2021
Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal
Hunold KM, Goldberg EM, Caterino JM, Hwang U, Platts‐Mills T, Shah MN, Rosen T, Medicine F. Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 29: 376-383. PMID: 34582613, PMCID: PMC8958170, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14386.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts‐Mills T. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency careOlder emergency department (ED) patientsEmergency department patientsGoals of careTypes of patientsUse of SDMAdverse eventsDepartment patientsEmergency physiciansAggressive approachHigh riskSide effectsSerious illnessDiagnostic testsCarePatientsAdultsHigh rateLack of knowledgeSDMInjuryIllnessPhysiciansRegional 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