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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSanghavi P, Jena Newhouse, JP
Outcomes of basic versus advanced life support for out-of-hospital medical emergencies.
The researchers compared outcomes after advanced life support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS) in out-of-hospital medical emergencies. They found that advanced life support is associated with substantially higher mortality for several acute medical emergencies than BLS.
AHRQ-funded; HS022798.
Citation: Sanghavi P, Jena Newhouse, JP .
Outcomes of basic versus advanced life support for out-of-hospital medical emergencies.
Ann Intern Med 2015 Nov 3;163(9):681-90. doi: 10.7326/m15-0557..
Keywords: Elderly, Medicare, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Outcomes
Kindermann DR, Mutter RL, Houchens RL
AHRQ Author: Mutter RL
The transfer instability index: a novel metric of emergency department transfer relationships.
The researchers developed the “transfer instability index” to describe sending hospitals’ relationships with receiving hospitals. They found that emergency departments with a greater share of publicly insured patients had a greater transfer instability index, which may indicate less stable, protocolized, and regionalized transfer relationships.
AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Kindermann DR, Mutter RL, Houchens RL .
The transfer instability index: a novel metric of emergency department transfer relationships.
Acad Emerg Med 2015 Feb;22(2):166-71. doi: 10.1111/acem.12589..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department, Transitions of Care, Medicaid, Medicare