2024
“What Matters” in the Emergency Department
Chera T, Tinetti M, Travers J, Galske J, Venkatesh A, Southerland L, Dresden S, McQuown C, Gettel C. “What Matters” in the Emergency Department. Medical Care 2024, 62: s50-s56. PMID: 39514495, PMCID: PMC11548826, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency departmentEmergency careED visitsAssociated with meetingAssociated with older adultsEnd-of-lifeFollow-upPatient characteristicsMultivariate logistic regression modelCare of oneselfLogistic regression modelsFollow-up interviewsMulticenter prospective observational studyHealthcare settingsED encountersFunctional independenceProspective observational studySecondary analysisSymptom identificationAssess concernsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCareObservational study
2023
Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender
Gettel C, Courtney D, Agrawal P, Madsen T, Rothenberg C, Mills A, Lall M, Keim S, Kraus C, Ranney M, Venkatesh A. Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1092-1100. PMID: 37313983, PMCID: PMC10973949, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale emergency physiciansEmergency physiciansMedian ageMultivariate logistic regression modelMale emergency physiciansResidency graduationRepeated cross-sectional analysisCharacteristics of physiciansWorkforce attritionCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsStudy time frameDate of birthPrimary outcomeFemale genderMale physiciansClinical practiceFemale physiciansClinical servicesPhysiciansEmergency medicineAgeNumber of yearsRecent dataWorkforce concernsManaging opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department
Coleska A, Oh A, Rothenberg C, Dinh D, Parwani V, Venkatesh A. Managing opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 69: 195-199. PMID: 37172559, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug diversionContext of opioidEmergency department visitsManagement of painSingle health systemLogistic regression modelsHealth care systemOpioid ordersIntravenous opioidsSevere painDepartment visitsOpioid diversionEmergency departmentIncorrect doseOpioid epidemicOpioidsPrimary analysisMorphineDose orderHealth systemDoseHydromorphoneCare systemDrug shortagesPain
2020
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients
Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Cash RE, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Sullivan AF, Hasegawa K, Zachrison KS, Camargo CA. Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 77: 62-68. PMID: 33160720, PMCID: PMC7755764, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related social needsNew England Emergency DepartmentsMental health needsEmergency departmentHealth needsMultivariable logistic regression modelSubstance useEmergency department patientsSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsDepartment patientsUse disordersED characteristicsSocial work resourcesLower ratesDescriptive statisticsRegression modelsEngland surveySocial needsPatientsPrevalenceAssociation between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias?
Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfaction surveyFemale patientsProvider scoresOverall assessment scoreEmergency departmentPatient satisfactionPhysician genderPatient-physician gender concordanceFemale physiciansAssessment scoresGender concordancePatient satisfaction survey dataSatisfaction surveyEffect of patientFemale emergency physiciansPatient experience scoresLogistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPatients' oddsAdult patientsPatient genderEmergency physiciansLower oddsEmergency care