Meeting
Abstract Number: 45
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Risk of having a major adverse cardiac event in the perioperative period is known to be raised among those with underlying cardiovascular disease undergoing noncardiac surgery. ACC/AHA 2014 guideline is an excellent tool for the physicians to evaluate perioperative cardiac risk. However, the evidence-based set of algorithms are often under- or inappropriately utilized due […]
Abstract Number: 200
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Intravenous (IV) low molecular weight iron dextran is a safe and effective treatment for iron deficiency anemia (1). However, oral (PO) iron supplementation remains a preferred mode of iron repletion due to low cost and ease of administration. Unfortunately, the efficacy of PO iron varies due to differences in drug absorption and patient adherence. […]