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View article: Provider perceptions of indications for red blood cell transfusion
Provider perceptions of indications for red blood cell transfusion Open
Background Guidelines for red blood cell transfusion recommend incorporating patient factors and clinical context beyond hemoglobin (Hb) levels. However, limited data exist on which factors clinicians consider important. Understanding thes…
View article: Research Mentorship Models in Hospital Medicine: A Narrative Review
Research Mentorship Models in Hospital Medicine: A Narrative Review Open
Aims/Background Mentorship is crucial to research success, but a detailed assessment and evaluation of the different types of mentorship models in hospital medicine have not been conducted. We sought to identify and define research mentors…
View article: Practice‐Level Clustering of Industry Payments to Clinicians
Practice‐Level Clustering of Industry Payments to Clinicians Open
Objective To test whether industry payments to clinicians are clustered at the level of the medical practice. Study Setting and Design We performed a cross‐sectional study of clinicians who billed Medicare Part B in 2021 to test whether th…
View article: Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders
Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders Open
Hospital medicine (HM), a well‐established clinical specialty, requires clarity of research priorities to identify target areas for investment in HM research infrastructure and activities. The Society of Hospital Medicine's Research Commit…
View article: Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia
Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia Open
Background and Objectives Anaemia is a treatable common condition with various aetiologies and is prevalent in hospitalized patients. However, anaemia is inconsistently worked up and treated in the inpatient setting, in part because there …
View article: Anemia Acuity Effect on Transfusion Strategies in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Anemia Acuity Effect on Transfusion Strategies in Acute Myocardial Infarction Open
Importance In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), limited physiologic adaptation to acute anemia might lead to greater benefit from a liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy. Data on such a possible benefit are lackin…
View article: Maximal Breath Hold Associated with Inappropriate Change in Respiratory Rate in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Indicates a Blunted Ventilatory Response
Maximal Breath Hold Associated with Inappropriate Change in Respiratory Rate in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Indicates a Blunted Ventilatory Response Open
Background: Some patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 associated disease (COVID-19) presented with hypoxemia without exhibiting dyspnea. This phenomenon was called “silent” or “happy” hypoxia. The cause of “silent …
View article: Artificial intelligence, ethics, and hospital medicine: Addressing challenges to ethical norms and patient‐centered care
Artificial intelligence, ethics, and hospital medicine: Addressing challenges to ethical norms and patient‐centered care Open
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View article: Nutrition interventions for body composition, physical function, cognition in hospitalized older adults: A systematic review of individuals 75 years and older
Nutrition interventions for body composition, physical function, cognition in hospitalized older adults: A systematic review of individuals 75 years and older Open
Background Globally, the oldest old population is expected to triple by 2050. Hospitalization and malnutrition can result in progressive functional decline in older adults. Minimizing the impact of hospitalization on functional status in o…
View article: The impending hepatology workforce shortage: Ethical considerations for closing the gap
The impending hepatology workforce shortage: Ethical considerations for closing the gap Open
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View article: Breaking down barriers: Decoding archetypes in hospital medicine research
Breaking down barriers: Decoding archetypes in hospital medicine research Open
The field of hospital medicine has made progress in growing its research productivity as the clinical practice of hospital medicine has matured. Hospital medicine researchers come from a range of backgrounds, including clinicians and noncl…
View article: Current advances in 2022: A critical review of selected topics by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (<scp>AABB</scp>) Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee
Current advances in 2022: A critical review of selected topics by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (<span>AABB</span>) Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Open
Background The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee (CTMC) composes a summary of new and important advances in transfusion medicine (TM) on an annual basis. Since 2018, this has …
View article: State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data
State of research in adult Hospital Medicine: Updated results of a national survey and longitudinal analysis of national data Open
We sought to understand the current state of research in adult Hospital Medicine by repeating a 2018 survey of leaders in Hospital Medicine with changes to improve the response rate of surveyed programs. We also analyzed the public sources…
View article: 139 Reducing Physical Therapy Consults for Patients with High Functional Mobility in the Acute Medical Inpatient Setting: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis
139 Reducing Physical Therapy Consults for Patients with High Functional Mobility in the Acute Medical Inpatient Setting: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis Open
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Physical therapy (PT) is key for treating functional decline that inpatients experience but is a constrained resource in hospital settings. The Activity Measure Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) score is a mobility measurement too…
View article: Changes in Patient Perceptions of the Provider Most Involved in Care During COVID-19 and Corresponding Effects on Patient Trust
Changes in Patient Perceptions of the Provider Most Involved in Care During COVID-19 and Corresponding Effects on Patient Trust Open
During COVID-19 routine clinical operations were disrupted, including limits on the types of providers allowed to perform in-person care and frequency of times they could enter a patient's room. Whether these changes affected patients’ tru…
View article: Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas managed with active surveillance
Longitudinal assessment of quality of life in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas managed with active surveillance Open
There are limited data describing the impact of active surveillance on longitudinal health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). A cohort of untreated indolent NHL patients completed FACT-LY…
View article: Current advances in transfusion medicine 2021: A critical review of selected topics by the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee
Current advances in transfusion medicine 2021: A critical review of selected topics by the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Open
Background Each year the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee (CTMC) procures a synopsis highlighting new, important, and clinically relevant studies in the field of transfusion medicine (TM). This has been made available as a publ…
View article: Racial differences in red blood cell transfusion in hospitalized patients with anemia
Racial differences in red blood cell transfusion in hospitalized patients with anemia Open
Background Guidelines recommend transfusion of red blood cells (RBC's) when a hospitalized patient's hemoglobin (Hb) drops below a restrictive transfusion threshold, either at 7 or 8 g. Hospitals have implemented transfusion policies to en…
View article: Key recommendations from the 2021 “inclusion of older adults in clinical research” workshop
Key recommendations from the 2021 “inclusion of older adults in clinical research” workshop Open
Older adults are often underrepresented in clinical research, even though older adults are major consumers of novel therapies. We present major themes and recommendations from the 2021 "Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Research" Works…
View article: Current advances in transfusion medicine 2020: A critical review of selected topics by the <scp>AABB</scp> Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee
Current advances in transfusion medicine 2020: A critical review of selected topics by the <span>AABB</span> Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Open
Background The AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee (CTMC) compiles an annual synopsis of the published literature covering important developments in the field of transfusion medicine (TM), which has been made available as a manusc…
View article: The effect of red blood cell transfusion on fatigability after hospital discharge
The effect of red blood cell transfusion on fatigability after hospital discharge Open
In patients with anemia, there is interest in understanding the impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on patient-reported outcomes such as fatigue. However, data from previous studies are mixed as to whether transfusion improves fatig…
View article: Clinical predictors of donor antibody titer and correlation with recipient antibody response in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial
Clinical predictors of donor antibody titer and correlation with recipient antibody response in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma clinical trial Open
Background Convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 relies on the transfer of anti-viral antibody from donors to recipients via plasma transfusion. The relationship between clinical characteristics and antibody response to COVID-19 is not …
View article: Fatigability: A new perspective on and <scp>patient‐centered</scp> outcome measure for patients with anemia
Fatigability: A new perspective on and <span>patient‐centered</span> outcome measure for patients with anemia Open
In patients with anemia there has been a renewed interest in understanding the impact of red blood cell transfusion on patient-reported outcomes,1 such as fatigue, the primary symptom of anemia.2 Anemia-related fatigue is a significant con…