Meeting
Abstract Number: 209
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Midline vascular catheters are gaining popularity in clinical practice. However, patterns of use and outcomes related to these devices are not well known. Methods: Trained abstractors collected detailed patient-, device- and outcome data from medical records of hospitalized patients that received midline catheters from 12 hospitals participating in the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety (HMS) […]
Abstract Number: 279
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Anemia is common in patients with HF with a prevalence ranging from 10-40%. Studies have shown that these patients have worse outcomes compared to those who don’t. The most common etiology remains iron deficiency and the updated 2017 HF guidelines state that for those patients who are diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, intravenous iron […]
Abstract Number: 302
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Immobility in the hospital setting is associated with persistent inability to perform activities of daily living, increased length of stay, and decreased return to independent living; this loss of function is identified by patients as a commonly unaddressed barrier to discharge. The reasons for immobility are multifactorial; however, lack of provider interest or value […]
Abstract Number: 454
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The annual incidence of sepsis is about 1.7 million in the United States and about 270,000 Americans die as a result of sepsis each year. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia seen in hospitalized patients and has shown to unfavorably alter the cardiovascular hemodynamics in patients admitted with sepsis. However there are only […]