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| Michael D BrownSummaryAffiliation: Michigan State University Country: USA Publications
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An emergency department guideline for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: an outcome studyMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:20-5. 2005..To assess the clinical outcome of patients suspected of pulmonary embolism (PE) following implementation of an emergency department (ED) diagnostic guideline...- Implementation of an emergency department based transient ischemic attack clinical pathway: a pilot study in knowledge translationMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:1114-9. 2007..To assess the feasibility of implementing an emergency department (ED)-based transient ischemic attack (TIA) clinical pathway that uses computer-based clinical support, and to evaluate measures of quality, safety, and efficiency... - The accuracy of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay D-dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysisMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 40:133-44. 2002..We sought to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) D -dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the adult emergency department population... - Evidence-based emergency medicine/skills for evidence-based emergency care. Interval likelihood ratios: another advantage for the evidence-based diagnosticianMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 42:292-7. 2003..Authors and journals need to be encouraged to report the results of studies of performance of diagnostic tests using interval ranges rather than simple dichotomization when the tests involve continuous variables... - Turbidimetric D-dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a metaanalysisMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
Clin Chem 49:1846-53. 2003..The study objective was to evaluate the diagnostic performance characteristics of the latex turbidimetric D-dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department population... - Using billing data to describe patterns in asthma-related emergency department visits in childrenMathew J Reeves
Department of Epidemiology, B 601 West Fee Hall, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Pediatrics 117:S106-17. 2006.... - Asthma care and management before an emergency department visit in children in western Michigan: how well does care adhere to guidelines?Mathew J Reeves
Department of Epidemiology, B 601 West Fee Hall, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Pediatrics 117:S118-26. 2006..Our objectives were to describe asthma care and management in children treated for asthma in 3 EDs located in an urban, suburban, or rural setting... - CT lower extremity venography in suspected pulmonary embolism in the EDJesse C Johnson
Radiology Department, GRMERC MSU, 1000 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
Emerg Radiol 12:160-3. 2006..The estimated charges for detecting the single case of isolated DVT was 206,400 US dollars. In our ED setting, the additional benefit of adding CTLV to the standard ED work-up of PE was minimal... - Randomized trial of a comprehensive asthma education program after an emergency department visitMichael D Brown
Grand Rapids MERC/Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 97:44-51. 2006..Further research on alternative AE delivery strategies appears warranted to reduce the burden of asthma visits to the ED... - Evidence-based emergency medicine. Hypertonic versus isotonic crystalloid for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patientsMichael D Brown
Michigan State University Program in Emergency Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 40:113-4. 2002 - Graduate medical education and knowledge translation: role models, information pipelines, and practice change thresholdsBarry M Diner
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:1008-14. 2007..This article is not an attempt to provide a complete overview of KT and GME, but, instead, aims to create a starting point for future work and discussions in the realm of KT and GM... - Evidence-based emergency medicine/critically appraised topic. Thrombolytic therapy for submassive pulmonary embolism?Andrew Worster
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ann Emerg Med 50:78-84. 2007..Patients with submassive pulmonary embolism were considered to be those with evidence of right ventricular dysfunction but without hemodynamic instability... 
The effect of a quantitative resuscitation strategy on mortality in patients with sepsis: a meta-analysisAlan E Jones
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
Crit Care Med 36:2734-9. 2008..Quantitative resuscitation consists of structured cardiovascular intervention targeting predefined hemodynamic end points. We sought to measure the treatment effect of quantitative resuscitation on mortality from sepsis...- Estimating the pretest probability threshold to justify empiric administration of heparin prior to pulmonary vascular imaging for pulmonary embolismKerstin E Hogg
Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK
Thromb Res 118:547-53. 2006..For these three time points, we estimate the pretest probability of pulmonary embolism to justify the empiric administration of heparin... - Procalcitonin test in the diagnosis of bacteremia: a meta-analysisAlan E Jones
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28232 2861, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:34-41. 2007..We seek to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the procalcitonin test for the diagnosis of bacteremia in the emergency department (ED) population... - Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests should include estimates for both sensitivity and specificityMichael D Brown
Am Heart J 153:e1; author reply e3-4. 2007 - Novel protein markers of acute coronary syndrome complications in low-risk outpatients: a systematic review of potential use in the emergency departmentAlice M Mitchell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28323, USA
Clin Chem 51:2005-12. 2005..81 (95% confidence interval, 1.06-3.07). CONCLUSION: Published evidence is not sufficient to support the routine use of new protein markers in screening for ACS in the emergency department setting... - Test characteristics of C-reactive protein (CRP) for pediatric septic arthritisMichael D Brown
J Pediatr Orthop 24:344; author reply 344. 2004 - Parenteral dexamethasone for acute severe migraine headache: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials for preventing recurrenceIan Colman
School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
BMJ 336:1359-61. 2008..To examine the effectiveness of parenteral corticosteroids for the relief of acute severe migraine headache and prevention of recurrent headaches... 
Systematic review of emergency physician-performed ultrasonography for lower-extremity deep vein thrombosisPatrick R Burnside
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
Acad Emerg Med 15:493-8. 2008..The authors performed a systematic review to evaluate published literature on diagnostic performance of emergency physician-performed ultrasonography (EPPU) for the diagnosis and exclusion of deep venous thrombosis (DVT)...- How relevant are the systematic reviews in the cochrane library to emergency medical practice?Stephen D Emond
Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:153-8. 2002..We conducted a study of the CDSR to evaluate the relevance of this database to emergency medical practice...