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Benjamin J. Sandefur, M.D., M.H.P.E.

  1. Emergency Medicine Physician

Publications

  1. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Sadhu J, Thakker P, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Restrepo D, May AM. EDUCATE: An international, randomized controlled trial for teaching electrocardiography. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Mar; 49 (3):102409 Epub 2024 Jan 15
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  2. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Boswell CL, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Beard JW, Baranchuk A, O'Brien K, Knohl SJ, May AM. Predictors of ECG Interpretation Proficiency in Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Dec; 48 (12):102011 Epub 2023 Aug 04
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  3. Finch AS, Mohseni MM, Simon LV, Finch JG, Gordon-Hackshaw LE, Klassen AB, Mullan AF, Barbara DW, Sandefur BJ. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients in the Emergency Department with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. West J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov; 24 (6):1018-1024
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  4. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Manoukian SV, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Beard JW, Baranchuk A, O'Brien K, Knohl SJ, May AM. Impact of Computer-Interpreted ECGs on the Accuracy of Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Nov; 48 (11):101989 Epub 2023 July 22
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  5. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Albert D, Kligfield PD, Macfarlane PW, Drew BJ, May AM. ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 48 (10):101924 Epub 2023 July 01
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  6. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Angstman KB, Cullen MW, Sandefur BJ, Friedman PA, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Braisted A, Huneycutt D, Baranchuk A, Beard JW, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Knohl SJ, O'Brien K, May AM. Exploring Factors Influencing ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Medical Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 48 (10):101865 Epub 2023 June 13
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  7. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Thompson CA, Halvorsen AJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Cosco D, Sadhu JS, Thakker PD, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Restrepo D, Kligfield PD, Macfarlane PW, Drew BJ, May AM. Education curriculum assessment for teaching electrocardiography: Rationale and design for the prospective, international, randomized controlled EDUCATE trial. J Electrocardiol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 80:166-173 Epub 2023 July 13
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  8. Garcia SI, Sandefur BJ, Campbell RL, Driver BE, April MD, Carlson JN, Walls RM, Brown CA 3rd. First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Emergency Medicine Trainees by Laryngoscopic Device and Training Year: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Jun; 81 (6):649-657 Epub 2023 Jan 18
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  9. Schmitt CJ, Mattson AE, Brown CS, Mara KC, Cabrera D, Sandefur BJ, Wieruszewski ED. The incidence of cardiovascular instability in patients receiving various vasopressor strategies for peri-intubation hypotension. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Mar; 65:104-108 Epub 2022 Dec 21
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  10. Talbott JMV, Ghaith S, Reed DA, Sadosty AT, Sandefur BJ, Hayes SN, Halyard MY, Mi L, Lim ES, Lindor RA. Gender differences in academic productivity, educational positions, and leadership appointments of physicians in the U.S. Work. 2023; 75 (3):1031-1039
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  11. Wood J, Sunga K, Sandefur BJ. COVID-19 and limb ischemia. Vis J Emerg Med. 2022 Oct; 29:101564 Epub 2022 Nov 02
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  12. Thomas AL, Beyde A, Sandefur BJ, Colbenson KM, Kisirwan I, Finley AL, Mullan AF, Krych AJ, Campbell RL. Efficacy of empiric antibiotic therapy without aspiration for septic prepatellar bursitis in emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med 2022 Aug; 29 (8):1027-1032 Epub 2022 Apr 25
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  13. Thomas J, Sandefur B, Colletti J, Mullan A, Homme J. Integrating self-assessment into feedback for emergency medicine residents. AEM Educ Train. 2022 Feb; 6 (1):e10721 Epub 2022 Feb 01
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  14. Pollock JR, Hogan JS, Venkatesh AK, Sandefur BJ, Weyand JA, Harrington MT, Pisac AM, Lindor RA. Group Practice Size Consolidation in Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Jan; 79 (1):2-6 Epub 2021 Aug 18
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  15. Beyde A, Thomas AL, Colbenson KM, Sandefur BJ, Kisirwan I, Mullan AF, O'Driscoll SW, Campbell RL. Efficacy of empiric antibiotic management of septic olecranon bursitis without bursal aspiration in emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jan; 29 (1):6-14 Epub 2021 Nov 09
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  16. Castillo RM, Sandefur BJ, Finch AS, Richter MD, Thanarajasingam U. Clinical Presentations and Outcomes of Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Presenting to the Emergency Department. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Dec; 5 (6):1029-1035 Epub 2021 Oct 30
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  17. Sandefur BJ, Liu XW, Kaji AH, Campbell RL, Driver BE, Walls RM, Carlson JN, Brown CA 3rd, National Emergency Airway Registry Investigators. Emergency Department Intubations in Patients With Angioedema: A Report from the National Emergency Airway Registry. J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov; 61 (5):481-488 Epub 2021 Aug 31
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  18. Kaisler MC, Hyde RJ, Sandefur BJ, Kaji AH, Campbell RL, Driver BE, Brown CA 3rd. Awake intubations in the emergency department: A report from the National Emergency Airway Registry. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov; 49:48-51 Epub 2021 May 15
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  19. Chiang D, Ade JM, Liu XW, Bellolio F, Lohse CM, Sandefur BJ, Campbell RL. Assessment of ED triage of anaphylaxis patients based on the Emergency Severity Index. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug; 46:449-455 Epub 2020 Oct 29
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  20. Schupbach JCS, Kaisler MC, Moore GP, Sandefur BJ. Physician and Pharmacist Liability: Medicolegal Cases That are Tough Pills to Swallow. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2021 May; 5 (2):139-143
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  21. Ruan GJ, Gandhi S, Abeykoon JP, Schram S, Habermann TM, Sandefur BJ, Witzig TE. Elevated Serum Lactate in Patients With Lymphoma: It Is Not Always Infection. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Apr; 5 (2):423-430 Epub 2021 Apr 08
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  22. April MD, Arana A, Reynolds JC, Carlson JN, Davis WT, Schauer SG, Oliver JJ, Summers SM, Long B, Walls RM, Brown CA 3rd, NEAR Investigators. Peri-intubation cardiac arrest in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) study. Resuscitation. 2021 Mar 5 Epub 2021 Mar 05
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  23. Driver BE, Prekker ME, Reardon RF, Sandefur BJ, April MD, Walls RM, Brown CA 3rd. Success and Complications of the Ketamine-Only Intubation Method in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2021 Mar; 60 (3):265-272 Epub 2020 Dec 09
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  24. Lin L, Sandefur BJ, Campbell RL, Liu Z, Liu XW. Biphasic anaphylaxis manifested as type I Kounis syndrome induced by ingestion of raw fish gallbladder: A case report. World J Emerg Med. 2021; 12 (3):238-240
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  25. Sandefur BJ, Niven AS, Gleich SJ, Daxon B. Practical Guidance for Tracheal Intubation of Patients With COVID-19. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Nov; 95 (11):2327-2331 Epub 2020 Aug 31
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  26. Pollock JR, Bollig TR, Haglin JM, Sandefur BJ, Rappaport DE, Lindor RA. Medicare Reimbursement to Physicians Decreased for Common Emergency Medicine Services From 2000 to 2020. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Nov; 76 (5):615-620
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  27. Laack TA, Pollok F, Sandefur BJ, Mullan AF, Russi CS, Yalamuri SM. Barrier Enclosure for Endotracheal Intubation in a Simulated COVID-19 Scenario: A Crossover Study. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 17; 21 (5):1080-1083
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  28. Carrillo-Martin I, Gonzalez-Estrada A, Funni SA, Sandefur BJ, Jeffery MM, Campbell RL. Angioedema-related emergency department visits in the United States: Epidemiology and time trends, 2006-2015. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Jul - Aug; 8 (7):2442-2444 Epub 2020 Apr 14
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  29. Sandefur BJ, E Silva LOJ, Lohse CM, Goyal KA, Barbara DW, Castaneda-Guarderas A, Liu XW, Campbell RL. Clinical Features and Outcomes Associated with Angioedema in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug 6; 20 (5):760-769 Epub 2019 Aug 06
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  30. Tolkachjov SN, Wetter DA, Sandefur BJ. Photo rounds: Generalized pustular eruption. J Fam Pract. 2018 May; 67 (5):309;310;312
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  31. Sandefur BJ, Shewmaker DM, Lohse CM, Rose SH, Colletti JE. Perceptions of the 2011 ACGME duty hour requirements among residents in all core programs at a large academic medical center. BMC Med Educ. 2017 Nov 10; 17 (1):199
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  32. Stetson RC, Goyal KA, Sandefur BJ. Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Masquerading as Ascites in an Adolescent Girl. J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 52 (4):e159-e161 Epub 2016 Dec 12
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  33. Venkatesh AK, Savage D, Sandefur B, Bernard KR, Rothenberg C, Schuur JD. Systematic review of emergency medicine clinical practice guidelines: Implications for research and policy. PLoS One. 2017; 12 (6):e0178456 Epub 2017 June 19
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  34. Casey PM, Palmer BA, Thompson GB, Laack TA, Thomas MR, Hartz MF, Jensen JR, Sandefur BJ, Hammack JE, Swanson JW, Sheeler RD, Grande JP. Predictors of medical school clerkship performance: a multispecialty longitudinal analysis of standardized examination scores and clinical assessments. BMC Med Educ. 2016 Apr 27; 16:128
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  35. Goyal KA, Sandefur BJ, Sadosty AT. A Menacing Maculopapular Rash. J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar; 50: (3)e157-8.
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  36. Smischney NJ, Demirci O, Diedrich DA, Barbara DW, Sandefur BJ, Trivedi S, McGarry S, Kashyap R. Incidence of and Risk Factors For Post-Intubation Hypotension in the Critically Ill. Med Sci Monit. 2016 Feb 2; 22:346-55 Epub 2016 Feb 02
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  37. Sunga K, Sandefur B, Asirvatham U, Cabrera D. LIVE. DIE. REPEAT: a novel instructional method incorporating recursive objective-based gameplay in an emergency medicine simulation curriculum. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2016; 2 (4):124-126 Epub 2016 June 10
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  38. Aberle SJ, Sandefur BJ, Sunga KL, Campbell RL, Lohse CM, Alecastro Puls H, Laudon S, Sztajnkrycer MD. Intubation Efficiency and Perceived Ease of Use of Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy While Wearing HazMat PPE: A Preliminary High-fidelity Mannequin Study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Jun; 30 (3):259-63 Epub 2015 May 11
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  39. Wiswell JL, Sandefur BJ. Ultrasound evaluation of an inguinal mass. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov; 15 (7):822-3 Epub 2014 Oct 10
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  40. Small E, Sandefur BJ. Acute renal failure after ingestion of guaifenesin and dextromethorphan. J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul; 47(1):26-9. Epub 2014 Mar 14.
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  41. Chong ID, Sandefur BJ, Rimmelin DE, Arbelaez C, Brown CA 3rd, Walls RM, Pallin DJ. Long-acting neuromuscular paralysis without concurrent sedation in emergency care. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 May; 32(5):452-6. Epub 2014 Jan 15.
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  42. Sandefur BJ, Milne LW. Woman with hypertension and seizure. Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a postpartum eclamptic patient. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Aug; 58(2):126, 142.
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  43. Honaker MT, Sandefur BJ, Hargett JL, McDaniel AL, Salvatore RN. CsOH-Promoted P-Alkylation: A Convenient and Highly Efficient Synthesis of Tertiary Phosphines. Tetrahedron Letters.2003;44:
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