2022
A survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments
Zachrison KS, Ganti L, Sharma D, Goyal P, Decker‐Palmer M, Adeoye O, Goldstein JN, Jauch EC, Lo BM, Madsen TE, Meurer W, Oostema JA, Mendez‐Hernandez C, Venkatesh AK. A survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12762. PMID: 35898236, PMCID: PMC9307290, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity emergency departmentsStroke care deliveryEmergency departmentStroke centersCare deliveryAcute stroke researchLarge stroke centersTransient ischemic attackQuality improvement interventionsIschemic attackStroke protocolHemorrhagic strokePatient outcomesEmergent headStroke researchPatient transferCurrent emergency departmentImprovement interventionsHospitalLarge hospitalsSmall hospitalsNeurologic consultantsConsultant availabilitySelf-reported capabilityStroke
2020
A Multimodal Intervention to Improve the Quality and Safety of Interhospital Care Transitions for Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Sather J, Littauer R, Finn E, Matouk C, Sheth K, Parwani V, Pham L, Ulrich A, Rothenberg C, Venkatesh AK. A Multimodal Intervention to Improve the Quality and Safety of Interhospital Care Transitions for Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 47: 99-106. PMID: 33358659, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterhospital transferQuality improvement interventionsIntracerebral hemorrhageMultimodal interventionImprovement interventionsClinical practice guideline disseminationEmergency department timeNeurocritical care cliniciansMultimodal quality improvement interventionNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageTimeliness of careED boarding timeRegionalization of careChi-square testIHT processED lengthPostintervention outcomesCare cliniciansSubarachnoid hemorrhageCare transitionsAdmission ordersDepartment timeGuideline disseminationOutcome measuresStudy population
2018
96EMF Time-Interrupted Quality Improvement Interventions to Improve the Timeliness of Pain Medication Delivery for Acute Fractures in the Emergency Department
Singh J, Shapiro M, Rothenberg C, Parwani V, Venkatesh A. 96EMF Time-Interrupted Quality Improvement Interventions to Improve the Timeliness of Pain Medication Delivery for Acute Fractures in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 72: s41-s42. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain medication deliveryQuality improvement interventionsAcute fracturesEmergency departmentMedication deliveryImprovement interventions