2021
A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Leo‐Summers L, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Hwang U, Gill TM. A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 469-475. PMID: 34328835, PMCID: PMC8340961, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareHospitalizationHumansNursing HomesPatient DischargeConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsTotal disability scoreDisability scoresFunctional recoveryOlder personsNH admissionFunctional disabilityAdverse patient-reported outcomesPatient-reported disability scoresCommunity-living older personsSensitive conditionsMean disability scoreCommunity-living personsMonths of dischargePatient-reported outcomesNursing home utilizationMonthly probabilityFunctional outcomeMean ageMonths 1HospitalizationHome utilizationAdmissionAnalytic sampleMonths
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
2006
The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on the Management of Pain in Older Adults with Hip Fracture
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Sonuyi TO, Morrison RS. The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on the Management of Pain in Older Adults with Hip Fracture. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2006, 54: 270-275. PMID: 16460378, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain assessmentEmergency departmentHip fractureED censusRisk factorsOlder adultsPatient-related risk factorsUnderassessment of painProspective cohort studyTertiary medical centerManagement of painTreatment of painNursing home residencePoor pain managementEmergency department (ED) crowdingAcute PhysiologyAnalgesic administrationComorbidity scoreCohort studyPain managementPain treatmentPhysiological scoreRetrospective reviewMean ageMeperidine use