Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are increasingly prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes, demonstrating efficacy in weight loss and glycemic control [1-3]. Beyond metabolic effects, these medications show protective effects against renal disease progression and reduce major adverse cardiovascular events [4]. GLP-1 agonists influence body composition through effects on both fat mass and fat-free [...]

Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are increasingly prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes, demonstrating efficacy in weight loss and glycemic control [1-3]. Beyond metabolic effects, these medications show protective effects against renal disease progression and reduce major adverse cardiovascular events [4]. GLP-1 agonists influence body composition through effects on both fat mass and fat-free [...]

Background: There is some observational evidence for the benefit of having an infectious diseases (ID) physician provide consultative support in the care of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). A recent randomized trial was unable to document a similar benefit, although the control group received a concurrent stewardship intervention. We wanted to determine the effect [...]

Background: UC Davis Medical Center is a 646-bed tertiary care center and level 1 pediatric and adult trauma center, serving over 33 counties. Most inpatient internal medicine consultations originate from orthopedic and trauma services, with a significant subset of fragility fractures and geriatric patients. We established a co-management service to provide additional assistance for the [...]

Background: Inpatient hypoglycemia (HG) is common and often avoidable, associated with poor outcomes and high costs, and its prevention reflects hospital performance. We investigated its risk factors and impact on mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS), charges, and readmissions. We defined HG as glucose ≤40 mg/dl (severe), >40 – ≤70 mg/dl (moderate), or euglycemia >70 [...]

Background: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) remains a leading cause of mortality in the United States, with an estimated 290,000 cases annually and survival to discharge rates ranging from 15% to 40% as of 2024. For those patients who achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), predicting their neurological outcome and survival in the intensive care unit [...]

Background: Onodera’s prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is useful in predicting prognosis of various diseases. In hospitalized patients, malnutrition is an important factor that affects the quality of life and morbidity. Here, we aimed to evaluate whether PNI is related with clinical outcomes in patients who admitted to hospitalist ward. Methods: This study included 3,993 patients [...]

Background: The hospitalist system in Korea was introduced to address gaps in inpatient care and enhance safety. Despite increasing demand, research on the impact of hospitalists’ years of experience on care quality remains limited. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in multiple tertiary centers with inpatient internal medicine hospitalist wards. Hospitalists who began working [...]

Background: In 2019, the US Food & Drug Administration issued a warning regarding safety of gabapentin use in patients with respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Gabapentin is widely prescribed, often for off-label indications, however limited data exist regarding safety and outcomes among patients with COPD. Methods: We analyzed data from 29 US [...]

Background: Timely post-discharge office visits reduce readmission risk, but the association between telemedicine follow-up visits and readmission in patients discharged from the medicine service remains unclear. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in telemedicine utilization for post-discharge follow-up, prompting questions about its association with readmission. Thus, our primary objective was to assess the [...]