2018
An Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia
Emerson BL, Prozora S, Jacob A, Clark K, Kotrady D, Edwards L, Ciaburri R, Riera A. An Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics for Patients With Fever and Neutropenia. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 158-164. PMID: 30078347, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618792305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidisciplinary teamRapid Plan-DoPediatric emergency departmentStudy-Act cyclesEfficiency of careAntibiotic administrationEmergency departmentVulnerable patientsPlan-DoPatientsNeutropeniaAverage timeFeverInterventionProcess control chartsData reviewDecrease timeAntibioticsSignificant improvementAdministrationEmergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service
Lord K, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Finn EB, Rothenberg C, Emerson B, Rosenberg A, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department boarding and adverse hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to a general medical service. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 1246-1248. PMID: 29605480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse hospitalization outcomesRapid response team activationGeneral medical servicesHospitalization outcomesEmergency departmentED boardingComposite outcomeCare escalationPrimary outcomeAdverse outcomesRRT activationPatient encountersConsecutive patient encountersGeneral medicine serviceInpatient hospital stayMedical servicesEmergency department boardingED departureHospital mortalityHospital deathHospital stayED admissionPatient demographicsHospital admissionIntensive care
2014
Utilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy
Johnston LC, Auerbach M, Kappus L, Emerson B, Zigmont J, Sudikoff SN. Utilization of Exploration-Based Learning and Video-Assisted Learning to Teach GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2014, 26: 285-291. PMID: 25010241, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2014.910462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal intubationPediatric critical carePediatric endotracheal intubationSuccessful endotracheal intubationProcedural performancePediatric emergency medicinePediatric airwayProcedural durationGlideScope videolaryngoscopyAirway simulatorCritical carePediatric providersPediatric anesthesiaIntubation procedureAdult airwayGlideScopeDlRandom orderPediatric residentsEmergency medicineLevel of trainingAirway trainersSuccess rateAirwayBaseline success rateHourly 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