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Search Results for Nutrition
Abstract Number: 53
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospitalists experience high rates of burnout. Little is understood about the best way to address hospitalist well-being and resilience in the workplace. User-centered interviews at our institution identified inadequate access to nutritious food as one of several barriers to a rejuvenating hospitalist experience. Despite a cafeteria with flexible hours and healthy options, interviewees cited […]
Abstract Number: J1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Food insecurity (FI), the lack of access to nutritious food to maintain an active lifestyle, is associated with poor health outcomes and morbidities in both children and adults. COVID-19 has exacerbated FI and disproportionately impacts communities of color and low-income households. Hospitalization can be an important time to address FI as a social determinant […]
Abstract Number: 105
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In Japan, a “super-aged” society, the rate of end-stage dysphagia in the elderly is increasing. Artificial hydration and nutrition (AHN) can be used for such patients, although it may not improve mortality or quality of life. The many downsides of AHN are not always well explained to patients and their families, resulting in routine […]
Abstract Number: 112
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Coffee is a widely consumed beverage. Evidence suggests that coffee consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes (1). However, there is paucity of literature on whether coffee consumption has any protective effect on people who already have diabetes. We sought to examine the association between caffeine consumption and hemoglobin […]
Abstract Number: 114
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Obesity affects a large majority of the U.S. population, and hospitalizations may represent opportunities to intervene and promote weight loss. We sought to determine if multidisciplinary patient-centered inpatient weight loss consults, post-discharge telephone text messages, and primary care follow up could result in weight loss. Methods: We conducted a feasibility study comparing 25 obese […]
Abstract Number: 139
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Vitamin B9, also known as folate, is a water soluble vitamin found in vegetables, fruits and animal products that plays a key role in purine and pyrimidine synthesis, nucleoprotein synthesis and erythropoiesis. Deficiency can result from malabsorption, anti-epileptic and methotrexate use, pregnancy, hemolytic anemic, and alcoholism and is implicated in neural tube defects. Signs […]
Abstract Number: 225
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Malnutrition affects up to 30% of inpatients, but is rarely diagnosed. This leads to under-treatment and poor patient outcomes including: infections, pressure ulcers, and poor wound healing. In the MS-DRG system, malnutrition is considered either a major complication/comorbidity (MCC) or a complication/comorbidity (CC), depending on specificity and severity. Therefore, missed diagnoses significantly impact patient […]
Abstract Number: 253
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Many hospitalized adults arrive with pre-existing malnutrition, which is associated with high risk of adverse outcomes. As such, malnutrition is a common variable in cost and quality risk adjustment models based on hospital discharge diagnosis codes. Hospital dietitians assess patients for malnutrition and generally document the details of their evaluations. However, coding professionals cannot […]
Abstract Number: 280
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Anywhere from 20-50% of all hospitalized adult patients are impacted by malnourishment on admission. Although malnutrition has a worldwide impact on patient outcomes, it is frequently under documented. This proves detrimental to patient outcomes as the average length of stay is 1.5 times greater than those not affected by malnutrition. This is further exemplified […]
Abstract Number: 321
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: According to a report of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) that looked at hospital admissions in 2013, the care of hospitalized malnourished patients costs twice as much as those without malnourishment due to prolonged hospital stays and increased readmission rates. Furthermore, up to 30 to 50 percent of patients are malnourished upon […]