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Abstract Number: 11
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Abstract Number: 121
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Delirium is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation, longer intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, increased mortality and cognitive impairment after discharge. Quetiapine has been associated with faster resolution but long-term use is associated with adverse effects. Patients are often discharged from the ICU and subsequently from the hospital on quetiapine without […]
Abstract Number: 136
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The underlying burden of medical co-morbidity is often the main driver of ICU transfer of patients initially admitted to the medical wards (1). The role of non-patient related factors is unclear, as are the mortality and economic data associated with ICU transfer from the medical ward. The purpose of this analysis was to identify […]
Abstract Number: 179
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Healthcare delivery has become more expensive, with a portion of the elevated cost due to increased utilization of laboratory studies. The Choosing Wisely campaign is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation focused on preventing wasteful care. Accordingly, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative developed an evidence-based list describing overutilization practices. This […]
Abstract Number: 204
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The diagnostic yield and therapeutic consequences of daily routine chest x-rays are very low. Several studies show discontinuation of daily routine chest x-rays does not affect ICU length of stay, readmission rate, or hospital mortality.We hereby present results of an educational intervention at a tertiary care university medical center to avoid daily routine chest […]
Abstract Number: 249
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In March 2020, with a precipitous surge of cases within a three-week period, the hospital infrastructure crumbled–COVID-19 impacted New York with unparalleled intensity. The unrelenting volume of patients coupled with the prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays of COVID patients led to a rapid expansion from two medical ICUs at our two academic centers […]
Abstract Number: 403
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Patients admitted to the hospital without a documented code status specifying what, if any, heroic measures they would consent to in the event of an emergency are at risk for receiving medical interventions that are not goal concordant with their wishes1. This invites patient harm, patient and family dissatisfaction, and may increase hospital length […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type II complicated by neuropathy presented with profound facial and oropharyngeal edema after ingesting his usual medications. He was hemodynamically stable and without urticaria on exam. The patient could not speak and his airway was deemed compromised, so he underwent urgent nasopharyngeal […]
Abstract Number: 445
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Increasing number of palliative care patients are cared for by hospitalists, but the value of hospitalist on end-of-life (EOL) care is scarcely reported. The study aims to evaluate the effect of hospitalist care on the intensive care utilization and medical expenditure for end-of-life hospitalizations. Methods: A three-year retrospective observational study was conducted at a […]
Abstract Number: F37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old man with mantle cell lymphoma status post chemotherapy 1 week prior presented to an outside emergency department with generalized weakness. Initial laboratory workup revealed hemoglobin of 8.8 g/dL, platelet count of 3 × 109/L, creatinine 5.55 mg/dL and bicarbonate 7 mmol/L (Table 1). Rectal exam showed brown stool, however fecal occult […]