2019
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults
Dresden SM, Hwang U, Garrido MM, Sze J, Kang R, Vargas‐Torres C, Courtney DM, Loo G, Rosenberg M, Richardson L. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 27: 43-53. PMID: 31663245, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex ED visitMount Sinai Medical CenterSt. Joseph's Regional Medical CenterNorthwestern Memorial HospitalPrior hospital dischargeEmergency departmentED visitsRegional Medical CenterOlder adultsHospital dischargeGeriatric patientsNurse careMedical CenterTransitional care nursesRisk of admissionEmergency Severity IndexSinai Medical CenterDecreased hospitalizationsDecreased readmissionsPrior hospitalizationProspective cohortED patientsCare nursesMemorial HospitalInpatient dischargesPROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting
Fox GWC, Rodriguez S, Rivera-Reyes L, Loo G, Hazan A, Hwang U. PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2019, 75: 1418-1423. PMID: 31251798, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPROMIS Physical FunctionPhysical functionOlder adultsPROMIS PFFunctional statusDaily livingED patients 65 yearsMean PROMIS-PF scorePatient-reported outcome measurementsPatients 65 yearsOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPROMIS PF scoresGeneral functional statusQuality of lifeMeasurement Information SystemShort formOlder adult populationSeverity of impairmentAssessment of functionKatz IndexEmergency settingHospital useOutcome measurementsPF scoresAdult population
2018
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Rosenberg MS, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Courtney DM, Kang R, Zhu CW, Vargas‐Torres C, Grudzen CR, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 459-466. PMID: 29318583, PMCID: PMC6764445, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional care nursesIndex ED visitED revisitsED visitsCare nursesInpatient admissionsHospital useProspective observational cohortU.S. EDsClinical characteristicsObservational cohortSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeEmergency departmentObserved selection biasLower riskAdmissionCare staffGreater riskStudy periodRiskOutcomesSelection biasNursesVisits
2016
The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED
Roberts ES, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1524-1527. PMID: 27241564, PMCID: PMC5027841, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain score reductionScore reductionAbdominal painSurgical consultAnalgesic administrationAnalgesic medicationConsult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsAdministration of analgesicsProspective cohort studyEmergency Severity IndexRace/ethnicityDecreased administrationCohort studyOlder patientsSecondary data analysisPatientsPainAdministrationConsultsSeverity IndexAnalgesicsOpioidsMedications
2011
Characteristics of Frequent Geriatric Users of an Urban Emergency Department
Wajnberg A, Hwang U, Torres L, Yang S. Characteristics of Frequent Geriatric Users of an Urban Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 43: 376-381. PMID: 22040771, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanChest PainChi-Square DistributionConfidence IntervalsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleOdds RatioPatient AcuityPrimary Health CareProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTriageUrban Health ServicesConceptsEmergency department utilizationYears of ageED usersED visitsOlder adultsFrequent Emergency Department UtilizationGeriatric usersProspective telephone surveyFrequent ED usersRetrospective chart reviewHealth-related qualityPrimary care providersUrban emergency departmentChart reviewED utilizationOlder patientsUrban EDUnique patientsEmergency departmentPrimary careOutpatient providersCare providersUsual sourceED crowdingUnivariate descriptive statistics
2005
Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-1166. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewPatients' reasonsHospital emergency departmentSource of careAdult patientsED carePatient interviewsHospital characteristicsObservational studyPatient accessLevel of agreementMedical necessityU.S. hospitalsCarePatientsAfrican AmericansLack of accessStructured interviewsInsurance dataPrincipal reasonEthnic groupsExploratory analysisLast resortDepartment