Publications by authors named "Sarah Dhake"
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality. Despite guideline-driven management and increased awareness of social determinants of health, there are persistent disparities in diagnosis, management, and outcomes. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected emergency department visitation, conditions and throughput.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The global healthcare burden of COVID-19 continues to rise. There is currently limited information regarding the disease progression and the need for hospitalizations in patients who present to the Emergency Department (ED) with minimal or no symptoms.
Objectives: This study identifies bounceback rates and timeframes for patients who return to the ED due to COVID-19 after initial discharge on the date of testing.
Introduction: Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) is a lifesaving procedure within the scope of practice of emergency physicians. Because EDT is infrequently performed, emergency medicine (EM) residents lack opportunities to develop procedural competency. There is no current mastery learning curriculum for residents to learn EDT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- A 22-item checklist for performing emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) was created to improve training and assessment for emergency medicine residents.
- Experts reviewed and revised the checklist, resulting in strong inter-rater reliability (κ = 0.84) when used to evaluate performance.
- Performance on the checklist was better among those with clinical experience, highlighting its potential for enhancing procedural competency training in emergency medicine.