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Edward S Bessman

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Verified email at jhmi.edu
Cited by 1527

A systematic review and qualitative analysis to inform the development of a new emergency department-based geriatric case management model

SK Sinha, ES Bessman, N Flomenbaum… - Annals of emergency …, 2011 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: We inform the future development of a new geriatric emergency
management practice model. We perform a systematic review of the existing evidence for …

Evidence-based diagnosis and thrombolytic treatment of cardiac arrest or periarrest due to suspected pulmonary embolism

JK Logan, H Pantle, P Huiras, E Bessman… - The American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
When a previously healthy adult experiences atraumatic cardiac arrest, providers must
quickly identify the etiology and implement potentially lifesaving interventions such as …

Active bed management by hospitalists and emergency department throughput

E Howell, E Bessman, S Kravet, K Kolodner… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: When emergency departments are overcrowded, ambulances are diverted.
Interventions focused primarily on emergency departments have had limited success …

Hospitalist bed management effecting throughput from the emergency department to the intensive care unit

E Howell, E Bessman, R Marshall, S Wright - Journal of critical care, 2010 - Elsevier
RATIONALE: Emergency department (ED) patients in need of an intensive care unit (ICU)
admission are very sick. Reducing the length of time to get these patients into ICU beds is …

The effect of triage diagnostic standing orders on emergency department treatment time

R Retezar, E Bessman, R Ding, SL Zeger… - Annals of emergency …, 2011 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Triage standing orders are used in emergency departments (EDs) to
initiate evaluation when there is no bed available. This study evaluates the effect of …

A randomized controlled trial of the effect of service delivery information on patient satisfaction in an emergency department fast track

ML McCarthy, R Ding, SL Zeger… - Academic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 674–685© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective was to determine the …

Ethical issues of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: current practice among emergency physicians

CA Marco, ES Bessman… - Academic Emergency …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine current practice and attitudes among emergency physicians (EPs)
regarding the initiation and termination of CPR. Methods: An anonymous survey was mailed …

Ethical issues of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: comparison of emergency physician practices from 1995 to 2007

CA Marco, ES Bessman… - Academic Emergency …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: The objectives were to determine current practice among emergency physicians
(EPs) regarding the initiation and termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitative (CPR) efforts …

Hospitalists and an innovative emergency department admission process

EE Howell, ES Bessman, HR Rubin - Journal of general internal medicine, 2004 - Springer
After treatment in an emergency department (ED), patients often wait several hours for
hospital admission, resulting in dissatisfaction and increased wait times for both admitted …

Impact of antibiotic choices made in the emergency department on appropriateness of antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients

D Kiyatkin, E Bessman… - Journal of hospital …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Overuse of antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) is common in
hospitalized patients and may begin in the emergency department (ED). METHODS For a 4 …