Dustin W. Ballard, MD, MBE
Publications
Smells like a variant: How the association between COVID-19 and olfactory dysfunction changed between 2019 and 2022
Authors: DiLena, Daniel D;Vinson, David R;Mark, Dustin G;Skarbinski, Jacek;Reed, Mary E;Ballard, Dustin W;Kaiser Permanente CREST Network,;et al.
J Intern Med. 2024 Apr;295(4):569-571. Epub 2023-12-13.
CA FIRST (California Febrile Infant Risk Stratification Tool) Algorithm Development in a Learning Health System
Authors: Greenhow, Tara L;Alabaster, Amy;Vinson, David R;Sharp, Adam L;Rauchwerger, Adina S;Ballard, Dustin W;et al.
Perm J. 2023 Sep 15;27(3):92-98. Epub 2023-08-10.
Automated analysis of unstructured clinical assessments improves emergency department triage performance: A retrospective deep learning analysis
Authors: Sax, Dana R;Warton, E Margaret;Sofrygin, Oleg;Mark, Dustin G;Ballard, Dustin W;Kene, Mamata V;Vinson, David R;Reed, Mary E
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Aug;4(4):e13003. Epub 2023-07-12.
Clinical decision support to Optimize Care of patients with Atrial Fibrillation or flutter in the Emergency department: protocol of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized pragmatic trial (O’CAFÉ trial)
Authors: Vinson, David R;Zhang, Jennifer Y;Ballard, Dustin W;Lin, James S;Kwok, Edward W;Solomon, Matthew D;Go, Alan S;Kaiser Permanente CREST Network,;et al.
Trials. 2023 Mar 31;24(1):246. Epub 2023-03-31.
Evaluation of the Emergency Severity Index in US Emergency Departments for the Rate of Mistriage
Authors: Sax, Dana R; Mark, Dustin G; Vinson, David R; Ballard, Dustin W; Reed, Mary E; Kaiser Permanente CREST (Clinical Research on Emergency Services & Treatments) Network,; et al.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01;6(3):e233404. Epub 2023-03-01.
Qualitative study of emergency clinicians to inform a national guideline on the management of children with mild-to-moderate head injuries
Authors: Tavender, Emma J;Wilson, Catherine L;Dalziel, Stuart;Oakley, Ed;Borland, Meredith;Ballard, Dustin W;Cotterell, Elizabeth;Phillips, Natalie;Babl, Franz E
Emerg Med J. 2023 Mar;40(3):195-199. Epub 2022-08-24.
Developing Consensus on Clinical Outcomes for Children with Mild Pneumonia: A Delphi Study
Authors: Florin, Todd A; Ballard, Dustin; Kuppermann, Nathan; et al.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Feb 27;12(2):83-88.
Using AAP Guidelines for Managing Febrile Infants Without C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin
Authors: Nguyen, Tran H P; Young, Beverly R; Alabaster, Amy; Vinson, David R; Mark, Dustin G; Van Winkle, Patrick; Sharp, Adam L; Shan, Judy; Rauchwerger, Adina S; Greenhow, Tara L; Ballard, Dustin W
Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 07.
Clinical management and outcomes for febrile infants 29-60 days evaluated in community emergency departments
Authors: Van Winkle, Patrick J; Ballard, Dustin W; Vinson, David R; Sharp, Adam L; et al.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Jun;3(3):e12754. Epub 2022-06-17.
Higher intensity of 72-hour non-invasive cardiac test referral does not improve short-term outcomes among emergency department patients with chest pain
Authors: Mark, Dustin G; Shan, Judy; Huang, Jie; Ballard, Dustin W; Vinson, David R; Kene, Mamata V; Sax, Dana R; Rauchwerger, Adina S; Reed, Mary E; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network Investigators,
Acad Emerg Med. 2022 06;29(6):736-747. Epub 2022-02-23.
Sustainability of a Clinical Decision Support Intervention for Outpatient Care for Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Vinson, David R; Casey, Scott D; Vuong, Peter L; Huang, Jie; Ballard, Dustin W; Reed, Mary E
JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 02;5(5):e2212340. Epub 2022-05-02.
Computed Tomography Use in Children With Minor Head Trauma Presenting to 21 Community Emergency Departments Within an Integrated Health-Care System
Authors: Shan, Judy; Warton, E Margaret; Reed, Mary E; Vinson, David R; Kuppermann, Nathan; Dayan, Peter S; Dalziel, Stuart R; Rauchwerger, Adina S; Ballard, Dustin W
Perm J. 2021 Nov 22;26(1):32-37. Epub 2021-11-22.
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients evaluated in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study of 801 cases
Authors: Cotton, Dale M; Vinson, David R; Ballard, Dustin W; Sax, Dana R; Mark, Dustin G; Reed, Mary E; Clinical Research on Emergency Services and Treatment (CREST) Network,; et al.
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021 Aug;2(4):e12538. Epub 2021-08-23.
Overcoming barriers to outpatient management of emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Authors: Vinson, David R; Mark, Dustin G; Ballard, Dustin W
Acad Emerg Med. 2021 03;28(3):377-378. Epub 2021-02-05.
Effect of Clinical Decision Support on Diagnostic Imaging for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Authors: Kharbanda, Anupam B; Ballard, Dustin W; Vinson, David R; Clinical Research on Emergency Services and Treatments Network (CREST) and the Critical Care Research Center, HealthPartners Institute,; et al.
JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01;4(2):e2036344. Epub 2021-02-01.
Predictors of Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Hospitalization across 7 U.S. Emergency Departments: A Prospective Study
Authors: Kea, Bory; W Ballard, Dustin; G Mark, Dustin; E Reed, Mary; R Vinson, David; et al.
J Atr Fibrillation. 2021 Feb-Mar;13(5):2355. Epub 2021-02-28.
Publication Non Grata: The Challenge of Publishing Non-COVID-19 Research in the COVID Era
Authors: Shan, Judy; Ballard, Dustin; Vinson, David R
Cureus. 2020 Nov 09;12(11):e11403. Epub 2020-11-09.
Outpatient Management of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Vinson DR; Mark DG; Ballard DW
Ann Intern Med. 2019 08 06;171(3):228.
Implementation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Children With Minor Blunt Head Trauma Who Are at Nonnegligible Risk for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Authors: Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Mark DG; Partners HealthCare; et al.
Ann Emerg Med. 2019 03;73(3):e15-e16.
Development of a Clinical Decision Support System for Pediatric Abdominal Pain in Emergency Department Settings Across Two Health Systems Within the HCSRN
Authors: Ekstrom HL; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Kharbanda AB; et al.
EGEMS (Wash DC). 2019 Apr 12;7(1):15. Epub 2019-04-12.
Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction with Treatment of Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Simon LE; Iskin HR; Vemula R; Huang J; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Ballard DW; Vinson DR
West J Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;19(6):938-946. Epub 2018-10-18.
Clinical Judgment and the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Head Trauma Prediction Rules
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Dayan PS; Kuppermann N
Ann Emerg Med. 2018 09;72(3):323-325.
Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Variation, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Reed ME; Sax DR; Mark DG; MAPLE Investigators of the KP CREST Network; et al.
Ann Emerg Med. 2018 07;72(1):62-72.e3. Epub 2017-12-13.
Applying the RE-AIM Framework for the Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Pediatric Head Trauma: A Mixed-Methods Study
Authors: Masterson Creber RM; Dayan PS; Kuppermann N; Ballard DW; Tzimenatos L; Alessandrini E; Mistry RD; Hoffman J; Vinson DR; Bakken S; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) and the Clinical Research on Emergency Services and Treatments (CREST) Network
Appl Clin Inform. 2018 07;9(3):693-703. Epub 2018-09-05.
Development and Validation of a Novel Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC)
Authors: Kharbanda AB; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Kharbanda EO; et al.
Pediatrics. 2018 04;141(4). Epub 2018-03-13.
Thromboprophylaxis for Patients with High-risk Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Discharged from the Emergency Department
Authors: Vinson DR; Mark DG; Ballard DW; Reed ME; Go AS; et al.
West J Emerg Med. 2018 Mar;19(2):346-360. Epub 2018-02-12.
Performance of Coronary Risk Scores Among Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
Authors: Mark DG; Huang J; Chettipally U; Kene MV; Anderson ML; Hess EP; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Reed ME; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network Investigators
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 02 13;71(6):606-616.
Outcomes following possible undiagnosed aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a contemporary analysis
Authors: Mark DG; Kene MV; Vinson DR; Ballard DW
Acad Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;24(12):1451-1463. Epub 2017-09-18.
Communicating Through a Patient Portal to Engage Family Care Partners
Authors: Reed ME; Huang J; Brand R; Ballard D; Yamin C; Hsu J; Grant R
JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Nov 20.
The incidence of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in head-injured older adults transported by EMS with and without anticoagulant or antiplatelet use
Authors: Nishijima DK; Ballard DW; Tancredi DJ; Holmes JF; et al.
J Neurotrauma. 2017 Nov 06.
Ibutilide Effectiveness and Safety in the Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in the Community Emergency Department
Authors: Vinson DR; Lugovskaya N; Warton EM; Rome AM; Stevenson MD; Reed ME; Nagam MR; Ballard DW; Pharm CAFÉ Investigators of the CREST Network
Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Sep 29.
Out-of-Hospital Triage of Older Adults With Head Injury: A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Adding “Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Medication Use” as a Criterion
Authors: Nishijima DK; Garzon H; Sacramento County Prehospital Research Consortium; Sacramento County Prehospital Research Consortium; et al.
Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Aug;70(2):127-138.e6. Epub 2017-02-24.
Use of Traumatic Brain Injury Prediction Rules With Clinical Decision Support
Authors: Dayan PS; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Mark DG; and Partners Healthcare; Traumatic Brain Injury-Knowledge Translation Study Group; et al.
Pediatrics. 2017 Apr;139(4).
Shared decision making in low risk chest pain: looking ahead
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Mark DG; Chettipally UK; CREST Network
BMJ. 2017 Jan 23;356:j324. Epub 2017-01-23.
Risk stratifying emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism: Does the simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index perform as well as the original?
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Mark DG; Sax DK; MAPLE investigators of the KP CREST Network; et al.
Thromb Res. 2016 Dec;148:1-8. Epub 2016-09-24.
Optimizing Clinical Decision Support in the Electronic Health Record. Clinical Characteristics Associated with the Use of a Decision Tool for Disposition of ED Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Ballard DW; Mark DG; Reed ME; Vinson DR; KP CREST Network Investigators; et al.
Appl Clin Inform. 2016 Sep 21;7(3):883-98. Epub 2016-09-21.
False negative interpretations of cranial computed tomography in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Authors: Mark DG; Sonne DC; Jun P; Schwartz DT; Kene MV; Vinson DR; Ballard DW
Acad Emerg Med. 2016 05;23(5):591-8. Epub 2016-04-17.
Complications of Central Venous Catheterization
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Gould MK
N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1489.
Clinical Decision Support for a Multicenter Trial of Pediatric Head Trauma: Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned
Authors: Tham E; Ballard D; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN); et al.
Appl Clin Inform. 2016;7(2):534-42. Epub 2016-06-15.
Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry Is Associated With Increased Thrombolytic Administration for Emergency Department Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Mark DG; Reed ME; KP CREST Network Investigators; et al.
Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;66(6):601-10. Epub 2015-09-08.
Emergency Department Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter and Patient Quality of Life at One Month Postvisit
Authors: Ballard DW; Reed ME; Singh N; Rauchwerger AS; Hamity CA; Warton EM; Chettipally UK; Mark DG; Vinson DR; KP Crest Network Investigators
Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;66(6):646-654.e2. Epub 2015-05-29.
Validation of cerebrospinal fluid findings in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case series study
Authors: Mark DG; Kene MV; Offerman SR; Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network
Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;33(9):1249-52. Epub 2015-05-15.
Sensitivity of a Clinical Decision Rule and Early Computed Tomography in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Authors: Mark DG; Kene MV; Udaltsova N; Vinson DR; Ballard DW
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;16(5):671-6. Epub 2015-10-20.
Emergency Physician Attitudes, Preferences, and Risk Tolerance for Stroke as a Potential Cause of Dizziness Symptoms
Authors: Kene MV; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Rauchwerger AS; Iskin HR; Kim AS
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;16(5):768-76. Epub 2015-10-20.
Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated by Basic vs Advanced Life Support
Authors: Mark DG; Vinson DR; Ballard DW
JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Aug;175(8):1422-3.
The indications for screening chest radiography after failed thoracic central venous catheterization
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Mark DG
Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jul;33(7):970-1. Epub 2015-02-14.
Timing of Discharge Follow-up for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Huang J; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Mark DG; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;16(1):55-61. Epub 2015-01-12.
Pneumothorax is a rare complication of thoracic central venous catheterization in community EDs
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Hance LG; Stevenson MD; Clague VA; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Mark DG; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network Investigators
Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;33(1):60-6. Epub 2014-10-18.
Bleeding complications of central venous catheterization in septic patients with abnormal hemostasis
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Hance LG; Hung Y; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Kene MV; Chettipally UK; Elms AR; Mark DG; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network Investigators
Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;32(7):737-42. Epub 2014-03-19.
Emergency Physician Perspectives on Central Venous Catheterization in the Emergency Department: A Survey-based Study
Authors: Ballard DW; Reed ME; Rauchwerger AS; Chettipally UK; Offerman SR; Mark DG; Vinson DR; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network Investigators
Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jun;21(6):623-30.
Predictors of Unattempted Central Venous Catheterization in Septic Patients Eligible for Early Goal-directed Therapy
Authors: Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Stevenson MD; Mark DG; Reed ME; Rauchwerger AS; Chettipally UK; Offerman SR
West J Emerg Med. 2014 Feb;15(1):67-75.
Informing the design of clinical decision support services for evaluation of children with minor blunt head trauma in the emergency department: A sociotechnical analysis
Authors: Sheehan B; Alessandrini E; Swietlik M; Jones GS; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN); et al.
J Biomed Inform. 2013 Oct;46(5):905-13. Epub 2013-07-24.
In reply
Authors: Mark DG; Sonne DC; Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Kaiser Permanente Crest Network Investigators
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;62(4):438-9.
In reply
Authors: Mark DG; Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Kaiser Permanente Crest Network Investigators
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;62(4):436-7.
Implementation of an outpatient electronic health record and emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and office visits among patients with diabetes
Authors: Reed M; Huang J; Brand R; Graetz I; Neugebauer R; Fireman B; Jaffe M; Ballard DW; Hsu J
JAMA. 2013 Sep 11;310(10):1060-5.
Letter by Mark et al Regarding Article, ‘Implementation of the Fifth Link of the Chain of Survival Concept for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest’
Authors: Mark DG; Vinson DR; Ballard DW
Circulation. 2013 Apr 23;127(16):e566.
The use of delayed telephone informed consent for observational emergency medicine research is ethical and effective
Authors: Offerman SR; Nishijima DK; Ballard DW; Chetipally UK; Vinson DR; Holmes JF
Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;20(4):403-7.
In reply
Authors: Mark DG; Vinson DR; Ballard DW; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network investigators
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;61(4):504-5.
Emergency Physicians’ Knowledge and Attitudes of Clinical Decision Support in the Electronic Health Record: A Survey-based Study
Authors: Ballard DW; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Vinson DR; Mark DG; Offerman SR; Chettipally UK; Graetz I; Dayan P; Kuppermann N; Kaiser Permanente CREST Network
Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;20(4):352-60.
Risk of traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with head injury and preinjury warfarin or clopidogrel use
Authors: Nishijima DK; Offerman SR; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Chettipally UK; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Holmes JF; Clinical Research in Emergency Services and Treatment (CREST) Network
Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;20(2):140-5.
In reply
Authors: Nishijima DK; Holmes JF; Offerman SR; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Chettipally UK; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;61(1):126-7.
Does primary stroke center certification change ED diagnosis, utilization, and disposition of patients with acute stroke?
Authors: Ballard DW; Reed ME; Huang J; Kramer BJ; Hsu J; Chettipally U
Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;30(7):1152-62. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
Immediate and delayed traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with head trauma and preinjury warfarin or clopidogrel use
Authors: Nishijima DK; Offerman SR; Ballard DW; Vinson DR; Chettipally UK; Rauchwerger AS; Reed ME; Holmes JF; Clinical Research in Emergency Services and Treatment (CREST) Network
Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Jun;59(6):460-8.e1-7.
Validation of an algorithm for categorizing the severity of hospital emergency department visits
Authors: Ballard DW; Price M; Fung V; Brand R; Reed ME; Fireman B; Newhouse JP; Selby JV; Hsu J
Med Care. 2010 Jan;48(1):58-63.
Influence of patient costs and requests on emergency physician decisionmaking
Authors: Ballard DW; Reed ME; Wang H; Arroyo L; Benedetti N; Hsu J
Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Dec;52(6):643-650. Epub 2008 Apr 24.
