2012
Solutions To Emergency Department ‘Boarding’ And Crowding Are Underused And May Need To Be Legislated
Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E. Solutions To Emergency Department ‘Boarding’ And Crowding Are Underused And May Need To Be Legislated. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 1757-1766. PMID: 22869654, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0786.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding
Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 1318-1323. PMID: 22168197, PMCID: PMC3368012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstitute of MedicineEmergency departmentDomains of qualityEmergency department (ED) crowdingPeriods of crowdingHealth care systemEquitable careCare systemPotential interventionsSuccessful interventionsVulnerable populationsBase interventionsInterventionCareLittle evidenceField of medicineMedicineInequitiesMeasures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-538. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewCriterion standard measuresOriginal research studiesClinician opinionPatient countsPatient careStandardized definitionsStudy designCrowding measureEvidence of validityField of measuresCountTime intervalNumerical countsReviewMultiple sitesDepartment
2010
Emergency Department Patient Volume and Troponin Laboratory Turnaround Time
Hwang U, Baumlin K, Berman J, Chawla NK, Handel DA, Heard K, Livote E, Pines JM, Valley M, Yadav K. Emergency Department Patient Volume and Troponin Laboratory Turnaround Time. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 501-507. PMID: 20536804, PMCID: PMC10570502, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00738.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED patient volumeLaboratory turnaround timePatient volumeTroponin testTertiary care EDRetrospective cohort reviewEmergency department visitsLength of stayEmergency department (ED) patient volumePrimary predictor variableNumber of boardersAdjusted covariatesAdult patientsCohort reviewDepartment visitsHospital-based laboratoriesPatient characteristicsAppropriate therapyIll patientsVolume measuresTurnaround timeSubstantial burdenTimely treatmentTriage severityED beds
2008
The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes
Bernstein SL, Aronsky D, Duseja R, Epstein S, Handel D, Hwang U, McCarthy M, McConnell K, Pines JM, Rathlev N, Schafermeyer R, Zwemer F, Schull M, Asplin BR, Medicine E. The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 1-10. PMID: 19007346, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00295.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomains of qualityEmergency departmentED crowdingEffect of EDST-elevation myocardial infarctionTime-sensitive conditionsObjective clinical endpointsEnglish-language literatureEmergency department (ED) crowdingHospital mortalityAcute painCohort studyCase seriesMyocardial infarctionPatient satisfactionSingle institutionClinical endpointsClinical trialsStudy qualityMedical adviceMedicine reportMedical literaturePatientsCareBody of data
2004
Care in the Emergency Department: How Crowded Is Overcrowded?
Hwang U, Concato J. Care in the Emergency Department: How Crowded Is Overcrowded? Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 1097-1101. PMID: 15466155, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Access to Care A Review of the Emergency Medicine Literature
Richardson L, Hwang U. Access to Care A Review of the Emergency Medicine Literature. Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1030-1036. PMID: 11691664, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01111.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research