Recent SAEM Abstracts
SAEM Accepted Abstracts 2011
H. A. Smithline1, M. Donnino2, D. J. Greenblatt3; 1Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Pharmacokinetics of High-Dose Oral Thiamine Hydrochloride
M. Puskarich1, S. Trzeciak2, N. Shapiro3, J. Horton1, J. Studnek1, J. Kline1, A. Jones1;1Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ,3BIDMC, Boston, MA.
Association Between The Timing Of Antibiotic Administration And Outcome In Patients With Septic Shock
D. J. Henning, A. E. Fjaeldstad, C. M. Moeller, M. Fogel, C. M. Fischer, E. A. Ullman; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Evaluating A Rule For Differentiating Pericardial Disease From ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
P. D. Anderson1, A. Hegedus1, G. Ohlen2, C. Holliman3, D. Williams4, R. Suter5;1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SWEDEN, 3George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 4European Society of Emergency Medicine, London, UNITED KINGDOM, 5University of Texas, Dallas, TX.
Worldwide Growth Of Emergency Medicine As A Recognized Medical Specialty
J. Roberts, B. Sylvia, C. Fischer, D. McGillicuddy, P. Anderson, N. Shapiro, L. D. Sanchez; BIDMC Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA.
Correlation Of Triage Pain Scores And And Disposition From The Emergency Department
K. Volz1, S. Reichenbach1, C. Fischer1, L. Sanchez1, D. McGillicuddy1, J. Imperato, MD2; 1BIDMC, Boston, MA, 2Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA.
Does The Use Of Physician Triage Of Patients Arriving By Ambulance Improve Time To Provider And ED Length Of Stay?
J. Imperato1, D. Binder1, D. S. Morris2, L. Sanchez2, G. Setnik1; 1Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Physician in Triage Improves Patient Throughput
D. Schoenfeld, J. Fisher, E. Ullman; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Portable Chest Radiograph Is Associated With An Increase In Door To Balloon Time In St-elevation Myocardial Infarction (stemi)
L. G. Burke1, W. E. Baker2, P. D. Biddinger3, S. Dyer4, F. D. Friedman5, J. Imperato6, N. Joyce1, A. King7, T. P. Maciejko4, M. D. Pearlmutter8, A. Sayah9, R. D. Zane7, S. K. Epstein1; 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Boston EMS, Boston, MA, 5Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 6Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, 7Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 8St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, 9Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA.
The End Of Ambulance Diversion: Changes In Emergency Department Length Of Stay And Ambulance Turn-around Time
M. Kennedy, R. A. Enander, R. E. Wolfe, E. R. Marcantonio, N. I. Shapiro; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
How Accurate Are Emergency Department Physicians And Nurses At Assessing Delirium Among Elderly Emergency Department Patients?
S. Horng1, L. Pezzella, B.Sc.2, J. M. Hurst1, R. E. Wolfe1, L. A. Nathanson1; 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Root Cause Analysis Using Daily Performance Metrics Reduces ED Length Of Stay For Surgical Consults
S. Horng, L. A. Nathanson; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
iPad Use At The Bedside Can Decrease Time Spent At A Computer
K. E. Kroll, J. Edlow, M. Camacho; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Findings Of Chronic Sinusitis On Brain CT Are Not Associated With Acute Headaches
B. D. Easter, p. schuetz, N. I. Shapiro; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Is Long-term Hyperglycemia Predictive Of Mortality In Emergency Departments Patients With Suspected Infection
J. M. Lucas, P. Schuetz, B. D. Easter, M. D. Howell, L. Christmas, J. A. Stanbridge, C. M. Moeller, A. E. Fjaeldstad, N. I. Shapiro; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Influence Of Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, And Statins On Mortality In Patients With Suspected Infection And Hyperglycemia
M. N. Cocchi, B. Giberson, J. Salciccioli, C. Guszack, C. Jones-Bamman, M. W. Donnino; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Cumulative Organ System Dysfunction To Predict Morbidity And Mortality After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
E. Hardy1, N. Joyce2, S. Chimienti3, C. D. Tibbles4; 1Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Lexington, MA.
Outcomes Of A Non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis Program After Sexual Assault: 6 Years Of Experience At An Urban Medical Center
T. F. Platts-Mills, D. L. Brown, A. V. Borstov, S. A. McLean; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Elderly Emergency Department Patients With Pain Are Less Likely To Receive Pain Medication: Results From A National Survey 1999-2008
M. Sirois1, M. Émond1, M. Ouellet2, J. Perry3, R. Daoust4; 1CHA, Hôpital Enfant-Jésus, Québec, QC, CANADA, 2CIRRIS, Québec, QC, CANADA, 3Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, 4Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Montrél, QC, CANADA.
Functional, Mobility And Psychological Consequences Of Minor Injury Among Independent Seniors 3 To 6 Months Post-injury: Results Of A Canadian Prospective Study
M. Ouellet1, M. Sirois2, M. Émond2, J. Perry3, R. Daoust4; 1CIRRIS, Quebec, QC, CANADA, 2Unité de recherche traumatologie-urgence et soins intensifs, Quebec, QC, CANADA, 3Ottawa Health Research Institute, Otttawa, ON, CANADA, 4Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, Montréal, QC, CANADA.
Cognitive Functioning In Independent Elderly Patients Treated For Minor Injury In The Emergency Department.
T. F. Platts-Mills, D. L. Brown, A. V. Bortsov, S. A. McLean; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Pain Management In Older Adults Presenting To US Emergency Departments After Motor Vehicle Collision
T. L. Berger1, J. P. Green1, N. Garg2, A. Suarez2, N. Shapiro3, E. Panacek1;1University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, 2New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
An Evaluation Of Shock Index As A Predictor Of Hyperlactatemia And 28-day Mortality In Adult Emergency Department Patients Screened For Severe Sepsis
M. Puskarich1, S. Trzeciak2, N. Shapiro3, J. Kline1, A. Jones1; 1Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 2Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, 3BIDMC, Boston, MA.
Concordance And Prognostic Value Of Central Venous Oxygen Saturation And Lactate Clearance Emergency Department Patients With Septic Shock
R. Capp1, P. Hou2, N. Shapiro3, E. Kao4, T. W. Mooncai5, M. Filbin6; 1Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, BWH/MGH, Boston,, MA, 2Brigham & Womens Hospital, Harvard, Boston,, MA, 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard, Boston, MA, 4Harvard Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston,, MA,5Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,, MA, 6Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard, Boston,, MA.
Would A Concise Antimicrobial Prediction Protocol ( C A P P ) Empirically Improve Effective Antibiotic Selection In Severe Sepsis And Septic Shock?
S. D. Salhanick, M. Schmelzle, S. C. Robson; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Marrow Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells are Increased Following Acetaminophen Poisoning
p. schuetz1, A. Jones2, M. Howell1, M. Howell1, S. Trzeciak3, J. Singer4, W. Aird5, N. I. Shapiro1; 1BIDMC, Boston, MA, 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center,, Charlotte, NC;, NC, 3Division of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Cooper University Hospital,, Camden, NJ, 4Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan,, Michigan, MI, 5Center for Vascular Biology Research, Boston, MA.
The Association Between Hyperglycemia And Mortality In Patients With Sepsis Is Dependent On Pre-existing Diabetes
K. Volz, D. McGillicuddy, L. Sanchez, C. Fischer, G. Horowitz; BIDMC, Boston, MA.
Educational Interventions Are Ineffective In Eliminating CK-MB From The Evaluation Of Chest Pain In The Emergency Department.
H. E. Wang1, N. I. Shapiro2, M. M. Safford1, J. B. Rodgers1, A. Carson1, D. G. Warnock1, G. Howard1; 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL,2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
C-reactive Protein And Risk Of Acute Sepsis
M. Donnino, M. Cocchi, B. Giberson, J. Salciccioli, M. Chase, P. Akuthota; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
The Effect Of Post-arrest Oxygenation On The Vascular Endothelium And Systemic Inflammatory Response
M. Donnino, M. Cocchi, J. Salciccioli, P. Akuthota, M. Chase, D. Cutlip; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Prospective, Double-blind Randomized Pilot Study Of Statin Therapy In Septic Shock
M. Petchy, N. Joyce, L. Mottley, A. Peters, P. Anderson, S. Grossman, R. Wolfe, L. Ngo; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Characteristics Associated With Emergency Department Admission Rates
F. J. O'Connell, D. C. McGillicuddy, J. C. Roberts, L. S. Canham, N. I. Shapiro, L. D. Sanchez; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Abnormal Triage Vital Signs Are Associated with Intensive Care Unit Admission
K. Volz, L. Sanchez, G. Horowitz, D. McGillicuddy; BIDMC, Boston, MA.
CK-MB Index Should Be Eliminated In Patients With Indeterminate Troponins In The Emergency Department.
M. Chase1, J. Goldstein2, D. Pallin3, M. Selim1, M. Carmacho1, N. Joyce1, J. O'Connor1, J. Edlow1; 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA,2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Predictors Of Acute Stroke In Ed Patients With Dizziness
M. Chase1, J. O'Connor1, M. Selim1, J. Goldstein2, D. Pallin3, M. Carmacho1, J. Edlow1; 1BIDMC, Boston, MA, 2MGH, Boston, MA, 3BWH, Boston, MA.
Epidemiology And Resource Utilization Among Ed Patients With Dizziness
K. B. Cochran, R. Lawniczak, B. Giberson, M. Spielman, M. N. Cocchi, M. Donnino; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Evaluation Of Etiologies And Therapeutic Strategies In Hypotensive Patients With Atrial Fibrillation And Rapid Ventricular Response
D. J. Henning, S. Horng, D. C. McGillicuddy, L. D. Sanchez; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Evaluating The Impact Of Introducing An Electronic Charting System On Resident Productivity
SAEM Accepted Abstracts 2010
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
63 Mass Gathering Medical Care, Mess Miss or Mass. Analysis of an Irish Mass Gathering and Comparison to Previously Published Large US Study, Michael Sean Molloy, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre - Department of Emergency Medicine.
71 Underrepresented Minorities in Academic Emergency Medicine, Jessica Klausmeier, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
78 An Electronic Health Record with an Integrated Resident Evaluation System Improves Faculty Evaluations of Residents, Jennifer Pope, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
128 Does CK MB Add Additional Benefit to Troponin in the Evaluation of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department?, Kathryn Volz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
145 Does Switching D-dimer Assays Result in Changes in Need for Computed Tomography Angiogram and Emergency Department Length of Stay in Patients Being Evaluated for Pulmonary Embolism?, Kathryn Volz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
147 Real-Time Automated Body Temperature Surveillance and Reporting in the Emergency Department: A Practical Sentinel for Pandemics and Bioterrorism, Samantha Foy, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
155 Positive Blood Cultures in Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department, Christopher Fischer, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
173 Triggers in the ED: Identification of Patients with Abnormal Vital Signs Improves Time to Therapy, Jonathan Roberts, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
466 Association of Diabetes and Endothelial Cell Markers and Organ Function in Sepsis, Philipp Schuetz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
538 Applying the Boston Syncope Criteria to Near Syncope, Laura Burke, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
PAPER/ORAL PRESENTATIONS
1 Change in Acuity of Emergency Department Visits in Ten Massachusetts Hospitals after Implementation of Health Care Reform, Peter Smulowitz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
43 Induction of Endothelial Inflammatory and Coagulation Pathways by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor-2, Teresa Sanchez, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
44 Adipocyte-Mediated Endothelial Dysfunction Accentuates Sepsis Morbidity and Mortality in Obese Mice, Kiichiro Yano, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
264 Randomized Control Trial to Improve Satisfaction in Emergency Department Patients Receiving Radiographic Imaging of the Extremities, Jennifer O’Connor, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
271 Emergency Department Consultation: Quality Measures Across Seven Hospitals, Carrie D Tibbles, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
299 Perceptions of Specialty Consultation in Academic Emergency Departments: A Two Way Street, Carrie D Tibbles, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
314 Post-Cardiac Arrest Therapeutic Hypothermia is Not Associated with Increased Bleeding in Coagulopathic Patients, Michael Donnino, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
324 Epidemiology, Resource Utilization and Diagnosis of Delirious ED Patients, Maura Kennedy, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
368 The End of Ambulance Diversion: Effects on Emergency Department Length of Stay and Workscore at an Urban, Academic Emergency Department, Laura Burke, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
385 Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy Predicts Organ Dysfunctions and Mortality in Sepsis, Nathan I Shapiro, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
386 Association of Endothelial Cell Markers with Organ Function and Severity of Sepsis, Philipp Schuetz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
389 Proof of Principle: The Predisposition, Infection, Response, Organ Failure (PIRO) Sepsis Staging System, Philipp Schuetz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.
SAEM Accepted Abstracts 2009
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
30 Do Emergency Department Patients with Vertigo Need Emergent Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Maureen Chase, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
108 Effect of an Integrated Public Health Curriculum in an Emergency Medicine
Residency, Marian Betz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Also being presented as IEME by Jonathan Fisher, MD, MPH.
564 Adenosinergic Signaling Limits Acute Acetaminophen Toxicity, Steven D
Salhanick, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
568 Spatial-Temporal Relationships Between Violence and Alcohol Outlets in Boston, Robert Lipton, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
630 Reviewers Tend to Disagree on the Presence Of Errors, Adverse Events and
Opportunities For Improvement in 72-hour Return Visits to the Emergency
Department, Philip Anderson, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
638 Emergency Department Use by Patients with Asthma or Upper Respiratory Tract Infection After Health Care Reform in Massachusetts, Peter Smulowitz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
650 Use of Separate Venipunctures for IV Access and Laboratory Studies Decreases
Hemolysis Rates and Overall ED Length of Stay, Shannon Straszewski, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
654 Eliminating Amylase from the Evaluation of Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department, Kathryn Volz, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
659 Identifying Emergency Department Patients at Risk of Clinical Deterioration
and ICU Transfer, Maura Kennedy, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
MODERATED POSTERS
159 Outcomes of Near Syncope Parallel Syncope Patients in the Emergency Department, Shamai Grossman, MD, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
165 Does Time to Antibiotics Effect in Hospital Mortality and ICU Length of Stay in Patients with Bacteremia, Maureen Chase, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
PAPER/ORAL PRESENTATIONS
3 Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin to Assess the Risk of Developing Renal Dysfunction in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Sepsis, Nathan Shapiro, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
352 Murine Sepsis is Associated with Elevated Plasma Leptin Levels, Kiichiro Yano, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
531 Coronary Artery Disease is Prevalent in Post-Arrest Patients without Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction, Deborah Vinton, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
