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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedJohnson MD, Zorc JJ, Nelson DS
Intravenous magnesium in asthma pharmacotherapy: variability in use in the PECARN Registry.
Researchers examined the use, efficacy, and safety of intravenous magnesium sulfate (IVMg) in children with asthma whose emergency department (ED) management is recorded in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Registry. They found that, in PECARN Registry EDs, administration of IVMg occurred late in ED treatment, for a minority of the children likely to benefit, with variation between sites, which suggested the current clinical role for IVMg in preventing hospitalization was limited. Discharge after IVMg administration would likely be safe. They recommended further research to assess the efficacy and safety of early IVMg administration.
AHRQ-funded; HS020270.
Citation: Johnson MD, Zorc JJ, Nelson DS .
Intravenous magnesium in asthma pharmacotherapy: variability in use in the PECARN Registry.
J Pediatr 2020 May;220:165-74.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.01.062..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Asthma, Medication, Emergency Department, Registries, Treatments, Patient Safety, Medication: Safety
Krell RW, Regenbogen SE, Wong SL
Variation in hospital treatment patterns for metastatic colorectal cancer.
This study used national clinical registry data to assess treatment patterns for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The goal was to determine the degree to which different treatment modalities such as metastatic site surgery or multiagent chemotherapy can characterize a hospital’s overall “aggressiveness” in treatment. It found that hospitals with high volumes of service consistently using more metastatic site resection and multiagent chemotherapy than hospitals with low volumes of service.
AHRQ-funded; HS020937.
Citation: Krell RW, Regenbogen SE, Wong SL .
Variation in hospital treatment patterns for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Cancer 2015 Jun 1;121(11):1755-61. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29253..
Keywords: Treatments, Registries, Hospitals, Patient Safety