2017
Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation
Shy BD, Loo GT, Lowry T, Kim EY, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 71: 555-563.e1. PMID: 28967514, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Information ExchangeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMultilevel AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsED visitsSame hospitalReturn visitsOdds ratioHealth information exchangeInitial emergency department presentationEmergency department return visitsInitial ED visitED return visitsInitial ED presentationEmergency department presentationsConfidence intervalsHospital-level dataEarly revisitsED presentationsInitial visitMale sexSecond HospitalStudy EDPatient visitsAcademic hospitalHospital variablesHealth information exchange networkDifferent hospitalsHospital
2016
Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Morrison RS, Dickman E, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Ferguson T, Huang J, Jeng CL, Nelson BP, Rosenblatt MA, Silverstein JH, Strayer RJ, Torrillo TM, Todd KH. Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2433-2439. PMID: 27787895, PMCID: PMC5173407, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous fascia iliaca blockFascia iliaca blockOpioid side effectsFemoral nerve blockNerve blockRegional nerve blocksHip fractureIntervention participantsPOD 3Emergency physiciansSide effectsMorphine sulfate equivalentsPostoperative day 3Emergency department admissionsNew York HospitalStair climbing abilityConventional analgesicsPain scoresED presentationsStandard analgesicsControlled TrialsDepartment admissionsFunctional outcomeIntervention groupYork Hospital