2017
Neurology Concepts: Young Women and Ischemic Stroke—Evaluation and Management in the Emergency Department
Chang BP, Wira C, Miller J, Akhter M, Barth BE, Willey J, Nentwich L, Madsen T. Neurology Concepts: Young Women and Ischemic Stroke—Evaluation and Management in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 54-64. PMID: 28646558, PMCID: PMC6415947, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeYoung womenEmergency departmentRisk factorsSex-specific risk factorsIschemic stroke evaluationAcute ischemic strokeOral contraceptive useBoard-certified emergency physiciansPremenopausal womenAcute settingBroad differentialCerebral hemorrhageStroke evaluationVascular neurologistsNonpregnant individualsPostpartum periodLeading causeEmergency physiciansTimely diagnosisContraceptive useThrombolytic agentsCurrent evidenceStrokeOlder population
2016
When to Stop CPR and When to Perform Rhythm Analysis
Giberson B, Uber A, Gaieski D, Miller JB, Wira C, Berg K, Giberson T, Cocchi MN, Abella B, Donnino MW. When to Stop CPR and When to Perform Rhythm Analysis. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2016, 31: 537-543. PMID: 25542192, DOI: 10.1177/0885066614561589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cardiac life supportMajority of respondersUrban tertiary care centerTertiary care centerMinutes of CPRUninterrupted chest compressionsCardiac arrest managementCardiac life supportHealth care providersAdditional therapyCardiac medicationsPalpable pulseRhythm checkCardiac arrestCare centerObservational studyPulse checksCare providersChest compressionsACLS algorithmsResponse rateACLS certificationAdult staff membersMedical providersWeb-based survey