Research

One prominent commitment of Hospital Medicine is to the development of evidence-based inpatient medicine practices. Through development of publications such as the Consult Manual, Hospital Medicine physicians have increased the exposure of internal medicine residents and medical students to principles of quality inpatient care. Their unique focus on inpatient care affords Hospital Medicine physicians a practical experience base on which to build sound and sensible guidelines for management.

Dr. Raya Saba

Listed below are recent publications by our Hospitalist members:

  • Mathew Hevey, Rachel Presti, and Hilary E. L. Reno. “Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” In the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. In press.
  • Vosuri et al. Comparison of salvage therapies for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL): Network meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol 37. May 2019 (suppl; abstr e19037).
  • Vosuri et al. Incidence of serious adverse events in bortezomib, lenalidomide and bortezomib plus lenalidomide maintenance for multiple myeloma: Interim analysis of MMRF-CoMMpass study. J Clin Oncol 37. May 2019 (suppl; abstr e19516).
  • Vosuri et al. Survival outcomes in the elderly with limited stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with chemotherapy: SEER propensity-matched analysis. J Clin Oncol 37. May 2019 (suppl; abstr e19046).
  • Freer JM, Ciesielski T, and Defer T (Ed). “Guide to Procedures”. The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide 5th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer. 2019.
  • Chi, S., Dans, M., et al. Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. Critical Care Medicine. Vol 47. Issue 1. 2019 Jan;17.
  • Ji J, Brown DL. 2017. Distributive Shock. In: Brown DL, editor. Cardiac Critical Care, 3rd edition. Anticipated 2018.
  • Mulkareddy, V., Bardowell, R. Top Ten Work-ups. In: T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide. Anticipated.
  • Chelapareddy, L. Philadelphia Translocation in MDS: A Case Report and a Brief Review of the Literature Looking at Its Prevalence, Disease Progression, and Treatment Options. Case Reports in Hematology, vol. 2018, Article ID 5865321, 6 pages, 2018.
  • M. Hlatshwayo and H. Reno. “Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” In the Washington Manual of Infectious Disease. 2018.
  • Filson, K. Edited & updated the Pain Control chapter for the 5th edition of the Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide. Publication pending.  De Fer T. (2017/2018) Pain Control. The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide (5th ed).
  • SueLin Hilbert and Hilary Reno. “Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Emergency Department.” Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 Nov; 36(4):767-776.
  • Sciarretta S, Yee D, Nagarajan N, Bianchi F, Saito T, Valenti V, Tong M, Del Re DP, Vecchione C, Schirone L, Forte M, Rubattu S, Shirakabe A, Boppana VS, Volpe M, Frati G, Zhai P, Sadoshima J. Trehalose-Induced Activation of Autophagy Improves Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 May;71(18):1999-2010.
  • Odom, Devin C., Clutter W, Odom EB, Gronowski AM, Thoelke M. A Single Post-ACTH Cortisol Measurement to Screen for Adrenal Insufficiency in the Hospitalized Patient. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2018 Feb 7:E1-E5.
  • Schwebke, Jane, Charlotte Gaydos, Thomas Davis, Jeanne Marrazzo, Dorothy Furgerson, Stephanie Taylor, Bonnie Smith, Laura Bachmann, Ron Ackerman, Timothy Spurrell, Daron Ferris, Carey-Ann Burnham, Hilary Reno, Joel Lebed, David Eisenberg, Peter Kerndt, SUSAN PHILIP, Jeanne Jordan, and Neil Quigley. Clinical evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert® TV assay for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis with prospectively collected female and male specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jan 24;56(2).
  • W. Ballard, J. Vader. Prevention of Cardiotoxicity in the Cancer Patient a Review Article, Cardiovascular Risk Reports. 2017.
  • Meyer, A., Bardowell, R. (2017). Approach to perioperative care. In T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual of General Internal Medicine (pp7-28). 3rd Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9781496346322.
  • Sharma, Y., and Mahoney, R., Approach to the patient with vertigo. In Ciesielski, T, ed. The Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Consult. 3rd Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2017.
  • Bardowell, R., Meyer, A. (2017). Dyspnea. In: T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual of General Internal Medicine (pp 99-102). 3rd Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9781496346322.
  • Littich A.  Chapter 4.  Acute Coronary Syndrome.  In: De Fer TM (ed):  The Washington Manual. General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd ed.  Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017.
  • Littich A.  Chapter 43. Antinuclear Antibodies.  In: De Fer TM (ed):  The Washington Manual. General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd ed.  Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017.
  • Jonna, S, Lin, M. “Inpatient Diabetes Management” The Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Subspecialty Consult, The Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series, 3rd Edition, 2017.
  • Lee E. Pain control in the cancer patient. In: Ciesielski, T, ed. The Washington Manual: General Internal Medicine Consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2017:297-305.
  • Yee D, Deolankar R, Marcantoni J, Liang SY. Tibial Osteomyelitis Following Prehospital Intraosseous Access. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2017 Nov 3;1(4):391-394.
  • Mullen M, Divine LM, Porcelli BP, Wilkinson-Ryan I, Dans MC, Powell MA, Mutch DG, Hagemann AR, Thaker PH.  The effect of a multidisciplinary palliative care initiative on end of life care in gynecologic oncology patients.  Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Nov;147(2):460-464. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
  • Dans M, Smith T, Back A, Baker JN, Bauman JR, Beck AC, Block S, Campbell T, Case AA, Dalal S, Edwards H1, Fitch TR1, Kapo J1, Kutner JS1, Kvale E1, Miller C1, Misra S1, Mitchell W1, Portman DG, Spiegel D, Sutton L, Szmuilowicz E, Temel J, Tickoo R, Urba SG, Weinstein E, Zachariah F, Bergman MA, Scavone JL.  NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017.  J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Aug;15(8):989-997. PMID: 28784860.
  • Schirone L, Forte M, Palmerio S, Yee D, Nocella C, Angelini F, Pagano F, Schiavon S, Bordin A, Carrizzo A, Vecchione C,Valenti V, Chimenti I, De Falco E, Sciarretta S, Frati G. A Review of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Development and Progression of Cardiac Remodeling. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:3920195. Epub 2017 Jul 2. 
  • Forte M, Palmerio S, Yee D, Frati G, Sciarretta S. Functional Role of Nox4 in Autophagy. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017 May;982:307-326.
  • Saleem N, Saba R, Maddika S, Weinstein M. Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a Patient Receiving Biologic Therapy-Not All Reactive Interferon Gamm Release Assays Are Tuberculosis. Am J Med Sci. 2017 Apr;353(4):394-397.
  • Patel RR, Harrison LC, Patel VV, Chan PA, Mayer KH, Reno HE, Manning T. 2017. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programs incorporating social applications can reach at-risk men who have sex with men for successful linkage to care in Missouri, USA. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Jan 17. pii: S1055-3290(17)30008-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.01.003.
  • Freer JM.  Approach to the Patient with Syncope. In Ciesielski T (Ed) The Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series, General Internal Medicine 3rd ed.Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer, 2016.
  • Freer JM.  Approach to Abnormal Liver Enzymes. In Ciesielski T (Ed) The Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series, General Internal Medicine 3rd ed.Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer, 2016.
  • Freer JM. Ascites. In: Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, 2nd ed. Frontline Communications, 2016.
  • Freer JM. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. In: Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, 2nd ed. Frontline Communications, 2016.
  • Ji J, Posenau JT, Lindley KJ, Braverman AC. Dissecting the Dilemma: Uncontrolled Hypertension in a Pregnant Patient. The American Journal of Medicine 2016;129(5):e1-e3.
  • Khariton Y., Richard L., “Approach to Edema”, In: Thomas Ciesielski, ed. The Washington Manual: General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd Edition. 2016.
  • Ramzi Abboud, Michael Slade, Jesse Keller, Kathryn Trinkaus, Wenners Ballard III, T-cell Replete Peripheral Blood Haploidentical Donor Transplant is Frequently Associated with Cytokine Release Syndrome – Updated Outcomes Data With Longer Follow-up; Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2016.
  • Gabriel D. Lang, Wenners Ballard, Vladimir Kushnir, Dayna S. Early, Faris Murad, Steven Edmundowicz, Dan Mullady,  Diagnostic Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound – Fine Needle Aspiration with Flow Cytometry and Core Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Lymphoma, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2016.
  • Odom, Devin C. “Approach to Anemia.” The Washington Manual: General Internal Medicine, 3rd Edition. Awaiting Publication. 2016.
  • Odom, Devin C. “Anemia.” Clinical Decision Support: Internal Medicine, 2nd Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. 2016.
  • Rubio ML. In: CDS: Miller, C; Burger, A; Lai, C; Pahwa, A; Hospital Medicine, 2nd Edition, 2016.
  • Rubio ML, Richard, L, Erythema Nodosum. In: CDS: Miller, C; Burger, A; Lai, C; Pahwa, A; Hospital Medicine, 2nd Edition, 2016.
  • Odom, Devin C. “Anemia of Chronic Inflammatory Disease.” Clinical Decision Support: Internal Medicine 2nd Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. 2016.
  • “Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” Caline Mattar, Rachel Presti, and Hilary E. L. Reno in the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. 2016.
  • Schorr C, Odden A, Evans L, Escobar GJ, Gandhi S, Townsend S, Levy M. Implementation of a Multicenter Performance Improvement Program for Early Detection and Treatment of Severe Sepsis in General Medical- Surgical Wards. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2016;11(S1):S32-S39.
  • Santos, RA, Rubio ML. Culture of Safety. In: Defer, T; Lane, M; Fondahn, E; Vannucci, A; (eds). The Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality, 1st Wolters Kluwer Health-Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016.
  • Mullick M. Euthyroid Sick Syndrome in Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, edited by Miller C, Burger A, Lai C, Pahwa A 2016. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE.
  • Mullick M. Knee Arthrocentesis. In JM Freer (Ed), The Washington University Manual of Bedside Procedures. Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer, 2016.
  • Mullick M. Thyroid Diseases. In T Ciesielski (Ed), The Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Consult 3rd Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc, 2016.
  • Mullick M. Syphilis in Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Medicine, edited by Miller C, Burger A, Lai C, Pahwa A 2016. Decision Support in Medicine, Wilmington, DE.
  • Kahle C, LaRossa G. (2016) General Consultative Principles in T. Cielsielski (Ed):Washington Manual of General Internal Medicine. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
  • Mian, AN, Guillet R, Ruck L, Wang, H, and Schwartz GJ. Acute Kidney Injury in Premature, Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2016;5(2):69-78. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564797.
  • Thoelke M, Johnson E, and Meyer A . Patient Care in Internal Medicine. In Bhat P, Dretler A, Gdowski M, Ramgopal R, and Williams D. Eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th Ed. Lippincott 2016.
  • Steven Borson and Hilary Reno. “Meningitis”. In the Washington Manual General Internal Medicine Subspecialty Consult. 2016.
  • Atkins J, Fiala M, Wang-Gillam A, Wildes TM. Racial Disparities in the Outcomes of Patients with Stage IV Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma are Mediated by Chemotherapy Utilization. Pancreas. Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Aug. 2016.
  • Vaughn VM, Callahan SJ, Pile J, Kazanjian P, Odden A. Caught red-handed. J Hosp Med. 2016 Aug;11(8):583-6. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2583.
  • Odom EB, Patel, KB, Odom, Devin C. “Inpatient care versus Subacute Care for Long Term Intravenous Antibiotics: Cost from the Patient Perspective.” Journal of Academic Hospital Medicine. 2016 Jul; 8(3). July 9, 2016.
  • Abegunde A, Hakemi E, Mba B, Odden A, Weinstein RA. Betting the farm. J Hosp Med. 2016 May;11(5):369-72. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2548.
  • Saba R, Saleem N, Peace D. Long-term survival consequent on the abscopal effect in a patient with multiple myeloma. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Apr 20;2016. pii: bcr2016215237. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215237.
  • Saba R, Khreis M, Francisque F, Saleem N. Rare case of sarcoidosis presenting with pancytopenia, acute renal failure and hypercalcaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Mar 17;2016. pii: bcr2016214840. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214840.
  • Schmidt N, Deal E, Green M, Thoelke M, Odom, Devin C. “The Burden of Non-Compliant Cholestyramine Administration at BJH.” Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium. Barnes Jewish Hospital. March 2016. Poster.
  • Khreis M, Saleem N, Saba R. Isolated case of left ventricular diverticulum; other aneurysmal structures of the left ventricle. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Feb 29;2016. pii: bcr2016214826. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214826.
  • Akanbi O, Saleem N, Maddika S, Saba R. Kaposi sarcoma: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Feb 19;2016. pii: bcr2016214664. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214664.
  • Stobaugh H, Ryan K, Kennedy J, Grise J, Crocker A, Thakwalakwa C, Litkowski P, Maleta K, Manary M, Trehan I. Including whey protein and whey permeate in ready-touse supplementary food improves recovery rates in children with moderate acute malnutrition: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, February 2016;103(3):926-933.
  • Freer JM. Editor. The Washington University Manual of Bedside Procedures. Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer. Published Feb 2016.
  • McNeely C, Markwell S, Filson K, Hazelrigg S, Vassileva C. Effect of Hospital Volume on Prosthesis Use and Mortality in Aortic Valve Operations in the Elderly. Ann Thoracic Surg. 2016 Feb; 101 (2):585-90.
  • Chang, D. Transfusion Medicine.  In: IM Essentials Questions, 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2015. pp. 228-231.
  • Chang, D. Transfusion Medicine.  In: IM Essentials Text, 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2015. pp. 228-231.
  • Freer JM et al.  “Analysis of Enoxaparin Dose Titration at a Large, Tertiary Teaching Facility”. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2015;21(8):720-3.
  • Mullick M, McDonough C. Non-traumatic Muscle Pain in a Diabetic. Journal of Academic Hospital Medicine. 2015, Volume 7, Issue 2.
  • Girardi M & Martin N. Obstructive Uropathy, Hosp Med Clin 2015: 4: 328-41.
  • Fondahn, E., Bardowell, R. (2015). Hospitalists and Quality Improvement: A Natural Pairing. SGIM Forum 38(3): 7, 10. http://www.sgim.org/publications/sgim-forum/past-issues/2015-forum-issues#sthash.mu8HwYDg.dpuf.
  • “Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” Youngjee Choi, Courtney Chrisler, and Hilary E. L. Reno in the Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine. 2015.
  • Odom, Devin C., Reno, HEL. “Fungal Infections in the Hospitalized Patient.” Hosp Med Clin (2015): 313-27.
  • Bardowell R, Mahoney, R. (2015). Wheezing: Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and more. Hospital Medicine Clinics. 4(3): 297.312.
  • Lee E, Freer J. Paraneoplastic syndromes. Hospital Medicine Clinics 2015; 4: 368-420.
  • Liang S, H Reno. 2015. Update on Emerging Infections: News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Commentary on STD Treatment Guidelines. Annals of Emergency Medicine 66(5): 526-528.
  • Littich A, McDonough CM.  Acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and acute cholangitis. Hospital Medicine Clinics. 2015;4(3): 342-357.
  • Meyer AV, Green M, Pautler HM, Korenblat K, Deal EN, Thoelke MS. Impact of Vitamin K Administration on INR Changes and Bleeding Events Among Patients With Cirrhosis. Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Feb;50(2):113-7. doi: 10.1177/1060028015617277. Epub 2015 Nov 18.
  • Winner B, Porter A, Velloze S, Biest S. Uncontained compared with contained power morcellation in total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2015 Oct 1; 126(4):834-8.
  • Chang D, Gabriel E. “Pure Medicine: Ensure your next medical consult is helpful and effective.” The Hospitalist Aug 2015.
  • Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome. Johnson E and Lin M. Hospital Medicine Clinics. July 2015.
  • Kahle C, Rubio M, Santos R. “Discharges Against Medical Advice: Considerations for the Hospitalist and the Patient”. Hospital Medicine Clinics. Volume 4, Issue 3, July 2015, Pages 421–429.
  • McDonough, C. Acute Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, and Acute Cholangitis. Hospital Medicine Clinics(volume 4, issue 3, July 2015).
  • “Fungal infections in the Hospitalized Patient.” Devin Odom and Hilary E. L. Reno in the Hospital Medicine Clinics edited by Dr. Mark Thoelke. Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages A1-A8, 283-456, July 2015.
  • Picker D, Heard K, Bailey TC, Martin NR, LaRossa GN, Kollef MH. The number of discharge medications predicts thirty-day hospital readmission: a cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Jul 23;15:282. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0950-9.
  • Odden AJ, Govindan S, Sheth J, Iwashyna TJ. A Systematic Assessment of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Evidence Supporting the Care of Patients with Severe Sepsis on the Wards. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Jun;12(6):956-8. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201502-096LE.
  • Safdar N, Odden A, Abad CL, Thapa R, Saint S. Clinical problem-solving. In sight and out of mind. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2218-23. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcps1413402.
  • Petrilli C, Pilie P, Saint S, Kaul D, Odden A. Bigger than his bite. J Hosp Med. 2015 Jan;10(1):46-9. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2272.
  • Govindan S, Iwashyna TJ, Odden A, Flanders SA, Chopra V. Mobilization in severe sepsis: an integrative review.J Hosp Med. 2015 Jan;10(1):54-9.

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