Publications by authors named "Megan Nye"
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- - The study examines the link between staff workload, measured by the NASA Task Load Index (TLX), and overcrowding levels in a pediatric emergency department, using the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS).
- - Staff questionnaires collected from June 2018 to January 2019 revealed a weak overall correlation (R² 0.096) between perceived workload and NEDOCS, although certain groups showed stronger correlations.
- - The findings suggest that while NEDOCS does not strongly correlate with individual workload perceptions, it may better reflect perceived workload during crowded periods or when assessing severe overcrowding in a binary manner.
Article Synopsis
- * Conducted in multiple hospitals from 2018-2020, the study involved pediatric patients aged 18 months to 17 years and utilized a handheld ultrasound device to collect data for training the algorithm.
- * Results showed the algorithm achieved an accuracy of 88.5% in identifying lung consolidation, with strong sensitivity and specificity, suggesting it could be effective in clinical settings for diagnosing pneumonia.
Objective: To determine if caregivers would be able to successfully perform in home lung ultrasounds on their children without direct supervision after undergoing a basic tutorial that would allow for expert interpretation.
Methods: A prospective exploratory single-center cohort study was conducted on patients (0-18 years) presenting to a pediatric emergency department with a respiratory complaint or COVID-related illness. Caregivers underwent a brief hands-on session and were instructed to scan the lungs daily for 7 days.
Purpose: To quantify the current literature and limitations associated with research examining thermoregulatory and cardiovascular strain in laborers working in the heat.
Methods: PubMed, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus were searched for terms related to the cardiovascular system, heat stress, and physical work. Qualifying studies included adult participants (18-65 years old), a labor-intensive environment or exercise protocol simulating a labor environment, a minimum duration of 120 min of physical work, and environmental heat stress (ambient temperature ≥26.
Objectives: Coaches improve cardiopulmonary (CPR) outcomes in real-world and simulated settings. To explore verbal feedback that targets CPR quality, we used natural language processing (NLP) methodologies on transcripts from a published pediatric randomized trial (coach vs. no coach in simulated CPR).
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