2019
Decreasing Time to Antibiotics for Patients with Sepsis in the Emergency Department
Emerson BL, Ciaburri R, Brophy C, Kandil SB. Decreasing Time to Antibiotics for Patients with Sepsis in the Emergency Department. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2019, 4: e173. PMID: 31579872, PMCID: PMC6594778, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary teamBest practice alertEmergency department arrivalEfficiency of careNonsevere sepsisIntravenous antibioticsAntibiotic ordersAntibiotic administrationSeptic shockPractice alertBlood culturesPatient outcomesSepsisTimely careStaff educationSpectrum diseasePatientsSignificant causeSpecific interventionsAntibioticsBaseline dataCareMinutes
2014
Hourly Rounding in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Patient and Family Safety and Satisfaction Rounds
Emerson BL, Chmura KB, Walker D. Hourly Rounding in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Patient and Family Safety and Satisfaction Rounds. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 47: 99-104. PMID: 24565884, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.11.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfaction dataPatient satisfactionPostimplementation dataPediatric emergency department settingPediatric ED settingUrban pediatric EDPediatric emergency departmentEmergency department settingProvider-patient communicationPediatric EDED settingTertiary careEmergency departmentPatient scoringDepartment settingPediatric settingStaff educationPostintervention dataMedical careClinical settingSatisfaction dataFurther studiesPatientsCareMeasurable improvement