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Abstract Number: 113
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Ultrasound-guidance has become the standard for bedside procedures in the emergency and inpatient settings due to its perceived impact on first attempt success and complications. Prior literature on paracentesis notes a 10% rate of overall complications, 5% rate of technical problems, and a 1% rate of bleeding. However, existing cohorts often include outpatients or […]
Abstract Number: 127
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The systematization of the teaching and training of internal medicine residents should be done with the standardization of techniques, simulations, use of manikins and theoretical lessons. A procedure team was created in a tertiary teaching hospital at south Brazil with the objective of minimizing risks to the patient at the same time optimizing the […]
Abstract Number: 146
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Modified Early Warning System(MEWS) is a scoring system based on vitals sign and clinical observation which has been implemented in 2007 as a useful tool to timely recognition and early intervention. The effectiveness of implementation of MEWS as an important tool for rapid response team has been a question and the main objective of […]
Abstract Number: 152
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: TeamSTEPPS (Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) has been shown to improve patient safety by improving teamwork and communication skills amongst all members of the interdisciplinary team. Methods: We developed a 4-hour TeamSTEPPS multi-disciplinary training session, conducted in our simulation center. We invited 90 core members of the medicine service to […]
Abstract Number: 154
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Quality and patient safety initiatives are often role-specific with minimal emphasis on cross-discipline collaboration and communication. Prior to project implementation, each discipline’s patient care plans were made in silos without an aligned emphasis on quality and safety initiatives. With implementation of a daily interdisciplinary safety brief based on a shared mental model, our aim […]
Abstract Number: 165
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Accurate medication reconciliation during transitions of care can decrease medication related adverse drug events. The Joint Commission has prioritized medication reconciliation as one of the national patient safety goals. Effective pharmacist-physician-patient collaboration can improve the medication reconciliation process and thus medication safety for hospitalized patients Purpose: 1. Develop a standardized provider-pharmacist discharge medication reconciliation […]
Abstract Number: 169
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: One year all-cause mortality rates after a fragility fracture are as high as 24%. Treatment of osteoporosis following fracture reduces mortality, recurrent fractures rates, and healthcare costs. Without endocrinology involvement, clinicians often fail to recognize and treat osteoporosis. We aimed to assess the frequency of fragility hip fractures including recurrence rates at our academic […]
Abstract Number: 210
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Behavioral emergencies in the hospital are on the rise, leading to increased workplace violence. A small body of evidence recommends an inpatient Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT), a multi-disciplinary team to de-escalate behavioral emergencies that can be harmful to the patient or staff. Observational studies have reported that BERT can reduce workplace violence, use […]
Abstract Number: 211
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Regulatory agencies have set a 60-minute window to communicate positive CT PE (computed tomography pulmonary embolism) results to ordering providers. Improving the effectiveness of communication among caregivers for critical results of tests is a national patient safety goal. Our current system of communicating positive results to providers was inconsistent (mean time to verbal report […]
Abstract Number: 211
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Studies show that nurses and physicians often have different perceptions of the quality of interprofessional communication. An important part of daily communication between physicians and nurses involves patients’ clinical plan of care for each day (‘care plan’). We conducted a study examining hospitalist and nurse perceptions of communication of shared patient care plans. Methods: […]