2022
Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Nash K, Olfson M, Rothenberg C, Anderson B, Pincus H, Venkatesh A. Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 971-979. PMID: 36494030, PMCID: PMC10241984, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotropic medication useNon-Hispanic patientsMedication useED visitsEmergency departmentPsychotropic medicationsMedication administrationBlack non-Hispanic patientsWhite non-Hispanic patientsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionBehavioral health visitsAppropriate medication usePediatric emergency departmentProportion of visitsCross-sectional analysisBehavioral health carePsychotropic polypharmacyHealth visitsMedication typeEquitable careMedicationsLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceAnxiety disordersVisitsAssociation of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness
Wisk L, Gottlieb M, Spatz E, Yu H, Wang R, Slovis B, Saydah S, Plumb I, O’Laughlin K, Montoy J, McDonald S, Lin Z, Lin J, Koo K, Idris A, Huebinger R, Hill M, Gentile N, Chang A, Anderson J, Hota B, Venkatesh A, Weinstein R, Elmore J, Nichol G, Santangelo M, Ulrich A, Li S, Kinsman J, Krumholz H, Dorney J, Stephens K, Black K, Morse D, Morse S, Fernandes A, Sharma A, Stober T, Geyer R, Lyon V, Adams K, Willis M, Ruiz L, Park J, Malone K, Shughart H, Schaeffer K, Shughart L, Arab A, Grau D, Patel A, Watts P, Kelly M, Hunt A, Hannikainen P, Chalfin M, Cheng D, Miao J, Shutty C, Chavez S, Kane A, Marella P, Gallegos G, Martin K, L'Hommedieu M, Chandler C, Diaz Roldan K, Villegas N, Moreno R, Eguchi M, Rodriguez R, Kemball R, Chan V, Chavez C, Wong A, Hall A, Briggs-Hagen M. Association of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2244486. PMID: 36454572, PMCID: PMC9716377, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 positive groupCOVID-19-negative groupSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsSymptomatic illnessSymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionNegative COVID-19 resultsSARS-CoV-2 statusSARS-CoV-2 test positivityPositive COVID-19 testSARS-CoV-2 testNegative COVID-19 testLongitudinal registry studyOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPatient-reported outcomesHealth care usePositive COVID-19 resultMultivariable regression analysisMeasurement Information SystemCOVID-19 testingNegative test resultsCohort studyRegistry studyPROMIS scoresStudy protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
O’Laughlin K, Thompson M, Hota B, Gottlieb M, Plumb ID, Chang AM, Wisk LE, Hall AJ, Wang RC, Spatz ES, Stephens KA, Huebinger RM, McDonald SA, Venkatesh A, Gentile N, Slovis BH, Hill M, Saydah S, Idris AH, Rodriguez R, Krumholz HM, Elmore JG, Weinstein RA, Nichol G, . Study protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264260. PMID: 35239680, PMCID: PMC8893622, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term sequelaePatient-reported outcomesRelative riskAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 negative participantsHealth system encountersPredictors of sequelaeHealth recordsInstitutional review board approvalLongitudinal studyDigital health recordsReview board approvalSARS-CoV-2Secure online platformClinical outcomesStudy protocolNegative participantsViral testsSimilar symptomatologyNew diagnosisBoard approvalSequelaeSelf-administered surveyInfection
2021
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities
Balasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine accessVaccination accessVaccine acceptanceVaccine accessQualified health centersCommunity health workersCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19Health care practitionersHealth care systemPublic health officialsEquitable uptakeHealth centersHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEFocus groupsInductive content analysis approachCare practitionersHealth departmentsHealth care employeesQualitative studyLocal community-based organizationsDisproportionate deathsDisparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES Act
Sangal RB, Powers E, Rothenberg C, Ndumele C, Ulrich A, Hsiao A, Venkatesh AK. Disparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES Act. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 593-598. PMID: 34353651, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsPatient portal accessEmergency departmentOpen notesClinical notesPortal accessPublic insuranceUrgent care centersCentury Cures ActDifferent patient demographicsSingle health systemPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeCures ActPatient utilizationPatient visitsCare centerObservational studyPatientsDigital health toolsAge 18Health systemHealth toolsUnique barriersNon-English speakersProlonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015)
Nash KA, Zima BT, Rothenberg C, Hoffmann J, Moreno C, Rosenthal MS, Venkatesh A. Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015). Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020030692. PMID: 33820850, PMCID: PMC8086002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health ED visitsLength of stayPediatric mental health careMental health visitsED visitsMental health careHealth visitsEmergency departmentNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNon-mental health visitsPediatric mental health visitsProlonged Emergency Department LengthAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyED LOSSurvey-weighted logistic regressionPediatric mental healthEmergency department lengthPatient-level characteristicsHealth careYears of ageMental health conditionsThreefold oddsClinical characteristicsCare SurveyPayer type
2011
Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008
Venkatesh AK, Geisler BP, Chambers J, Baugh CW, Bohan JS, Schuur JD. Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24326. PMID: 21935398, PMCID: PMC3173457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultEmergency Service, HospitalHumansRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyDedicated observation unitED visitsObservation careObservation unitClinical conditionsUS hospitalsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEmergency department observation unitLogistic regressionHospital-level predictorsLonger ED lengthPatient-level predictorsProportion of hospitalsHospital ownership statusPolytomous logistic regressionUnited States hospitalsNon-teaching statusEmergency care deliveryVisit dispositionChest painED lengthPatient dispositionDischarge diagnosisCare Survey