Mary J. Hughes
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View article: Impact of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 on emergency medicine resident procedure performance
Impact of <span>COVID</span>‐19 on emergency medicine resident procedure performance Open
Background As a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic, patterns of patient presentations and medical education have changed, potentially resulting in fewer and different types of patient encounters. Procedural proficiency is a cornerstone of eme…
View article: Are Digital Oral Thermometer Readings Accurate in Adult Emergency Department Patients?
Are Digital Oral Thermometer Readings Accurate in Adult Emergency Department Patients? Open
Background Inaccurate vital signs may lead to inadequate treatment and skew the differential diagnosis in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), and thus could cause a delay in diagnosis and treatment. Our study sought to ev…
View article: Adaptive change in simulation education: Comparison of effectiveness of a communication skill curriculum on death notification using in‐person methods versus a digital communication platform
Adaptive change in simulation education: Comparison of effectiveness of a communication skill curriculum on death notification using in‐person methods versus a digital communication platform Open
Background Mandates to social distance and “shelter in place” during the COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated the exploration of new academic content delivery methods. Digital communication platforms (DCP; e.g., Zoom) were widely used to facilit…
View article: Antiplatelet therapy is associated with a high rate of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with head injuries
Antiplatelet therapy is associated with a high rate of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with head injuries Open
Background Antiplatelet agents are increasingly used in cardiovascular treatment. Limited research has been performed into risks of acute and delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in these patients who sustain head injuries. Our …
View article: Death notification: a digital communication platform for simulated patient-based training with medical students
Death notification: a digital communication platform for simulated patient-based training with medical students Open
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View article: Ancillary Findings on CT Pulmonary Angiograms that are Negative for Pulmonary Embolism
Ancillary Findings on CT Pulmonary Angiograms that are Negative for Pulmonary Embolism Open
CONTEXT One advantage of computed tomographic pulmonary angiograms (CTPA) is that they often show pathology in patients in whom pulmonary embolism (PE) has been excluded. In this investigation, we identified the ancillary findings on CTPAs…
View article: Pregnant Woman With Rash
Pregnant Woman With Rash Open
View article: Pulmonary vein thrombosis in patients with medical risk factors
Pulmonary vein thrombosis in patients with medical risk factors Open
View article: Sleep and Lifestyle Habits of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Residents During Training
Sleep and Lifestyle Habits of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Residents During Training Open
Context Duty hours were enacted in 2003 with the intent to improve patient safety and resident well-being. However, limited data exist regarding improvements in residents’ well-being since the implementation of these restrictions. Objectiv…
View article: The Reply
The Reply Open
View article: Frequency of return visits to the emergency department in patients discharged following hypoglycemia episodes
Frequency of return visits to the emergency department in patients discharged following hypoglycemia episodes Open
View article: Evaluation of Nucleic Acid Isothermal Amplification Methods for Human Clinical Microbial Infection Detection
Evaluation of Nucleic Acid Isothermal Amplification Methods for Human Clinical Microbial Infection Detection Open
Battling infection is a major healthcare objective. Untreated infections can rapidly evolve toward the condition of sepsis in which the body begins to fail and resuscitation becomes critical and tenuous. Identification of infection followe…
View article: Prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in patients with fractures of the pelvis or long bones
Prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in patients with fractures of the pelvis or long bones Open
View article: CT Pulmonary Angiography in Young Women
CT Pulmonary Angiography in Young Women Open
The purpose was to determine whether young women in the emergency department who received computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiograms were evaluated to receive lower dose imaging or no imaging, recognizing that the risks of radiation ar…
View article: Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum
Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum Open
Background: A medical neuroscience curriculum that integrates broad categorization of neurological diseases in the first year of medical education has a functional utility to strengthen the foundation of medical students in clinical neuros…
View article: Implications of direct amplification for measuring antimicrobial resistance using point-of-care devices
Implications of direct amplification for measuring antimicrobial resistance using point-of-care devices Open
The use of direct amplification combined with point-of-care technologies for measuring antimicrobial resistance could expedite diagnoses.
View article: National Trends in Home Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
National Trends in Home Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Open
Background: Management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism has evolved from obligatory hospitalization to home treatment of carefully selected low-risk patients. The purpose of this investigation is to determine national trends in th…
View article: Home Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism in the Era of Novel Oral Anticoagulants
Home Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism in the Era of Novel Oral Anticoagulants Open
View article: Antimicrobial resistance dashboard application for mapping environmental occurrence and resistant pathogens
Antimicrobial resistance dashboard application for mapping environmental occurrence and resistant pathogens Open
An antibiotic resistance (AR) Dashboard application is being developed regarding the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) and bacteria (ARB) in environmental and clinical settings. The application gathers and geospatially maps A…
View article: Home Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis According to Comorbid Conditions
Home Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis According to Comorbid Conditions Open
View article: Static self-directed sample dispensing into a series of reaction wells on a microfluidic card for parallel genetic detection of microbial pathogens
Static self-directed sample dispensing into a series of reaction wells on a microfluidic card for parallel genetic detection of microbial pathogens Open
A microfluidic card is described for simultaneous and rapid genetic detection of multiple microbial pathogens. The hydrophobic surface of native acrylic and a novel microfluidic mechanism termed "airlock" were used to dispense sample into …
View article: Home Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Era of New Oral Anticoagulants
Home Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Era of New Oral Anticoagulants Open
This is a retrospective cohort study of adults with a primary diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) unaccompanied by pulmonary embolism (PE), seen in 4 emergency departments in 2013 and part of 2014. The purpose was to assess the preva…