Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Research Abstracts
Abstract Number: 262
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Insurance companies often require a mandated pre surgical weight loss program prior to bariatric surgery. It is debated whether this would improve weight loss after surgery. We argue that the authority deciding the indications, duration and type of preoperative program should be the operating bariatric surgeon, who may be able to tailor these programs […]
Abstract Number: 287
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Telemetry is overused in hospitals and continues to be a significant source of health system waste. It is considered a leading issue in quality initiatives, as highlighted by its presence in the top five recommendations by the Society of Hospital Medicine to the ABIM Choosing Wisely Campaign. The overuse of telemetry is likely due […]
Abstract Number: 300
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Recent guidelines support restrictive blood transfusion practices in the majority of patients. However, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network continues to recommend a goal hemoglobin (Hgb) range of 7-9 g/dL in the oncology patient population. The oncology services at our institution typically use a Hgb threshold of 8 g/dL to dictate need for transfusion. Transfusion-associated […]
Abstract Number: 306
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: It has been nearly a decade since the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine recommended the application of systems engineering approaches in order to deliver healthcare that is efficient, effective, and patient-centered, yet large academic medical centers remain highly complex systems that are rife with inefficiencies. One area that has been […]
Abstract Number: 320
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a morbid condition with sequelae including death and chronic pulmonary hypertension. As a consulting hospitalist in the post-operative period, diagnostic algorithms including d-dimer testing are of limited utility as invasive procedures cause an elevation in d-dimer levels. Because of its availability, sensitivity and specificity, spiral computed tomography is the test […]
Abstract Number: 324
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Post-operative tachycardia in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty is a common, but incompletely explored phenomenon. Post-operative tachycardia, noted in up to 33% of our orthopedic surgical population, presents a diagnostic dilemma to the consulting hospitalist. Post-operative tachycardia is often attributed to catecholamine release in response to operative stress or anemia. However, the heart […]