Diagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program
Lucas B, Candotti C, Margeta B, Evans A, Mba B, Baru J, Asbury J, Asmar A, Kumapley R, Patel M, Borkowsky S, Fung S, Charles‐Damte M. Diagnostic accuracy of hospitalist‐performed hand‐carried ultrasound echocardiography after a brief training program. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 340-349. PMID: 19670355, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge pericardial effusionInferior vena cavaSevere LV hypertrophyStandard echocardiographySystolic dysfunctionLV hypertrophyPericardial effusionMitral regurgitationDiagnostic accuracyUltrasound echocardiographyCardiac abnormalitiesBrief training programImportant cardiac abnormalitiesLeft atrium enlargementSevere LA enlargementLV systolic dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionProspective cohort studySevere mitral regurgitationLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalNegative likelihood ratioTraining programAtrium enlargementLikelihood ratioA hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services
Lucas B, Kumapley R, Mba B, Nisar I, Lee K, Ofori‐Ntow S, Borkowsky S, Asmar A, Lewis T, Bienias J. A hospitalist‐run short‐stay unit: Features that predict length‐of‐stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2009, 4: 276-284. PMID: 19504489, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-stay unitTraditional inpatient servicesAcute coronary syndromeInpatient servicesEventual admissionHeart failureProvisional diagnosisSpecialty consultationPossible acute coronary syndromeProspective observational cohort studyDiagnostic testsCommon provisional diagnosisLow-risk patientsObservational cohort studyPredictors of lengthLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalCoronary syndromeEligible patientsHospital stayCohort studyConsecutive admissionsMedical recordsPhysical examPatient stayImpact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm‐based trial
Lucas B, Asbury J, Wang Y, Lee K, Kumapley R, Mba B, Borkowsky S, Asmar A. Impact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm‐based trial. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2007, 2: 143-149. PMID: 17549745, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medicine inpatientsMedicine inpatientsBedside proceduresProcedure serviceProspective cohort studyGeneral medicine serviceLarge public teaching hospitalPublic teaching hospitalSuccess of proceduresCohort studyMajor complicationsConsecutive admissionsTeaching hospitalInvasive proceduresMedicine serviceTherapeutic indicationsInpatientsResults of proceduresNumber of attemptsPhysiciansFurther studiesWeeksProcedure attemptsIndicationsComplications