2021
28 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Accelerates Integration of Geriatric Care at the Veterans Health Administration
McQuown C, Gruber E, Runels T, Ragsdale L, Hwang U. 28 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Accelerates Integration of Geriatric Care at the Veterans Health Administration. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: s12. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED
Roberts ES, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1524-1527. PMID: 27241564, PMCID: PMC5027841, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain score reductionScore reductionAbdominal painSurgical consultAnalgesic administrationAnalgesic medicationConsult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsAdministration of analgesicsProspective cohort studyEmergency Severity IndexRace/ethnicityDecreased administrationCohort studyOlder patientsSecondary data analysisPatientsPainAdministrationConsultsSeverity IndexAnalgesicsOpioidsMedications