2024
Impact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition
Cohen I, Sangal R, Taylor R, Crawford A, Lai J, Martin P, Palleschi S, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Hwang U. Impact of the geriatric emergency medicine specialist intervention on final emergency department disposition. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2017-2026. PMID: 38667266, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED length of stayED lengthLength of stayObservation admissionsED dispositionInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentOdds of inpatient admissionRate of hospital admissionsAdvanced practice providersGeriatric ED patientsEmergency medicine specialistsTarget trial emulation frameworkHospital admission ratesOdds of dischargeRegional healthcare systemEmergency department dispositionIncreased odds of dischargeCare planningPractice providersED sitesED visitsOlder adultsSpecialist interventionAdmission rates
2023
An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments
Gettel C, Hwang U, Janke A, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 681-689. PMID: 37389490, PMCID: PMC10756927, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric EDDiagnosis rateED lengthEmergency departmentMedian discharge rateAmerican CollegeRevisit ratesOlder adultsUrinary tract infectionAge categoriesGeriatric Emergency DepartmentHigher diagnosis ratesED visitsTract infectionsMental statusObservational studyDelirium/Outcome comparisonsData registryED statusProcess outcomesED sitesStayAnalytic sampleAdults
2008
What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What Affects Time to Care in Emergency Room Appendicitis Patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-422. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31815c1e66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAppendicitis patientsED LOSQuicker careSurgeon's diagnosisPrivate insuranceRetrospective observational studyTreatment of patientsTime-sensitive conditionsNonwhite patientsED lengthPatient factorsSpecialist consultationED staffingObservational studyMinority patientsPatientsED characteristicsIll individualsPatient safetyDiagnosisED qualityAppendicitisGreater numberModest effect