2024
Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI
Tu L, Tegtmeyer K, de Oliveira Santo I, Venkatesh A, Forman H, Mahajan A, Melnick E. Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI. Emergency Radiology 2024, 31: 705-711. PMID: 39034381, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02273-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayEvaluation of dizzinessAbbreviated MRIConventional MRIMRI protocolEmergency departmentNon-contrast CT headConventional MRI protocolHead and neckPosterior circulation strokeAnalysis of length of stayTurnaround timeED length of stayCT headNo significant differenceAcute dizzinessCirculation strokeRetrospective analysisDizzinessAcute settingAssociated with greater impactMRI studiesImaging modalitiesMRIPatientsPatient factors associated with unplanned sedation after intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder dislocation
Wright D, Sherak R, Seo L, Parhar A, Baloescu C. Patient factors associated with unplanned sedation after intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder dislocation. JEM Reports 2024, 3: 100093. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemrpt.2024.100093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-articular lidocaineIV sedationAdverse eventsShoulder dislocationRate of procedural complicationsRetrospective observational cohort studyQuantity of opioidsAcute anterior shoulder dislocationED length of stayAnterior shoulder dislocationObservational cohort studyPatient-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionShoulder dislocation reductionAcademic hospital systemLength of stayAssociated with greater ratesComplication rateProcedural complicationsAdult patientsProspective studyUnivariate analysisIntravenous sedationCohort studyED lengthImpact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition
Cohen I, Sangal R, Taylor R, Crawford A, Lai J, Martin P, Palleschi S, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Hwang U. Impact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2017-2026. PMID: 38667266, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED length of stayED lengthLength of stayObservation admissionsED dispositionInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentOdds of inpatient admissionRate of hospital admissionsAdvanced practice providersGeriatric ED patientsEmergency medicine specialistsTarget trial emulation frameworkHospital admission ratesOdds of dischargeRegional healthcare systemEmergency department dispositionIncreased odds of dischargeCare planningPractice providersED sitesED visitsOlder adultsSpecialist interventionAdmission rates
2019
Improving Efficiency and Communication around Sedated Fracture Reductions in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Paydar-Darian N, Goldman M, Michelson K, Button K, Hewett E, Macnow T, Miller A, Musisca M, Hudgins J, Eisenberg M. Improving Efficiency and Communication around Sedated Fracture Reductions in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2019, 4: e135. PMID: 30937415, PMCID: PMC6426494, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED length of stayQuality improvement initiativesLength of stayPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentInterdisciplinary communicationED lengthImprovement initiativesReduced ED length of stayPediatric emergency medicine fellowsFracture reductionPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicine fellowsImprove interdisciplinary communicationStatistical process control chartsProcess control chartsProcedural sedationMonths postimplementationPostintervention periodEmergency medicineImprove satisfactionTracking boardReview formResponse checklistChildren's hospital
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