Meeting
Abstract Number: 252
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hip fracture is a common reason for urgent inpatient surgery. In the last few years, several professional societies have identified preoperative echocardiography and stress testing for non-cardiac surgeries as low-value diagnostics. Delaying hip fracture surgery beyond 48 hours leads to worse outcomes. We sought to describe the prevalence of preoperative cardiac testing for inpatient […]
Abstract Number: 254
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The use of intraoperative dexamethasone has been on the rise because of its ability to reduce postoperative nausea, vomiting, pain and accelerate post-operative recovery. Use of intraoperative dexamethasone can result in uncontrolled hyperglycemia in the postoperative period especially in patients with a diagnosis of diabetes. The extent and duration of post-operative steroid-induced hyperglycemia is […]