Case Presentation: A 77‐year‐old man with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma presented with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. He was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and started on a heparin infusion. Following multiple failed attempts to advance the guidewire, a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was inserted into the basilic vein of the right […]

Background: Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality reported an increase in Opioid-related hospitalizations from 2005 to 2014. Previous studies in patients undergoing surgery have shown an increased risk of readmission with opioid dependence. This study was intended to identify the all-cause 7 and 30-day readmission rates of hospitalizations with opioid-related disorders, and potential predictors of […]