Background: The diagnosis of sepsis is often associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. When it occurs in patients with Heart failure (HF), those rates increase dramatically. This study focuses on the differences in the outcomes in septic patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) versus patients with Heart Failure with reduced [...]

Background: As of 2020, a reported 2.7 million people in the United States have opioid use disorder (OUD). Hospitalizations related to opioid use have risen dramatically over the last two decades. Inpatients with substance use disorders are at increased risk of leaving the hospital prior to treatment completion which can further lead to poor health [...]

Background: Central venous lines (CVL), including temporary dialysis catheters, are often required in the inpatient setting. While CVLs are frequently placed in radiology suites or intensive care units (ICU), many institutions allow placement on medical-surgical wards by Hospitalist Bedside Procedure Services (BPS). The BPS at our institution began to perform CVL placement at the patient [...]

Background: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is the most common cause of wide complex tachycardia and a potentially fatal cardiac rhythm disorder. Ventricular arrhythmias, including VT, cause approximately 25% of sudden cardiac deaths. Some studies have proposed a dose-response relationship between VT burden and risk of mortality; however, these studies may have been limited by the inclusion [...]

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on global health, economies, and society, further increasing strain on public healthcare, while exacerbating psychosocial stressors. Multiple single-center and regional studies have shown an overall increase in national rates of firearm injury-related emergency department (ED) visits (FIRE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study [...]

Background: Patients who are hospitalized for a prolonged period are at risk of developing various complications, includingfeeding intolerance resulting from reduced gastrointestinal motility. Prucalopride is one of the drugs used for thetreatment of constipation, and it exerts its effects by increasing intestinal motility through the activation of the 5-HT4receptor.However, no previous study demonstrated whether prucalopride [...]

Background: Several case reports and case series have found that transcatheter mitral valve procedures (TMVP) improve hemodynamics and reduce symptoms in patients with mitral valve disease and concomitant hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).(1-6) There is a lack of evidence regarding the outcomes of patients that undergo TMVP with HOCM, however several studies have evaluated the outcomes [...]

Background: Sepsis is one of the most common life-threatening conditions and is associated with significant mortality, length of stay, and cost for hospitals and health systems worldwide. Based on a recent report, there has been an increase in rates of hospital-acquired sepsis (HAS), or sepsis “not-present-on-admission”, in California from 2020 to 2021. Aspiration pneumonia was [...]