Background: Trends within healthcare over the last decade have resulted in a tremendous increase in the collection of data pertaining to quality…
Background: Race and sex-based biases have been found to occur in healthcare, these biases ultimately effect the care that patients receive. Previous…
Background: Studies have reported differences in the care provided according to the sex and race of the patient. A PE in the lungs can lead to…
Background: Unfavorable social conditions have been shown to result in detrimental outcomes for United States emergency department (ED) patients.…
Background: We are interested in understanding the nursing and physician perspective regarding the process of using restraints on agitated…
This study is enrolling patients who present to the Ben Taub Emergency Department with signs or symptoms of a heart attack.
The goal of the study is…
The purpose of this study is to:
Examine the potential of the use of POC HbA1c test to identify patients with pre-diabetes or newly diagnosed…
Adolescents and young adults (ages12-17 years; normal weight and overweight) with and without type 2 diabetes are invited to participate in a…
This study is enrolling eligible patients who present to the Ben Taub Emergency Department with lower leg swelling caused by heart failure.
The goal…
Background: The standard of care treatment for a problem like this is to draw blood and check for a biomarker called troponin I. If these blood…