Meeting
Abstract Number: 182
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Children with sleep apnea are at increased risk for adverse respiratory events following surgical procedures involving the airway such as tonsillectomy. Risk following sedation for non-invasive procedures is unclear. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for overnight desaturation events (ODE) in patients with sleep apnea admitted after sedated magnetic resonance […]
Abstract Number: 361
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Utilization of MRI as diagnostic imaging continues to increase in the pediatric population. MRI with sedation accounts for 23% of pediatric MRI studies with 31% of those being inpatient. Barriers to completion of an MRI in pediatric populations includes the frequent use of sedation and poor communication amongst pediatric hospitalist, anesthesia and radiology. With […]
Abstract Number: 857
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 83-year-old woman presented as a transfer to our center for higher level of care in the setting of a mechanical fall with left femur fracture complicated by altered mental status (AMS) and acute onset atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response (RVR). A past medical history was significant for COPD, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, […]