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Abstract Number: 94
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Patient & Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are groups of patients, family members and caregivers who meet regularly to share their experiences of healthcare or perspectives on a specific topic. Over 50% of acute care hospitals have PFACs. PFACs can also provide an opportunity to engage its members in research and quality improvement (QI) efforts, […]
Abstract Number: 100
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The aging population along with increasing multi-morbidity and stricter regulations on house staff duty hours have played an integral role in fueling the drive for medical co-management of surgical patients. Parallel to these trends is an increasing demand for surgical services and risk for postoperative complications. While a positive impact on clinical outcomes has […]
Abstract Number: 115
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Patients who are frequently admitted to Medicine inpatient services comprise a distinct subset of readmitted patients about whom not much is known. A prior study collected data on characteristics of 153 frequently hospitalized patients. This was a follow-up evaluation to determine the categories of patients the original cohort belonged to, and to collect mortality […]
Abstract Number: 123
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Septic arthritis (SA) of native joints has an incidence rate of 4-12 per 100,000 person-years. In 2012, there were 36, 539 hospitalizations for SA in US non-VA hospitals and costed the US healthcare system $2.85 billion. Such data has not been reported for US VA-healthcare System. SA has a mortality of 4-13%. Among survivors […]
Abstract Number: 127
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The hospitalist role is gaining increasing presence for inpatient care, with the opportunity to care for a variety of higher acuity patient across a breadth of specialties in the hospital setting. Further examination into the types and amount of MS-DRG categories seen by hospitalists and their ordering volumes can provide a better picture of […]
Abstract Number: 148
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: There is limited data on the predictors of outcomes in patients who have in-hospital cardiac arrest. This study aims to understand the factors that might affect the survival from the cardiac arrest and survival-to-discharge after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods: Institutional review board of the Cleveland Clinic approved the retrospective cross-sectional study for patients who […]
Abstract Number: 187
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The care of surgical patients is becoming more complex as patients with increasing comorbidities require surgical procedures. In adult hospital medicine, co-management of complex medical patients by hospital medicine and surgery has been shown to decrease length of stay and readmission for many procedures. It remains unclear, however, which patients are most likely to […]
Abstract Number: 195
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Each year 45 million procedures are performed in the United States. For elective procedures, the preoperative evaluation is an opportunity to identify and manage risk factors that may contribute to post -operative morbidity and mortality. Increasingly thispre-operative visit has come under the purview of hospital medicine. While studies have demonstrated that pre-operative evaluations reduce […]
Abstract Number: 198
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Patients with increasing age and medical complexity are undergoing colorectal surgery. Medical complications are not uncommon, and may contribute to higher mortality. We implemented a unique surgical co-management (SCM) model in July 2014 at our institution where two SCM hospitalists were dedicated to Colorectal surgery year round. Each patient was screened daily by a […]
Abstract Number: 201
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hip fractures are a major health problem in the geriatric population in the United States, with estimated costs of $18B annually. Hip fractures are highly morbid in the elderly, as deconditioning and acute complications compound chronic comorbidities. To improve care for this high-risk population, hip fracture patients are preferentially admitted to our medicine hospitalist […]