Publications by authors named "Erica Jessen"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore why outpatient management of low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is not common despite being recommended by guidelines, using interviews with emergency physicians.
- Researchers conducted interviews with 26 physicians from various hospitals, identifying that external factors like the medical-legal environment and insurance issues play a significant role, but personal beliefs and institutional culture also heavily influence the management decisions.
- The findings suggest that to improve outpatient treatment of low-risk PE, it's essential to address both external barriers and the clinicians' fears and local practices, drawing from implementation science.
Characteristics of acute sexual assault care in New England emergency departments.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
June 2023
Objective: Interventions such as written protocols and sexual assault nurse examiner programs improve outcomes for patients who have experienced acute sexual assault. How widely and in what ways such interventions have been implemented is largely unknown. We sought to characterize the current state of acute sexual assault care in New England.
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