Tu1003 – Characterizing Low-Value Ppi Use Among Older Adults At a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center

A Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region

Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and lack of training. We analyzed our initial 3 years record of thoracoscopy at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care center in Hi...

Spinal Epidural Abscess in Adults: A 10-Year Clinical Experience at a Tertiary Care Academic Medical Center

Background.  Delayed recognition of spinal epidural abscess (SEA) contributes to poor outcomes from this highly morbid and potentially lethal infection. We performed a case-control study in a regional, high-volume, tertiary care, academic medical center over the years 2005-2015 to assess the potential changing epidemiology, clinical and laboratory manifestations, and course of this disorder and...

Predictors of Achieving Recommended Daily Physical Activity Among Anesthesiologists at a Large Tertiary Care Academic Center

Background The goal of the current study was to determine if the daily work patterns of anesthesiologists meet the recommended daily levels of activity. Methods Attending and resident anesthesiologists at a tertiary academic center were invited to participate. The subjects wore a pedometer during five regular clinical days at work and recorded the number of steps walked. The participants also...

Real-World Use – Isavuconazole at a Large Academic Medical Center

Open incisional hernia repair at an academic tertiary care medical center.

OBJECTIVE To describe the postoperative complication rates of a large consecutive series of patients who underwent open incisional ventral hernia repair. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review of an accumulated database. SETTING University tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS All patients who underwent open incisional ventral hernia repair from March 1, 2003, through February 28, 20...