An Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis
Emerson BL, Tenore C, Grossman M. An Initiative to Reduce Routine Viral Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2018, 44: 751-756. PMID: 30197306, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentViral diagnostic testingViral lower respiratory tract infectionsDiagnostic testingLower respiratory tract infectionsNon-ICU patientsRespiratory tract infectionsSpecific viral pathogensQuality improvement projectLow-cost interventionAsthma exacerbationsTract infectionsPediatric patientsPediatric populationSignificant morbidityChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentOutpatient careCurrent guidelinesUnit settingBronchiolitisStaff educationPatientsVDT useNational ratesAn Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia
Emerson BL, Prozora S, Jacob A, Clark K, Kotrady D, Edwards L, Ciaburri R, Riera A. An Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 158-164. PMID: 30078347, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618792305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEfficiency, OrganizationalEmergency Service, HospitalFeverHumansNeutropeniaPatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementTime FactorsConceptsMultidisciplinary teamRapid Plan-DoPediatric emergency departmentStudy-Act cyclesEfficiency of careAntibiotic administrationEmergency departmentVulnerable patientsPlan-DoPatientsNeutropeniaAverage timeFeverInterventionProcess control chartsData reviewDecrease timeAntibioticsSignificant improvementAdministrationA Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Providers' Experiences With the Transfer Process for Injured Children and Ideas for Improvement
Gawel M, Emerson B, Giuliano JS, Rosenberg A, Minges KE, Feder S, Violano P, Morrell P, Petersen J, Christison-Lagay E, Auerbach M. A Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Providers' Experiences With the Transfer Process for Injured Children and Ideas for Improvement. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 125-131. PMID: 29346234, PMCID: PMC5792311, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric trauma centerTrauma centerInjured childrenTransport teamLevel I pediatric trauma centerProvider experienceRegional pediatric trauma centerCommunity hospital emergency departmentHospital emergency departmentEmergency departmentCommunity hospitalEmergency providersInterprofessional providersProvider confidenceQualitative studyMultidisciplinary teamChildrenConstant comparative methodProvidersNew HavenParticipantsEnd-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Use for Tracheal Intubation
Langhan ML, Emerson BL, Nett S, Pinto M, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Rehder KJ, Krawiec C, Meyer K, Giuliano JS, Owen EB, Tarquinio KM, Sanders RC, Shepherd M, Bysani GK, Shenoi AN, Napolitano N, Gangadharan S, Parsons SJ, Simon DW, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A. End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Use for Tracheal Intubation. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018, 19: 98-105. PMID: 29140968, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapnography useTracheal intubationCardiac arrestEmergency departmentEsophageal intubationOxygen desaturationWaveform capnographyAdverse tracheal intubation-associated eventsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyNational Emergency Airway RegistryTracheal intubation-associated eventsEnd-tidal carbon dioxide measurementPrimary tracheal intubationsRetrospective cohort studyUse of capnographyTracheal intubation procedureQuality improvement initiativesAirway RegistryCohort studyProvider characteristicsSafety outcomesIntubationIntubation procedureCapnographyImprovement initiatives