Meeting
Abstract Number: 173
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospitalized patients are at risk for a number of preventable complications. Utilization of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) and central venous catheters (CVCs) can increase the risk of infection while provision of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis can reduce the risk of VTE. Checklists have been used in a number of clinical situations to standardize practice […]
Abstract Number: 173
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Diagnostic error is commonly defined as a missed or delayed diagnosis and has been described as among the most important patient safety hazards. Diagnostic errors also account for the largest category of medical malpractice high severity claims and total payouts. Despite a large literature on the incidence of inpatient adverse events, no systematic review […]
Abstract Number: 273
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54‐year‐old woman with hyperlipidemia and prior transient ischemic attack (TIA) 2 months ago presented to our hospital with vaginal bleeding after an intentional overdose of a study drug of clopidogrel versus placebo. She was diagnosed with possible TIA 2 months prior after presenting with right‐sided weakness and dysarthria resolving after 4 hours. […]