Meeting
Abstract Number: 147
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The American Board of Internal Medicine expects all general internists to be competent, at least “with regard to their knowledge and understanding,” in bedside paracentesis, thoracentesis, central venous catheterization, and lumbar puncture, among other less invasive procedures. Unfortunately, increasing patient loads with a focus on efficiency caused a shift away from our hospitalist group […]
Abstract Number: 229
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Outcomes of an ‘Attending-Only’ Hospitalist Bedside Procedure Service Background: Patients admitted to the hospital frequently require bedside procedures including central venous catheter placement, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and lumbar puncture. Procedure training varies across residency programs resulting in varying levels of competency among practicing physicians.1 In addition, the time consuming nature of these procedures has led to […]