Meeting
Abstract Number: 262
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The HOSPITAL score is an internationally validated risk assessment to identify patients at risk of 30 day readmission for adults discharged from an inpatient medical department.1The HOSPITAL score is validated for all hospital admissions – acute and chronic. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of the HOSPITAL score to predict […]
Abstract Number: 307
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common preventable condition in hospitalized medical patients. Chemoprophylaxis with heparin or fondaparinux has been recommended for all hospitalized patients who are not at low risk, and appropriate thromboprophylaxis is a hospital quality measure. However, the specific threshold of VTE risk that warrants prophylaxis has not been defined. We used […]
Abstract Number: 429
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Hypercoagulable disorders pose an increased lifetime risk of developing venous thromboembolic events (VTE). It is established that patients with these disorders usually need lifelong anticoagulation once they have more than one thromboembolic event. With the emergence of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC), management of these patients has been streamlined. However, in times of medical […]
Abstract Number: 555
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 95-year-old man presented with progressive right lower extremity swelling. He reports a chronic history of overflow incontinence. Laboratory evaluation revealed a normal coagulation profile, creatinine of 1.5 milligrams per deciliter. A venous duplex ultrasound demonstrated acute occlusive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the right lower extremity. A computed tomography (CT) venogram confirmed […]