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Abstract Number: 248
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Patients diagnosed in-hospital with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at high risk for post-discharge complications and readmission similar to patients with chronic conditions. Patient navigation reduces post-discharge complications and readmissions in patients with chronic diseases, however its role in acute conditions is less clear. Similarly, the use of mobile technology to improve patient engagement […]
Abstract Number: 250
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a serious public health problem causing over 90,000 deaths each year. VTE rates at our institution have been high and costly, with insurer penalties for post-operative VTE exceeding $5.5M in 2014. While prophylaxis for at-risk inpatients can reduce hospital-associated (HA) VTE by up […]
Abstract Number: 255
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Current guidelines and most experts recommend pharmacologic venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for patients hospitalized with an acute inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exacerbation. Quality measures of physician performance further expand this mandate to include patients with a diagnosis of IBD who are hospitalized for any reason. We sought to assess the risk of VTE in […]
Abstract Number: 262
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The HOSPITAL score is an internationally validated risk assessment to identify patients at risk of 30 day readmission for adults discharged from an inpatient medical department.1The HOSPITAL score is validated for all hospital admissions – acute and chronic. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of the HOSPITAL score to predict […]
Abstract Number: 287
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Mobile health applications have the potential to support patients via improved engagement and self-management. While the use of this technology has been developed for patients with chronic diseases, there is limited evidence to guide the development of this technology for patients with acute conditions. Patients diagnosed with acute venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) are at […]
Abstract Number: 307
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common preventable condition in hospitalized medical patients. Chemoprophylaxis with heparin or fondaparinux has been recommended for all hospitalized patients who are not at low risk, and appropriate thromboprophylaxis is a hospital quality measure. However, the specific threshold of VTE risk that warrants prophylaxis has not been defined. We used […]
Abstract Number: 329
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The U.S. healthcare system has a poor safety record when compared to other major industries. For example, at 250,000 per year, medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death according to the CDC. This is in stark contrast to the safety record of commercial jet airlines. With zero fatalities, fiscal year 2017 was […]
Abstract Number: 429
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Hypercoagulable disorders pose an increased lifetime risk of developing venous thromboembolic events (VTE). It is established that patients with these disorders usually need lifelong anticoagulation once they have more than one thromboembolic event. With the emergence of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC), management of these patients has been streamlined. However, in times of medical […]
Abstract Number: 521
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy and ambulatory 34-year-old diabetic man presented with left-sided scrotal and groin cellulitis and was admitted to the hospital for intravenous antibiotic therapy. He was placed on appropriate pharmacoprophylaxis for venous thromboembolic disease and was observed ambulating on the unit. Despite one week of appropriate antibiotic therapy, he continued to have […]
Abstract Number: 555
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 95-year-old man presented with progressive right lower extremity swelling. He reports a chronic history of overflow incontinence. Laboratory evaluation revealed a normal coagulation profile, creatinine of 1.5 milligrams per deciliter. A venous duplex ultrasound demonstrated acute occlusive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the right lower extremity. A computed tomography (CT) venogram confirmed […]