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Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospitalization in older adults with cognitive impairment is a seminal event that often leads to iatrogenic complications and exacerbation of behavioral disturbances that require a higher level of observation to ensure the patient’s safety. Our study aimed to determine whether an innovative model, using Patient Engagement Specialists (PES) improves care for hospitalized older adults […]
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Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In 2016, the Sepsis-3 taskforce posited that acute organ failure is the defining feature of sepsis. Accordingly, they recommended that an acute rise in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score by 2 points over baseline should replace the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) score as the sepsis criteria (1). As a justification, they […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospitalization in older adults with cognitive impairment is a seminal event that often leads to iatrogenic complications and exacerbation of behavioral disturbances that require a higher level of observation to ensure the patient’s safety. Our study aimed to determine whether an innovative model, using Patient Engagement Specialists (PES) improves care for hospitalized older adults […]
Abstract Number: 29
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The United States sees over 35 million hospital discharges a year with a 20% readmission rate. Unplanned readmissions amount to 20 billion dollars annually. Efforts to prevent readmissions impact patient’s overall morbidity/mortality and alleviate the financial burden on health care systems. To that effect, the United States health care reform, under the Affordable Care […]
Abstract Number: 59
SHM Converge 2023
Background: An increasing amount of literature demonstrates the detrimental impact of discrimination and microaggressions at personal and institutional levels in the healthcare workplace (1-5). Confronting these displays of bias involves a multifaceted approach across professional disciplines and hierarchies. Residency is a time when physicians experience and learn to navigate bias (6). To address this, we […]
Abstract Number: 61
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tubes among patients with dementia is controversial, with multiple studies showing no clear benefit in terms of risks of aspiration, survival or quality of life. Despite this growing evidence, studies analyzing the trends of use of PEG tube among demented patients are lacking. We aimed to use a […]
Abstract Number: 72
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In medical care for older patients, the presence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) is associated with increased adverse outcomes [1, 2]. A wide range of medications with anticholinergic properties affects cognitive states of older patients have been regarded as PIMs [1, 3]. We purposed to assess clinical impact of anticholinergic cognitive burden on clinical […]
Abstract Number: 83
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Making the hospital discharge process faster and more predictable may help improve patient flow, reduce delays in admitting new patients, and increase hospital capacity. Some hospitals have implemented initiatives to promote timelier discharges as ways to improve hospital throughput. We conducted a national survey of academic medical centers addressing the prevalence, importance, and effectiveness […]
Abstract Number: 86
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Academic children’s hospitals are increasingly partnering with community hospitals to provide inpatient neonatal and pediatric care in the patient’s own community. Although some academic hospitals are hesitant to form these partnerships due to concern for decreasing incoming transfers, few studies report the true effect of such collaboration. Our strategy involved such a partnership that […]
Abstract Number: 87
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The number of individuals with dementia in the U.S., currently estimated at 5.3 million, is projected to triple by 2050. For patients with cognitive impairment, the unfamiliar and stressful hospital environment often requires constant observation (CO) to ensure patient safety. The use of constant observation (CO) in the hospital setting, while originating in patients […]