2024
Geriatric Emergency Departments
Hwang U, Dresden S, Southerland L, Meldon S. Geriatric Emergency Departments. 2024, 231-237. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56204-4_24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2022
Examination of geriatric care processes implemented in level 1 and level 2 geriatric emergency departments
Santangelo I, Ahmad S, Liu S, Southerland L, Carpenter C, Hwang U, Lesser A, Tidwell N, Biese K, Kennedy M. Examination of geriatric care processes implemented in level 1 and level 2 geriatric emergency departments. Journal Of Geriatric Emergency Medicine 2022, 3 PMID: 36970655, PMCID: PMC10035774, DOI: 10.17294/2694-4715.1041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric EDGeriatric fallsCare processesMedication reconciliationMedication-related adverse eventsOlder adultsGeriatric pain managementPain medication protocolUnique care needsEmergency department settingInappropriate medication administrationGeriatric Emergency DepartmentIndividual care processesDifferent screening toolsCross-sectional analysisAssessment of functionLevel 1Beers criteriaED administrationInappropriate medicationsAdverse eventsRenal functionMedication protocolsPain managementEmergency department
2017
Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study
Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study. Journal Of Integrative Medicine 2017, 15: 450-455. PMID: 29103414, DOI: 10.1016/s2095-4964(17)60341-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized pilot studyState-Trait Anxiety InventoryOlder adultsRoutine careIntervention subjectsPilot studyAcademic tertiary medical centerOlder ED patientsEmergency department visitsTertiary medical centerEffects of musicAnxiety levelsGeriatric EDDepartment visitsPrimary outcomeED patientsEmergency departmentControl subjectsStudy protocolMedical CenterTreatment groupsControl groupSTAI scoresMin of musicAnxiety Inventory