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Abstract Number: 195
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Each year 45 million procedures are performed in the United States. For elective procedures, the preoperative evaluation is an opportunity to identify and manage risk factors that may contribute to post -operative morbidity and mortality. Increasingly thispre-operative visit has come under the purview of hospital medicine. While studies have demonstrated that pre-operative evaluations reduce […]
Abstract Number: 229
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Outcomes of an ‘Attending-Only’ Hospitalist Bedside Procedure Service Background: Patients admitted to the hospital frequently require bedside procedures including central venous catheter placement, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and lumbar puncture. Procedure training varies across residency programs resulting in varying levels of competency among practicing physicians.1 In addition, the time consuming nature of these procedures has led to […]
Abstract Number: 250
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Internal medicine and hospital medicine providers are under pressure to move patients quickly through the hospital and decrease length of stay. Providers spend most of their clinical time seeing patients, documenting or coordinating care and have minimal time to disrupt workflow to perform common bedside procedures such as paracentesis, lumbar punctures, central lines, arthrocentesis […]
Abstract Number: 321
SHM Converge 2024
Background: While many physicians graduate from residency with competency to perform bedside procedures such as lumbar punctures (LPs) and paracentesis, the skillset often wanes after years in practice. Though a dedicated procedure service with full-time equivalent support may be a solution in settings where hospitalists need to perform numerous procedures per day, at our large […]
Abstract Number: 350
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Procedures, both inpatient and outpatient, are an essential part of the training for family medicine residents. Several residency programs struggle to provide the minimum number of procedures for residents to develop competency and comfort with the said procedures. Hospitalists do offer increased experience with procedures, although more recently, hospitalists are also referring most procedures […]
Abstract Number: 376
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Total joint arthroplasties (TJA) are the most frequently performed orthopedic surgeries in the USA. Given the aging US population, the number of TJA surgeries is expected to grow by 559% by 2060. Additionally, the average medical comorbidity for patients undergoing TJA surgery is increasing, a trend that is expected to continue. Given both the […]
Abstract Number: C20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a growing interest in pediatric hospital medicine, however few Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowships incorporate POCUS training formally into their curriculum. In addition to its ability to expedite care, POCUS can improve the ability of pediatric hospitalists to take care of patients in resource-limited settings or when specialists are not […]
Abstract Number: K11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Lumbar punctures are an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool for internists. While rates of major complications are low, success rates in the literature are widely variable and dependent on patient body habitus, patient positioning, operator experience, and use of ultrasound guidance.1 Many trainees report discomfort with their skill in performing and supervising bedside procedures, […]