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Abstract Number: E8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Sepsis is a leading health care burden associated with high mortality in the United States. Poor outcomes associated with sepsis continue despite modifications in the sepsis care guidelines. Several factors influence the outcome of sepsis including patient characteristics, etiology of sepsis, and management in the appropriate intensive care unit setting. The aim of our […]
Abstract Number: I9
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of admission to intensive care units (ICU), and it is one of the most expensive conditions treated in United State Hospitals accounting for $20.3 billion or 5.2% of total hospitalization cost. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the leading causes of interstitial lung disease, with currently […]
Abstract Number: L7
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Timely identification and treatment are integral to sepsis management in emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings. Increasingly, automated alerts embedded in electronic health records (EHRs) are used to expedite sepsis detection but may lead to false alarms and increased alarm fatigue. Additionally, recent data have demonstrated that the EPIC Sepsis Model—a proprietary sepsis alert […]
Abstract Number: N7
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)1. On February 29, 2020, the first United States reported its first death3. On March 8, St. Louis County and Missouri saw their first case4. Despite ample research coming out about COVID-19, its causes, and its […]
Abstract Number: P8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Previous studies have identified racial differences in sepsis incidence and sepsis mortality. Some evidence points towards differential treatment and subsequent sepsis outcomes in Black versus White patients. However, it is unclear to what extent racial differences exist in presentation and subsequent interpretation of complaints in the early phase of sepsis. Using History and Physical […]
Abstract Number: 103
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Prior exposure to antibiotics is associated with a subsequent risk for sepsis (Baggs et al., 2018). However, there are limited data on characteristics of patients readmitted with sepsis following previous antibiotic exposure during a non-sepsis related hospitalization. We sought to characterize factors associated with sepsis-related readmission (SRR) within 30 days of a non-sepsis index […]
Abstract Number: 106
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Sepsis is a common, costly, and mortal clinical syndrome. Many delays in sepsis recognition and intervention are due to “data latency,” the period of time between data suggestive of sepsis being entered in the EHR to identification and interpretation by a care provider. The magnitude of this delay can be significant, as the diagnostic […]
Abstract Number: 107
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Sepsis is associated with a six-fold greater risk of developing new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients with new onset AF demonstrate increased risk of stroke, vascular events, and death. However, the characteristics and management of new onset AF have not been well-described. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients aged ≥ 18 years […]
Abstract Number: 114
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor peptide to calcitonin produced by the thyroid parafollicular cells, and the intestinal and lung neuroendocrine cells. PCT is a proinflammatoy marker specific to bacterial infections, and was initially used clinically to guide antibiotic therapy in lower respiratory tract infections. PCT has seen its role expanded to aid with initiation, […]
Abstract Number: 115
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Though previous studies have demonstrated that hypoglycemia is a risk factor for inpatient mortality among hospitalized patients, many clinicians may not be aware of the seriousness of this finding. The purpose of this study was to describe the most common comorbidities and outcomes of patients admitted with hypoglycemia (