Boarding in the emergency department: challenges and mitigation strategies

FJ da Silva Ramos, FGR Freitas… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Considering the characteristics of healthcare systems, such as funding mechanisms,
organizational structures, delivery models, access and quality of care, the challenge of ED …

Implementation of geriatric screening in the emergency department using the consolidated framework for implementation research

LT Southerland, P Gulker, J Van Fossen… - Academic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Implementation of evidence‐based care processes (EBP) into the emergency
department (ED) is challenging and there are only a few studies of real‐world use of theory …

The Minnesota Medical Operations Coordination Center: a COVID-19 statewide response to ensure access to critical care and medical-surgical beds

KD Baum, L Vlaanderen, W James, MJ Huppert… - Chest, 2024 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 led to unprecedented inpatient capacity challenges, particularly in
ICUs, which spurred development of statewide or regional placement centers for …

Patient sex, racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department triage: a multi-site retrospective study

MD Patel, P Lin, Q Cheng, NT Argon, CS Evans… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives There is limited evidence on sex, racial, and ethnic disparities in Emergency
Department (ED) triage across diverse settings. We evaluated differences in the assignment …

Standardizing post-cardiac arrest care across rural–urban settings–qualitative findings on proposed post-cardiac arrest learning community intervention

TL May, S Siladi, AL Daley, R Riker… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Standardization of post-cardiac arrest care between emergency department
arrival and intensive care unit admission can be challenging, particularly for rural centers …

Impact of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department-to-intensive care unit admissions in Korea: an interrupted time-series analysis

KS Lee, C Han, HS Min, J Lee, SH Youn, Y Kim… - BMC Emergency …, 2024 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in significant
disruptions to critical care systems globally. However, research on the impact of the COVID …

Standardized evaluation of hand‐off documentation of ICU boarders in the emergency department

J Kolikof, D Shaw, B Stenson… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The boarding of ICU patients in the emergency department (ED) represents a
considerable risk to patient safety. This study aims to describe the generation of a rubric to …

Social Media Content on Immunology: Is an Assessment by the Scientific Community Required?

S Morra, F Di Bello, C Collà Ruvolo, G Califano - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, vaccines and immunotherapy have become two of the most promising and
effective tools in the fight against a wide range of diseases, from the common cold to cancer …

Involuntary sedation of patients in the emergency department for mental health: A retrospective cohort study

LT Southerland, CL Pasadyn, O Alnemer, C Foy… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Involuntary sedation of agitated mental health patients in the Emergency
Department (ED) is standard practice to obtain accurate medical assessments and maintain …

Strategies to convert hospital beds for COVID-19 patients to minimize emergency department overcrowding

G Nattino, MM Paganuzzi, GI Ghilardi… - Health Services …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients has been one critical
cause of Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding. Purpose: We aimed at elaborating a …