Meeting
Abstract Number: 50
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Delirium is a prevalent and dangerous state of confusion that affects millions >65 years of age (1-3). Delirium is underdiagnosed and undertreated due to lack of effective screening methods (4, 5). Undetected delirium in hospitalized elderly patients substantially increases mortality, length of stay, and post-discharge institutionalization rates (1-3). Beyond being a very dangerous condition […]
Abstract Number: 656
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 68 year old man with PMH of cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain with intrathecal baclofen pump initially presented with sepsis due to baclofen pump pocket infection, and underwent explantation of baclofen pump. Intraoperative cultures grew pseudomonas, so on POD 3 cefepime was initiated. On POD 4, he developed encephalopathy, becoming […]