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A clinical deterioration prediction tool for internal medicine patientsLisa L Kirkland
Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Med Qual 28:135-42. 2013..This tool created using routinely collected clinical measurements can serve as a very early warning system for hospitalized medical patients...
Nutrition in the hospitalized patientLisa L Kirkland
Division of Hospital Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55960, USA
J Hosp Med 8:52-8. 2013..As with all other aspects of discharge, it is the hospitalist's role to assure smooth transition of the nutrition care plan to an outpatient setting...
The Charlson Comorbidity Index Score as a predictor of 30-day mortality after hip fracture surgeryLisa L Kirkland
Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Med Qual 26:461-7. 2011..Advanced age, low BMI, and high CCI can be identified prospectively and are independently associated with postoperative 30-day mortality in older, chronically ill patients...
Approaching hospital administration about adopting cooling technologiesLisa L Kirkland
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Crit Care Med 37:S290-4. 2009..Using design thinking and strong leadership skills, the intensivist can marshal support from staff and administrators to successfully implement cooling technology...
Do timely outpatient follow-up visits decrease hospital readmission rates?Deanne T Kashiwagi
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Am J Med Qual 27:11-5. 2012..75). The timing of postdischarge follow-up did not affect readmissions. Further research is needed to determine such factors and to prospectively study time to outpatient follow-up after discharge and the decrease in readmission rates...
Clinical presentation and outcome of perioperative myocardial infarction in the very elderly following hip fracture surgeryBhanu P Gupta
Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Hosp Med 7:713-6. 2012..Patterns of clinical symptoms and outcomes of perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) in elderly patients after hip fracture repair surgery are not well defined...
Gaining efficiency and satisfaction in the handoff processM Caroline Burton
Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Hosp Med 5:547-52. 2010..Most studies in the literature regard physicians-in-training. We studied the morning handoff process of hospitalist teams comprised of staff physicians and nurse practitioner and/or physician assistants...
Unplanned transfers to the intensive care unit: the role of the shock indexA Scott Keller
Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Hosp Med 5:460-5. 2010..The shock index (SI) (heart rate/systolic blood pressure as an indicator of left ventricular function, reference value of 0.54) may be a simple alternative means to predict clinical deterioration...
