Meeting
Abstract Number: 27
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publishes core pediatric clinical practice guidelines advising pediatricians on evidence-based management of common diagnoses. However, multiple studies demonstrate poor guideline compliance by pediatricians. There is no published curriculum on how to teach these guidelines, and on a national survey we conducted of pediatric residency training programs, only two […]
Abstract Number: 185
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Choice of agent for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTEP) after joint arthroplasty is a complex decision, the difficulty of which has been compounded by divergent guidelines. Specifically, the adequacy of aspirin monotherapy (ASA) for VTEP has long been debated between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). […]