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 studiesImplementation 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
Addressing 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
Ruptured 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 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
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
2015
Erythema Ab Igne
Ladizinski B, Sankey C. Erythema Ab Igne. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 49: e29-e30. PMID: 25934377, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.088.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2014
Ingested Foreign Body Associated With Bulimia Nervosa
Sankey C, Ladizinski B, Gaudiani JL. Ingested Foreign Body Associated With Bulimia Nervosa. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 47: e107-e108. PMID: 25060012, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAcute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Cross-reactivity
Ladizinski B, Sankey C. Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Cross-reactivity. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: e9-e10. PMID: 24608015, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2013
The Coffee Bean Sign and Sigmoid Volvulus in an Elderly Adult
Ladizinski B, Amjad H, Rukhman E, Sankey C. The Coffee Bean Sign and Sigmoid Volvulus in an Elderly Adult. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1843-1844. PMID: 24117312, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12484.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCalcinosis in Adult-Onset Dermatomyositis: Metastatic or Dystrophic?
Ladizinski B, Khan A, Sankey C. Calcinosis in Adult-Onset Dermatomyositis: Metastatic or Dystrophic? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 29: 246-247. PMID: 23943420, PMCID: PMC3889946, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2564-4.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAtrial Septal Defect in an Adult Patient
Sankey C. Atrial Septal Defect in an Adult Patient. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1524-1524. PMID: 23674076, PMCID: PMC3797352, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2481-6.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesUnder the Sheets
Sankey C. Under the Sheets. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1247-1248. PMID: 23435770, PMCID: PMC3744300, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2369-5.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters