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| Robert M RodriguezSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Derivation of a decision instrument for selective chest radiography in blunt traumaRobert M Rodriguez
Department of Emergency Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Trauma 71:549-53. 2011..To derive a decision instrument (DI) that identifies patients who have virtually no risk of significant intrathoracic injury (SITI) visible on chest radiography and, therefore, no need for chest imaging...
A prospective study on esophageal Doppler hemodynamic assessment in the EDRobert M Rodriguez
University of California San Francisco, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:658-63. 2006..Physician assessments of hemodynamic variables were moderately accurate. We conclude that EDP hemodynamic profiles change assessments and increase confidence in assessments but may not alter treatment...- Provider perceptions concerning use of chest x-ray studies in adult blunt trauma assessmentsGeorgina Calderon
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Emerg Med 43:568-74. 2012..Although they infrequently lead to management changing diagnoses, chest x-rays (CXRs) are the most commonly ordered imaging study in blunt trauma evaluation... - A longitudinal study of emergency medicine residents' malpractice fear and defensive medicineRobert M Rodriguez
Department of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:569-73. 2007..To determine the baseline level and evolution of defensive medicine and malpractice concern (MC) of emergency medicine (EM) residents... - Cost-effectiveness of targeted human immunodeficiency virus screening in an urban emergency departmentDavid W Dowdy
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Acad Emerg Med 18:745-53. 2011..The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ED-based targeted HIV screening as implemented in actual practice... - Food, shelter and safety needs motivating homeless persons' visits to an urban emergency departmentRobert M Rodriguez
Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Ann Emerg Med 53:598-602. 2009..We determine whether homeless persons present to the emergency department (ED) for food, shelter, and safety and whether the availability of alternative sites for provision of these needs might decrease their ED presentations... - A prospective study of primary surrogate decision makers' knowledge of intensive careRobert M Rodriguez
Department of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, USA
Crit Care Med 36:1633-6. 2008.... - Electrocardiographic criteria for detecting acute myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block: a meta-analysisJeffrey A Tabas
Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:329-336.e1. 2008..To clarify the utility of the Sgarbossa ECG algorithm, we perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of these trials... - The ability of emergency medical dispatch codes of medical complaints to predict ALS prehospital interventionsKarl A Sporer
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 11:192-8. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of selected MPDS dispatch codes to predict the need for ALS medication or procedures... - A pilot study to derive clinical variables for selective chest radiography in blunt trauma patientsRobert M Rodriguez
University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:415-8. 2006..The goal of this pilot study was to determine whether clinical criteria can identify blunt trauma patients with significant acute intrathoracic injury on chest radiograph... - A pilot study of cytokine levels and white blood cell counts in the diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitisRobert M Rodriguez
Department of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:58-61. 2006.... - A case series of patients with black tar heroin-associated necrotizing fasciitisSeamus Lonergan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California 94602, USA
J Emerg Med 26:47-50. 2004..Tests and traditional teaching regarding the "classic" findings of NF should be amended to reflect differences seen in the setting of injection drug use with black tar heroin... - EMS activation in a cohort of critically ill patientsMolly A Phelps
Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, California 94602, USA
J Emerg Med 22:127-31. 2002..Patient education about warning sign recognition for serious illnesses and about the potential benefits derived from EMS should be improved...