicContact reductionClose personTask ForceSocial distancingUnique challengesStaffCare
2019
Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational Pamphlet
Sangal RB, Orloski CJ, Shofer FS, Mills AM. Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational Pamphlet. Journal Of Patient Experience 2019, 7: 225-231. PMID: 32851144, PMCID: PMC7427355, DOI: 10.1177/2374373519826246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient satisfactionED visitsPatient understandingInformational pamphletTertiary care center EDEmergency Department Patient ExperienceHealth care metricsED dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED careProspective studyRegular careCenter EDCare teamSustained improvementPatient experiencePatientsControl groupMultifactorial approachVisitsWait timeWeeksCareOutcomes