Browsing by Subject "emergency department"
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(2006-06-07)Department: Biomedical InformaticsPreventive care measures including vaccinations are underutilized. The Emergency Department (ED) environment has been recommended to be a feasible environment to offer pneumococcal vaccination; however, the ED is a challenging ...
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(2009-11-09)Department: Biomedical InformaticsThe emergency room is a challenging place to practice medicine. Overcrowding, episodic care, and an interrupt driven environment are all factors contributing to medical errors in the ED . We performed a comprehensive ...
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(2016-05-27)Department: EpidemiologyHypertension is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for stroke, cardiovascular disease, and renal failure, and it affects more than 30% of all adult Americans. The prevalence of hypertension is increasing, ...
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(2011-04-15)Department: Biomedical InformaticsPediatric asthma exacerbations account for >1.8 million ED visits annually. Guidelines can decrease variability in asthma treatment and improve clinical outcomes; however, guideline adherence is inadequate. We evaluated a ...
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(2004-09-29)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThe purpose of this research is to study and quantify the effects of system and human factors on objective workload, subjective workload and physiological stress in residents and attending physicians working in an emergency ...