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Apparent life-threatening event: multicenter prospective cohort study to develop a clinical decision rule for admission to the hospitalAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 61:379-387.e4. 2013..We identify factors in emergency department (ED) patients presenting with apparent life-threatening events that distinguish those safe for discharge from those warranting hospitalization...
Is there an association between PEPFAR funding and improvement in national health indicators in Africa? A retrospective studyHerbert C Duber
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
J Int AIDS Soc 13:21. 2010....- Summary of NIH Medical-Surgical Emergency Research Roundtable held on April 30 to May 1, 2009Amy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson Street, Box 21, Torrance, CA 90509 2910, USA
Ann Emerg Med 56:522-37. 2010.... - Defining systems expertise: effective simulation at the organizational level--implications for patient safety, disaster surge capacity, and facilitating the systems interfaceAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Torrance, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 15:1098-103. 2008.... - Assessing hospital disaster preparedness: a comparison of an on-site survey, directly observed drill performance, and video analysis of teamworkAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:195-201, 201.e1-12. 2008.... 
Current hospital disaster preparednessAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, California 90509, USA
JAMA 298:2188-90. 2007- Assessment of the reliability of the Johns Hopkins/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality hospital disaster drill evaluation toolAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:204-10, 210.e1-8. 2008.... - Imaging of spinal cord injuriesAmy Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, 21, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 25:735-50, ix. 2007..Early diagnosis and management of SCI is critical in minimizing complications and the severity of injury. This article reviews the test characteristics and evidence-based indications for imaging modalities of SCI... - Emergency medical services system changes reduce pediatric epinephrine dosing errors in the prehospital settingAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, Box 21, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Pediatrics 118:1493-500. 2006.... - Surge capacity for healthcare systems: a conceptual frameworkAmy Kaji
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California corrected, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:1157-9. 2006.... - Hospital disaster preparedness in Los Angeles CountyAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Box 21, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:1198-203. 2006..There are no standardized measures of hospital disaster preparedness or hospital "surge capacity.".. - Moonlighting and the emergency medicine residentAmy Kaji
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502-2004, USA
Ann Emerg Med 40:63-6. 2002 - Disaster medicine and the emergency medicine residentAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:865-70. 2003 - Are there differences in access to care, treatment, and outcomes for children with appendicitis treated at county versus private hospitals?Steven L Lee
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrence, CA, USA
Perm J 16:4-6. 2012.... - County versus private hospitals: access of care, management and outcomes for patients with appendicitisSteven L Lee
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson Street, Box 25, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA
JSLS 16:283-6. 2012..This study determines if disparities exist between county and private hospitals... - Does age affect the outcomes and management of pediatric appendicitis?Steven L Lee
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
J Pediatr Surg 46:2342-5. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine whether age affects the outcome and management of pediatric appendicitis... - General surgery resident remediation and attrition: a multi-institutional studyArezou Yaghoubian
Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, CA, USA
Arch Surg 147:829-33. 2012..To determine the rates and predictors of remediation and attrition among general surgery residents... - Predicting performance on the American Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying examinations: a multi-institutional studyChristian De Virgilio
Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Arch Surg 145:852-6. 2010..Identifying such factors may assist in the early implementation of an academic intervention for at-risk residents... - The learning curve of resident physicians using emergency ultrasonography for obstructive uropathyTimothy B Jang
Department of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:1024-7. 2010..However, there is a paucity of literature regarding bedside US for obstructive uropathy in the emergency department (ED), and it is unknown how much experience is required for competency in such exams... - Weekly assigned reading and examinations during residency, ABSITE performance, and improved pass rates on the American Board of Surgery ExaminationsChristian De Virgilio
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
J Surg Educ 65:499-503. 2008.... - Presentation and survival of prehospital apparent sudden infant death syndromeMatthew P Smith
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:181-5. 2005.... - Elevated blood alcohol level may be protective of trauma patient mortalityArezou Yaghoubian
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
Am Surg 75:950-3. 2009..04) and increased ISS (OR 1.19) were associated with mortality. In conclusion, a positive BAL was associated with a decreased mortality risk in trauma patients, which persisted after adjusting for multiple confounding variables... - A Bayesian sensitivity analysis of out-of-hospital 12-lead electrocardiograms: implications for regionalization of cardiac careScott T Youngquist
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:1165-71. 2007..Although estimates of sensitivity and specificity of PHTL for STEMI have been reported, the impact of out-of-hospital STEMI prevalence on positive predictive value (PPV) has not been evaluated... - Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy in children: outcomes comparison based on age, sex, and perforation statusSteven L Lee
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA
Arch Surg 146:1118-21. 2011..Outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) will be similar to open appendectomy (OA) in children of all ages... - Beta-blocker use and the changing epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rhythmsScott T Youngquist
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90590, United States
Resuscitation 76:376-80. 2008..This changing epidemiology has occurred concomitant with an increase in beta-blocker use... - Residents as teachers in the emergency departmentAmy Kaji
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Torrance, CA 90502-2004, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:316-8. 2002 - Emergency medicine continuous certificationAmy Kaji
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program Torrance, CA 90502-2004, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:680-2. 2002 - Admission variables predictive of gangrenous cholecystitisAnn E Falor
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
Am Surg 78:1075-8. 2012..1 vs 3.6% in the acute cholecystitis group, P=0.01). The increased rate of conversion observed with surgery delay suggests that early laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be preferable in most patients... - Evidence-based medicine. A primer for the emergency medicine residentDavid H Newman
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Emergency Medicine, Residency Program, Torrance, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:77-80. 2002 - Low sensitivity of physical examination findings in necrotizing soft tissue infection is improved with laboratory values: a prospective studyTony Chan
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Am J Surg 196:926-30; discussion 930. 2008..The purpose of this study was to prospectively determine how often "hard signs" of NSTI are present and to evaluate how knowledge of laboratory parameters influence our surgeons' abilities to diagnose and manage NSTI... - Implementation of specialty centers for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:215-22. 2009..Early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be superior to fibrinolytic therapy and is associated with reduced morbidity and mortality for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)... - Unique characteristics of emergency care research: scope, populations, and infrastructureD Mark Courtney
Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:990-4. 2009.... - Evaluating emergency care research networks: what are the right metrics?Jill M Baren
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:1010-3. 2009.... - Detection of undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetic states in high-risk emergency department patientsMichelle A Charfen
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:394-402. 2009.... - The public mock oral: a useful tool for examinees and the audience in preparation for the American Board of Surgery Certifying ExaminationArmen Aboulian
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
J Surg Educ 67:33-6. 2010..The objective of the study was to investigate the value of an educational program instituted in our general surgery residency training in preparation for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Certifying Examination (CE)... - Advanced medical simulation applications for emergency medicine microsystems evaluation and trainingLeo Kobayashi
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 15:1058-70. 2008.... - A disaster medicine curriculum for medical studentsAmy H Kaji
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA emedharbor edu
Teach Learn Med 22:116-22. 2010..Yet, disaster training is not routinely incorporated into the curriculum of undergraduate medical education. The development and implementation of a disaster management course for medical students should therefore be a priority... - Acute care surgery performed by sleep deprived residents: are outcomes affected?Arezou Yaghoubian
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
J Surg Res 163:192-6. 2010..Yet no data are available regarding outcomes of operations performed by surgical trainees working without rest beyond 16 h in the current 80-h workweek era... - Cholangitis: analysis of admission prognostic indicators and outcomesDavid K Rosing
Department of Surgery and Emergency Medicine, Harbor University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
Am Surg 73:949-54. 2007..Admission WBC > or = 20,000 cells/mm3 and TBili > or =10 mg/dL are selective predictors of adverse outcomes in acute cholangitis... - ConcussionAmy H Kaji
N Engl J Med 356:1788; author reply 1789. 2007