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Rapid Response Team Codes Following Transition-Of-Care From The Emergency Department To An Inpatient Medicine Unit, Kerrin Bersani, Brett Todd
Rapid Response Team Codes Following Transition-Of-Care From The Emergency Department To An Inpatient Medicine Unit, Kerrin Bersani, Brett Todd
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Transitions-of-care from the emergency department (ED) to an inpatient unit have been identified as a high-risk period for medical error due to multiple causes, such as communication mishaps, excessive workload, variability in patient flow, and unclear assignment of responsibility. Patients who experience a diagnostic error are also at increased risk for poor outcomes, including increased length-of-stay and mortality. Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are frequently utilized by hospitals to address a sudden deterioration in clinical status, often after a transition-of-care. We investigated the occurrence of RRT in patients shortly after a transition-of-care from the ED to a medicine unit. Further, we …
Assessing General Vs. Spinal Anesthesia As A Risk Factor For 90-Day Emergency Department Visits Status-Post Index Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Control Study, Ian Penvose, Helen E. Huetteman, James Feng, Robert Runner, Drew Douglas Moore, Mark S. Karadsheh
Assessing General Vs. Spinal Anesthesia As A Risk Factor For 90-Day Emergency Department Visits Status-Post Index Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case Control Study, Ian Penvose, Helen E. Huetteman, James Feng, Robert Runner, Drew Douglas Moore, Mark S. Karadsheh
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INTRODUCTION: As bundle payment care initiatives become ever prevalent in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), institutions have increasingly focused on cost-saving measures which maintain or improve upon the standard of care. One area of interest is identifying potential modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Here we evaluate the correlations of general versus spinal anesthesia in TKAs in perioperative outcomes. METHODS: All primary TKAs between 7/1/2013 to 12/31/2017 were obtained retrospectively from a prospective institutional database utilized for contribution to a state-wide joint arthroplasty database. Prospective data includes baseline demographics, select medical comorbidities, intraoperative variables and postoperative course/complications. Patients were separated into two …
Geriatric Emergency Medicine Assessment In The Emergency Department Results In Yearly Savings Of $3 Million, Sarah Keene, Lauren Cameron-Comasco
Geriatric Emergency Medicine Assessment In The Emergency Department Results In Yearly Savings Of $3 Million, Sarah Keene, Lauren Cameron-Comasco
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Background and Objectives: Older adult patients admitted to the hospital from the Emergency Department (ED) have a longer length of stay in the hospital on average compared to younger patients. Geriatric patients make up an increasing percentage of the patient population, and almost all health care for geriatric patients in the United States is paid for by Medicare. The cost of the inpatient care of geriatric patients is a significant contributor to the total cost of health care in the United States. Methods: We conducted a case-control study looking at the impact of a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Assessment (GEMA) team …