Background: A variety of risk prediction scores have been devised to identify patients at increased risk for VTE in different patient populations and settings. Guideline recommendations for VTE risk assessment vary greatly. We performed a systematic review to identify and synthesize evidence on clinical risk prediction scores for VTE in medical and surgical hospitalized patients. [...]

Background: A variety of risk prediction scores have been devised to identify patients at increased risk for VTE in different patient populations and settings. Guideline recommendations for VTE risk assessment vary greatly. We performed a systematic review to identify and synthesize evidence on clinical risk prediction scores for VTE in medical and surgical hospitalized patients. [...]

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious and all too frequent hospital complication, therefore assessing each patient’s individual risk of VTE is an important part of their care.  Multiple models are available for risk assessment, however most not only include multiple data points requiring redundant entry, but can be labor intensive and time-consuming to complete on [...]

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients. There are approximately 900,000 new VTE events and 100,000 VTE-related deaths every year. In the United States, more deaths occur due to VTE than breast cancer, AIDS, and motor vehicle accidents combined. VTE are considered preventable events with appropriate prophylaxis; [...]

Background: Risk assessment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a part of every hospital admission. The workflow of who completes the assessment varies between hospitals, but often it is carried out by trainees. VTE risk assessment is further complicated by the variety of methods to identify those patients who are appropriate for chemoprophylaxis, mechanical prophylaxis, or [...]

Background: It is widely accepted that hospitalized patients warrant risk assessment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) upon hospital admission. Although many VTE risk assessment models include a patient mobility element for calculating risk, a standardized method of determining mobility is lacking. We sought to determine if physician assessment of anticipated patient mobility upon hospital admission using [...]

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), constitute a major health problem in the United States Health System, with a reported high mortality rate and significant economic toll. Despite the prevalence of VTE and associated mortality, clinicians have struggled in prescribing appropriate VTE prophylaxis for the inpatient population, often [...]

Case Presentation: This is a case report of a patient with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who had several finger-stick capillary blood glucose readings demonstrating hypoglycemia refractory to treatment. The patient’s lack of symptoms prompted an investigation for pseudohypoglycemia which was confirmed with simultaneous point of care (POC) and peripheral venous glucose draws which demonstrated [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old patient with history of Crohn s disease complicated by small bowel obstruction s/p resection and ileocolonic anastomosis, and transition to Upadacitinib from infliximab, a month prior to the admission, presented with a three-day duration of worsening abdominal pain, non-bloody diarrhea, and intermittent fevers. Vital signs notable for temperature of 102.2F and [...]