422. Brucellosis Regimens Comparison in a Saudi Tertiary Academic Medical Center

Implementation of an Automated Electronic Medical Record “Antibiotic Timeout” Alert at a Tertiary, Academic Medical Center

Evaluation of recombinant activated protein C for severe sepsis at a tertiary academic medical center

PURPOSE Early clinical trials of recombinant human activated protein C (rhAPC) for severe sepsis excluded patients at high risk of bleeding. Recent literature suggests bleeding rates are higher in clinical practice and may be associated with worsened outcomes. Our objective was to evaluate baseline demographics; incidence, and risk factors for major bleeding; and mortality of patients receiving...

Evaluation of interventional endoscopy unit efficiency metrics at a tertiary academic medical center.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS There is an increasing demand for interventional endoscopic services and the need to develop efficient endoscopic units. The aim of this study was to analyze performance data and define metrics to improve efficiency in a single academic interventional endoscopy center. ] PATIENTS AND METHODS The prospective operations performance data (6-month period) of our interven...

Improved Operating Room Efficiency via Constraint Management: Experience of a Tertiary-Care Academic Medical Center.

BACKGROUND Suboptimal operating room (OR) efficiency is a universal complaint among surgeons. Nonetheless, maximizing efficiency is critical to institutional success. Here, we report improvement achieved from low-cost, low-technology measures instituted within a tertiary-care academic medical center/Level I trauma center. STUDY DESIGN Improvements in preadmission testing and OR scheduling, in...

Acute Brucellosis with Splenic Infarcts: A Case Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Splenic infarction is an extremely rare and unique presentation of brucellosis. Only few cases have been reported worldwide. We here report a case of a young man, presenting with acute onset of fever, left hypochondial pain, and vomiting. Further evaluation revealed multiple splenic infarcts and positive blood culture for brucellosis despite negative transesophageal echocardiography for endocar...