Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR)

David C. Brousseau, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Brousseau's research focus is the role of the emergency department in the continuum of care for children.  Most of his work centers on investigating how the relationship between a child/family and its primary care provider affects emergency department utilization.  This research attempts to go beyond explaining emergency department utilization using the demographic characteristics of children and families, and seeks to explore the primary care relationship from the parent perspective to better understand the care seeking patterns of families.

In addition to the focus on emergency department utilization, Dr. Brousseau also has a research interest in the emergency department treatment of children with chronic illnesses resulting in repeated and predictable emergency department utilization.  In this realm, his research has focused on the treatment and follow-up of children with sickle cell disease and asthma.

Representative Publications

Brousseau DC, Dansereau L, Linakis J, Leddy T, Vivier P. Differences in Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization within a Statewide Medicaid Managed Care System. Acad Emerg Med 2002;9:296-299.

Brousseau DC, Duffy S, Anderson A, Linakis JL. Treatment of Pediatric Migraine Headaches: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Prochlorperazine Versus Ketorolac. Ann Emerg Med 2004;43(2):256-262.

Gorelick MH, Brousseau DC, Stevens MW. Validity and Responsiveness of a Brief, Asthma-Specific Quality-of-Life Instrument in Children with Acute Asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Jan 2004;92(1):47-51.

Brousseau DC, Bergholte, J, Gorelick, MH. The Effect of Prior Interactions with a Primary Care Provider on Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:78-82.

Brousseau DC, Meurer JR, Isenberg ML, Kuhn EM, Gorelick MH. Association Between Infant Continuity of Care and Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization. Pediatrics Apr 2004;113(4):738-741.

Brousseau DC, Scott JP, Hillery CA, Panepinto JA. The Effect of Magnesium on Length of Stay for Pediatric Sickle Cell Pain Crisis. Acad Emerg Med 2004;11(9):968-72.