Alfred Sacchetti

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Utility of UB-92 data for monitoring emergency department performance improvement
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    J Healthc Qual 23:26-8, 33. 2001
  2. ncbi Contribution of ED admissions to inpatient hospital revenue
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 20:30-1. 2002
  3. ncbi Pediatric Procedural Sedation in the Community Emergency Department: results from the ProSCED registry
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 23:218-22. 2007
  4. ncbi Procedural sedation for children with special health care needs
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 19:231-9. 2003
  5. ncbi The paradox of the nested pediatric emergency department
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 12:1236-9. 2005
  6. ncbi The potential for errors in children with special health care needs
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 7:1330-3. 2000
  7. ncbi Should pediatric emergency care be decentralized?: an out-of-hospital destination model for critically ill children
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 7:787-91. 2000
  8. ncbi Acceptance of family member presence during pediatric resuscitations in the emergency department: effects of personal experience
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 16:85-7. 2000
  9. ncbi Can sick children tell time?: emergency department presentation patterns of critically ill children
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 6:906-10. 1999
  10. ncbi Total procedural requirements as indication for emergency department sedation
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 26:209-11. 2010

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Publications22

  1. ncbi Utility of UB-92 data for monitoring emergency department performance improvement
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    J Healthc Qual 23:26-8, 33. 2001
    ..6% of low-risk patients underwent both a urinalysis and a urine culture and sensitivity in the emergency department. In the 5-month follow-up period, the percentage of patients undergoing both tests decreased 18% to only 23%...
  2. ncbi Contribution of ED admissions to inpatient hospital revenue
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 20:30-1. 2002
    ..ED services represent a major source of inpatient hospital revenue. The recognition of the ED's potential in this area may be lost if income from patients admitted through the ED is credited to traditional hospital-based services...
  3. ncbi Pediatric Procedural Sedation in the Community Emergency Department: results from the ProSCED registry
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 23:218-22. 2007
    ..This report describes these same practice patterns and outcomes for community hospital-based general emergency physicians (EPs) in their treatment of pediatric patients...
  4. ncbi Procedural sedation for children with special health care needs
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 19:231-9. 2003
    ..This article examines the unique anatomic and physiologic implications of procedural sedation or analgesia management in children with special health care needs...
  5. ncbi The paradox of the nested pediatric emergency department
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 12:1236-9. 2005
    ..This study examined three staffing models for nPEDs and their impact on pediatric encounters...
  6. ncbi The potential for errors in children with special health care needs
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 7:1330-3. 2000
    ..Coupled with the use of medical identification jewelry and an electronic transmission system, an EIF has the potential to eliminate management errors in the care of these patients...
  7. ncbi Should pediatric emergency care be decentralized?: an out-of-hospital destination model for critically ill children
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 7:787-91. 2000
    ..Application of this model to assess the impact of changes in different parameters of an emergency medical services for children (EMSC) system is described...
  8. ncbi Acceptance of family member presence during pediatric resuscitations in the emergency department: effects of personal experience
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 16:85-7. 2000
    ..Reluctance to adopt FMP may stem from preconceived notions on this practice. This study evaluates the effect of prior experience with FMP and on its acceptance by emergency department personnel (EDP)...
  9. ncbi Can sick children tell time?: emergency department presentation patterns of critically ill children
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 6:906-10. 1999
    ..This study evaluated whether such a diurnal pattern also exists for critically ill children and the implications of such a presentation pattern on ED staffing...
  10. ncbi Total procedural requirements as indication for emergency department sedation
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 26:209-11. 2010
    ..The use of procedural sedation in children based on total procedural requirements is proposed with 2 illustrative cases as examples of this concept...
  11. ncbi Droperidol use in pediatric emergency department patients
    Kenneth Szwak
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 26:248-50. 2010
    ..Droperidol is a controversial drug with multiple clinical applications. This report examines the use of droperidol in pediatric emergency department (ED) patients...
  12. ncbi Procedural sedation in the community emergency department: initial results of the ProSCED registry
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 14:41-6. 2007
    ..Extrapolation of these practices into the community hospital setting is not well established. This report describes community hospital practices and outcomes in a multicenter PSA registry...
  13. ncbi Sedation for pediatric CT scanning: is radiology becoming a drug-free zone?
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 21:295-7. 2005
    ..Cooperation for a diagnostic study is a frequent indication for pediatric procedural sedation. This study examines the continued need for sedation in the era of fast helical computerized tomography (CT) scanners...
  14. ncbi Family members do not disrupt care when present during invasive procedures
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, 1600 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 12:477-9. 2005
    ..To determine whether family members (FMs) remaining with pediatric patients during invasive procedures interfere with delivery of care...
  15. ncbi Sedation in the emergency department
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ, USA
    Pediatr Ann 34:617-22. 2005
    ..Safe and effective management of these children has become a priority in properly staffed and equipped EDs throughout the country...
  16. ncbi Emergency medical services for children: the new jersey model
    Alfred Sacchetti
    From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton Department of Emergency Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune and Department of Emergency Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Goryeb Children s Hospital, Morristown, NJ
    Pediatr Emerg Care 28:310-2. 2012
    ..The New Jersey model leads to more accessible care and more rapid stabilization of children regardless of their mode of delivery to the ED...
  17. ncbi Etomidate: not worth the risk in septic patients
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 080403-1503, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 52:14-6. 2008
  18. ncbi Pelvic examination is unnecessary in pregnant patients with a normal bedside ultrasound
    Amanda Seymour
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 28:213-6. 2010
    ..This study examines the necessity of a formal pelvic examination in patients with early pregnancy-related complaints and an intrauterine pregnancy on bedside ultrasound (US)...
  19. ncbi The safety of single-physician procedural sedation in the emergency department
    K Hogan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
    Emerg Med J 23:922-3. 2006
    ..5%) cases monitored by emergency nurses and in 140 (97.9%) patients monitored by emergency physicians (p>0.7). CONCLUSION: Procedural sedation in the emergency department performed by a single emergency physician is safe and effective...
  20. ncbi Primary cardiac arrhythmias in children
    A Sacchetti
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 15:95-8. 1999
    ..Primary cardiac arrhythmias are much less common in children than adults. This study was performed to identify the characteristics of primary arrhythmias in pediatric patients in the Emergency Department (ED)...
  21. ncbi Emergency physicians and the care of children
    Ghazala Q Sharieff
    Emergency Department, Children's Hospital and Health Center/University of California, San Diego, CA 92011, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 23:890-3. 2005
    ..The care of children is an integral aspect of emergency medicine. This article reviews the many important contributions that emergency physicians have made in advancing the acute care of children...
  22. ncbi Emergency department procedural sedation formularies
    Alfred Sacchetti
    Am J Emerg Med 23:569-70. 2005