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| Fredric M HusteySummaryAffiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Country: USA Publications
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The prevalence and documentation of impaired mental status in elderly emergency department patientsFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:248-53. 2002..We sought to determine the prevalence of mental status impairment in elderly emergency department patients and to assess documentation of and referrals by emergency physicians for mental status impairment after discharge from the ED...
Implementing an Internet-based communication network for use during skilled nursing facility to emergency department care transitions: challenges and opportunities for improvementFredric M Hustey
Cleveland Clinic, Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:249-53. 2012....
An internet-based communication network for information transfer during patient transitions from skilled nursing facility to the emergency departmentFredric M Hustey
Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1148-52. 2010....
Inappropriate prescribing in an older ED populationFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:804-7. 2007..Outpatient PIM use in older ED patients is highly prevalent. Further education is needed regarding prescribing practices in this population group...
A brief risk stratification tool to predict functional decline in older adults discharged from emergency departmentsFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1269-74. 2007....
A depression screen and intervention for older ED patientsFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:133-7. 2007..Depression is highly prevalent and poorly recognized in older ED patients. Use of the Short-Form Geriatric Depression Scale did not alter care of older patients with depression...
The use of a brief depression screen in older emergency department patientsFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine E 19, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:905-8. 2005..To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a brief two-question depression screen for the detection of depression in older emergency department (ED) patients, and to determine the prevalence of depression in this population...
The use of abdominal computed tomography in older ED patients with acute abdominal painFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:259-65. 2005..CT use is highly prevalent in older ED patients with acute abdominal pain. CT results are often diagnostic, especially for patients with emergent conditions...
The effect of mental status screening on the care of elderly emergency department patientsFredric M Hustey
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:678-84. 2003..We determine the effect of screening examinations for mental status impairment on the care of elderly patients in the emergency department and prospectively assess recognition of mental status impairment by emergency physicians...
Quality indicators for geriatric emergency careKevin M Terrell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:441-9. 2009..The project objective was to develop ED-specific quality indicators for older patients to help practitioners identify quality gaps and focus quality improvement efforts...
The Six-Item Screener to detect cognitive impairment in older emergency department patientsScott T Wilber
Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine Akron, Ohio, USA
Acad Emerg Med 15:613-6. 2008..To prevent errors, emergency physicians (EPs) should use brief, sensitive tests to evaluate older patient's mental status. Prior studies have shown that the Six-Item Screener (SIS) meets these criteria...
Potentially inappropriate medications and adverse drug effects in elders in the EDNeil Nixdorff
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:697-700. 2008..This problem may be magnified by inaccurate medication lists obtained by ED providers. A larger multicenter study may help to better define the scope of this problem...
Decreasing door-to-balloon times via a streamlined referral protocol for patients requiring transportAndrew P Reimer
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Am J Emerg Med 31:499-503. 2013..The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a streamlined interfacility referral protocol in reducing door-to-balloon (D2B) times for patients experiencing acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)...
Etiology and clinical course of abdominal pain in senior patients: a prospective, multicenter studyLawrence M Lewis
Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:1071-6. 2005..The authors describe the epidemiology and clinical course of older persons examined in emergency departments (EDs) for abdominal pain...
Beers criteria and the ED: an adequate standard for inappropriate prescribing?Fredric M Hustey
Am J Emerg Med 26:695-6. 2008
