Leigh Vaughan, MD

Patients Overwhelmingly Prefer Inpatient Boarding to ED Boarding

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: When hallway boarding is required, do patients prefer inpatient units over the ED? Background: ED crowding is associated with...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What factors determine rates of readmission after major surgery? Background: Reducing hospital readmission rates has become a...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Is continuity of care related to preventable hospitalizations among older adults? Background: Preventable hospitalizations...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What effect does a hospitalist-staffed, post-discharge clinic have on time to first post-hospitalization visit? Background:...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Does the addition of pentoxifylline to prednisolone improve six-month mortality compared to prednisolone alone in patients with...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: Is there a difference between repositioning intervals of two, three, or four hours in pressure ulcer formation in nursing home...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Clinical question: What antibiotic-resistant bacteria are the greatest threats for the next 10 years? Background: Two million people suffer...

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Agency recommends four core actions to combat spread of infections, resistant bacteria

Author:: Leigh Vaughan, MD; Kristin Wise, MD; Keri Holmes-Maybank, MD; Pamela Charity, MD

Also reviewed this month: surgical readmission rates, preventable hospitalizations, hospitalist-staffed post-discharge clinics