2017
Tobacco dependence treatment in the emergency department: A randomized trial using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy
Bernstein SL, Dziura J, Weiss J, Miller T, Vickerman KA, Grau LE, Pantalon MV, Abroms L, Collins LM, Toll B. Tobacco dependence treatment in the emergency department: A randomized trial using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2017, 66: 1-8. PMID: 29287665, PMCID: PMC5851600, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost-Benefit AnalysisEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHotlinesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingNicotine Chewing GumQualitative ResearchQuality-Adjusted Life YearsReferral and ConsultationSmoking CessationSmoking Cessation AgentsText MessagingTobacco Use Cessation DevicesTobacco Use DisorderTransdermal PatchTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsExhaled carbon monoxideHospital emergency departmentEmergency departmentMultiphase optimization strategyTobacco dependenceSubsequent confirmatory trialTobacco dependence interventionsNicotine replacement therapyTobacco dependence treatmentRecent clinical trialsLower socioeconomic groupsCost-effectiveness analysisPrimary endpointED patientsInitial treatmentStudy enrollmentTelephone quitlinesClinical efficacyPreventable causeReplacement therapyFuture trialsDependence treatmentTobacco abstinenceClinical trialsMulticomponent intervention
2007
A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Hsiao AL, Santucci KA, Dziura J, Baker MD. A Randomized Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Point-of-Care Testing in Decreasing Length of Stay in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2007, 23: 457-462. PMID: 17666926, DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000280506.44924.de.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentLength of stayEmergency departmentPOC groupTertiary hospital emergency departmentDedicated research assistantsFirst physician contactTrial of patientsPatient flowSelect pediatric patientsHospital emergency departmentCare testingEfficacy of pointMedical management decisionsPhysician contactPediatric patientsBlood workRandomized trialsED settingBlood drawPatientsInformed consentStayPOC testingSignificant decrease