Meeting
Abstract Number: 10
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: ED visits increased to 145.59 million in 2016 (CDC 2019), resulting in an increase in hospital admissions. Chen et al. showed a correlation between the overall ED census and likelihood of admission; while, Velasquez et al. found up to 28% of hospitalists reported having admitted patients when no admission criteria were met. They described […]
Abstract Number: 99
SHM Converge 2024
Background: High hospital occupancy is a ubiquitous problem worldwide. Singapore General Hospital (SGH) being the largest tertiary hospital in Singapore, sees a large number of attendees come through its Emergency Department (ED) daily 1,2. With silver tsunami on the horizon and rising life expectancies around the world, we are facing higher healthcare complexities and stress […]
Abstract Number: 231
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: There is evidence that physicians consider a variety of “non-medical” factors (e.g. lack of social support, barriers to access) in hospital admission decision-making out of concern for patient safety, and that patients are hospitalized even in the absence of a level of medical acuity warranting admission. The rationale underlying this decision may overvalue the […]
Abstract Number: 339
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Hydroxyurea is an FDA approved medication for use in adults with sickle cell disease. Clinical guidelines, based on high quality evidence, recommend its use in all adults with sickle cell anemia and 3 or more moderate to severe pain crises within one year. Studies suggest its use to be inappropriately low. We assessed local […]