Featured Publications
“Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients
Sankey CB, McAvay G, Siner JM, Barsky CL, Chaudhry SI. “Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 895-900. PMID: 26969311, PMCID: PMC4945556, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3654-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitEscalation of careIntensive care unitClinical deteriorationCare escalationHospitalized patientsCare unitDoor timeInpatient medicineRetrospective cohort studySeverity of illnessRisk of deathAcademic medical centerHospital mortalityICU transferCohort studyInpatient floorInpatient settingMedical CenterGeneral floorPatientsCareMortalityCurrent eraPrevious studiesSepsis: An update in management
Galen BT, Sankey C. Sepsis: An update in management. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 746-752. PMID: 26218572, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2435.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIntensive care unitMortality/complicationsManagement of sepsisEvidence-based careHospital mortalitySepsis survivorshipSevere sepsisSepsis bundleCare unitVolume resuscitationSepsis researchEarly recognitionPivotal studiesDisease spectrumSepsisClinical practiceMedicine practitionersEvidence baseHospitalistsSignificant findingsReview articleSource controlComplicationsPatientsResuscitationA party before dying.
Sankey C. A party before dying. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2010, 152: 402. PMID: 20231575, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-00014.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersLeadership & Professional Development: Relational Leadership—It’s Not About You
Sankey C. Leadership & Professional Development: Relational Leadership—It’s Not About You. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 735-735. PMID: 34826268, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3709.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsImplementation of an automated scheduling tool improves schedule quality and resident satisfaction
Howard FM, Gao CA, Sankey C. Implementation of an automated scheduling tool improves schedule quality and resident satisfaction. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0236952. PMID: 32780751, PMCID: PMC7418963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236952.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A Qualitative Study on the Outcomes of Participation in a Longitudinal Clinician Educator Curriculum During Internal Medicine Residency.
Yang Y, Sankey C, Gielissen K. A Qualitative Study on the Outcomes of Participation in a Longitudinal Clinician Educator Curriculum During Internal Medicine Residency. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2023, 15: 209-218. PMID: 37139209, PMCID: PMC10150823, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-22-00328.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinician-educator trackEarly career developmentCareer developmentQualitative studyInternal medicine residencyGraduate medical education programsMedical education communityMedical education programsMedicine residencyOutcomes of participationEducator’s careerFlexible curriculumCurricular efficacyEducator skillsEducation communityExperiential learningInternal medicine residency graduatesSemi-structured interviewsProfessional identityEducation programsScholarship skillsDepth semi-structured interviewsMember checkingProgram improvementDevelopment outcomesAddressing Cognitive Biases in Interpreting an Elevated Lactate in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Thiamine Deficiency
Chehayeb R, Ilagan-Ying Y, Sankey C. Addressing Cognitive Biases in Interpreting an Elevated Lactate in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Thiamine Deficiency. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 1547-1551. PMID: 36814053, PMCID: PMC9946700, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08091-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThiamine deficiencyExtensive infectious workupLactic acid elevationElevated lactate levelsType 1 diabetesInfectious workupDiabetic ketoacidosisThiamine administrationAppropriate patientsClinical patternElevated lactateLactate levelsPatient careYoung womenPatientsCOVID-19 pandemicCareDeficiencyElevationKetoacidosisDiabetesEtiologyWorkupCliniciansAdministration
2022
Finding your niche as a generalist: S‐curves, not straight lines
Sankey C, Smith D, Burger A, Graves K. Finding your niche as a generalist: S‐curves, not straight lines. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 18: 278-280. PMID: 36564982, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRuptured Bony Metastasis in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Gier C, Sankey C. Ruptured Bony Metastasis in Renal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 1547-1548. PMID: 35102479, PMCID: PMC9086094, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07366-4.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesIschemic Gastritis in a Patient with Chronic Constipation
Ehteshami-Afshar S, Sankey C, Pinto Taylor E. Ischemic Gastritis in a Patient with Chronic Constipation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 966-967. PMID: 35037177, PMCID: PMC8904702, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07190-w.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2021
The clock on the wall
Sankey C. The clock on the wall. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 3405-3406. PMID: 34617289, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17509.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Why and how to prepare, write and submit clinical cases
Sankey C, Williams W, Bhatnagar D, Miller CS, Lai CJ. Why and how to prepare, write and submit clinical cases. The Clinical Teacher 2020, 17: 471-476. PMID: 31923927, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13129.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Howard F, Sankey C. Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1653-1657. PMID: 31011972, PMCID: PMC6667527, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05001-x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisStreptococcal infectionOccult sinusitisPneumococcal bacteremiaRecurrent pneumococcal infectionsS. pneumoniae bacteremiaSevere streptococcal infectionsIntroduction of vaccinesEffective antibiotic treatmentGeneral medical practitionersPneumoniae bacteremiaIntravascular coagulationPneumococcal infectionAntibiotic treatmentPyogenic diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteremiaInfectionCausative agentLymphohistiocytosisSuch predispositionSinusitisMedical practitionersIllness scriptsSepsis
2018
Using System Inflammatory Response Syndrome as an Easy-to-Implement, Sustainable, and Automated Tool for All-Cause Deterioration Among Medical Inpatients
Fogerty RL, Sussman LS, Kenyon K, Li F, Sukumar N, Kliger AS, Acker K, Sankey C. Using System Inflammatory Response Syndrome as an Easy-to-Implement, Sustainable, and Automated Tool for All-Cause Deterioration Among Medical Inpatients. Journal Of Patient Safety 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29369071, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefinition of sepsisClinical deteriorationMedical inpatientsAdult inpatientsSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaElectronic health record toolsInflammatory response syndromeAcademic medical centerSyndrome criteriaResponse syndromeClinical benefitMedical CenterHigh riskMinimal additional resourcesInpatientsSIRSSepsisPatientsIntervention toolSpectrum disorderDeteriorationAdmissionSyndrome
2017
When do patients with skin and soft-tissue infections require hospital admission and intravenous antibiotics?
Perry J, Fogerty RL, Sankey, C. “When do patients with skin and soft-tissue infections require hospital admission and intravenous antibiotics?” SHM The Hospitalist, October 2017.Chapters
2016
Incidental Discovery of Retained Triple Lumen Catheter Guidewire
Shih AF, Sankey C. Incidental Discovery of Retained Triple Lumen Catheter Guidewire. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 32: 361-362. PMID: 27400925, PMCID: PMC5330992, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3798-8.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesBacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Shih A, Grant M, and Sankey C. Bacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. Infect Dis Clin Pract. 2016; 24(1):14-17.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesHospitalist Communication.
Sankey C. Hospitalist Communication. In Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, 2nd edition, ed Miller C, Burger A, Lai C, Pahwa A. 2016. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE.ChaptersSepsis Survivorship.
Sankey C. Sepsis Survivorship. In Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, 2nd edition, ed Miller C, Burger A, Lai C, Pahwa A. 2016. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE.ChaptersBacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Shih A, Grant M, Sankey C. Bacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Infectious Diseases In Clinical Practice 2016, 24: 14-17. DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000335.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesInjection drug useEndovascular infectionDrug useAppropriate intravenous antibiotic therapyActive injection drug useBacillus cereus bacteremiaIntravenous antibiotic therapyAcute febrile illnessHuman immunodeficiency virusMajor risk factorProsthetic heart valvesCereus bacteremiaFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyHIV statusRare causeImmunodeficiency virusInvasive infectionsRisk factorsBlood culturesConsecutive daysInfectionHeart valvesFlight mass spectrometryPrevious cases