Background: End-of-service handoffs on inpatient general medicine services occur when there is a transfer of care to new providers, often at the end of a scheduled rotation. This is high-risk time for patients as increased in-hospital mortality has been observed around the time of end-of-service handoffs. The Society of Hospital Medicine recommends use of a […]

Case Presentation: A 35‐year‐old woman presented with moderate body aches, cough, dyspnea, chills, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Patient had a Groshong catheter in place for total parenteral nutrition because of short bowel syndrome following gastric bypass. On physical exam there was a Groshong catheter in the right chest wall, without signs of inflammation. Her chest […]