Pub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100607
Bashar Hasan MD , Dima Bechenati MD , Hannah M. Bethel , Sydney Cho , Noora S. Rajjoub , Sammy T. Murad , Adel Kabbara Allababidi MD , Tamim I. Rajjo MD, MPH , Mohammed Yousufuddin MD
Objective
To systematically review hospital length of stay (LOS) associated with falls, pressure ulcers, central line–associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections and their potential differences before and after the implementation of the hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program (HACRP).
Methods
We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases from January 1, 2000, to May 26, 2024, for studies examining LOS and health care costs in patients with any of the 4 HACs. Studies included prospective and retrospective cohorts and case-control designs across various clinical settings.
Results
Fifty studies involving 45,080,370 patients admitted for medical and surgical conditions met the inclusion criteria, with 1,939,151 patients experiencing 1 or more HACs. Length of stay increased by an average of 5.2 days for falls, 12.9 days for pressure ulcers, 22.1 days for central line–associated bloodstream infections, and 7.9 days for surgical site infections. After HACRP implementation, LOS for falls increased by 4.9 days, whereas LOS for pressure ulcers decreased by 39.1 days.
Conclusion
This systematic review presents detailed data on excess LOS for 4 selected HACs across medical, surgical, intensive care unit, and rehabilitation settings over the past 25 years. The varying impact of HACRP on different HACs highlights the need for targeted prevention strategies.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-05DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100603
Kirby D. Gong MSE , Ali S. Afshar PhD , Fred Brown MBA , Reza Alavi MD, MBA , Ravindra Ganesh MBBS, MD , Hadi Kharrazi MD, PhD
Objective
To assess the impact of post-COVID clinics by examining the association between their early usage and downstream health care utilization.
Patients and Methods
In a case-control study spanning data from March 11, 2020 to June 1, 2023, patients with Long COVID were identified from a major health system using diagnosis codes. The Fast, Large-Scale Almost Matching Exactly algorithm was used to match patients who presented early to post-COVID clinics with patients with Long COVID who did not attend such clinics. Matching was performed on demographic characteristics, acute COVID severity, comorbidities, diagnosis date, and vaccination, to reduce confounders for the comparison of the health care utilization and mortality between cohorts.
Results
When exactly matching on all 46 features, the algorithm yielded 2814 matched patients, of whom 692 (24.6%; 66.6% females; mean [SD] age, 48.8 [14.5] years) were seen in post-COVID clinics within the first 6 months and 2122 (75.4%; 64.1% females; mean [SD] age, 49.7 [15.2] years) who were not. The average treatment effect (95% CI) of early post-COVID clinic usage was −0.60 (−0.83 to −0.39) on inpatient visits, −0.19 (−0.26 to −0.11) on emergency department visits, 7.62 (6.96-8.56) on outpatient visits, −$3467 (−$6267 to −$754) on estimated costs, and −0.006 (−0.010 to −0.003) on mortality.
Conclusion
Early usage of post-COVID clinics by patients with Long COVID is associated with not only fewer downstream inpatient stays, emergency department visits, estimated costs, and reduced mortality within the first 6 months but also greater outpatient utilization. Results suggest early post-COVID clinic involvement shifts care to outpatient settings, potentially reducing costs and mortality.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100608
Aleksandra Murawska Baptista MD , Alicja Kaminska MD , Marko Gorasevic MD , Salvador Alvarez MD , Karthik Gnanapandithan MBBS, MD , Tatjana Gavrancic MD , Michael Smerina MD , Adrian G. Dumitrascu MD , Melissa P. Cortes MD , Ricardo J. Pagan MD , Abhinav Singla MD
Objective
To describe the presenting symptoms, outcomes, and time to diagnosis of ehrlichiosis cases treated at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
Patients and Methods
We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients with ehrlichiosis who were treated at Mayo Clinic in Florida from January 1, 2018, to November 1, 2021. Ehrlichiosis was diagnosed via positive serologic or polymerase chain reaction tests. Abstracted variables included patient demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms, outcomes, and time to diagnosis.
Results
Out of 67 patients with ehrlichiosis who were treated at our institution during the study period, 22 were included in our analysis. These patients had diverse presenting symptoms; fever and malaise were common, and severe cases included altered mental status and septic shock. Laboratory test findings included thrombocytopenia, as well as elevated liver enzyme levels and abnormal kidney function. The time to diagnosis varied among the cases studied, with a median time from admission to diagnosis of 4 days.
Conclusion
Prompt treatment with doxycycline was effective, but delayed diagnosis remains a challenge. Our findings underscore the importance of considering ehrlichiosis in differential diagnoses, especially in endemic areas, and emphasize the need for early intervention to prevent severe outcomes.
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Pub Date : 2025-03-19DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100601
Laurence M. Boitet PhD , David A. Rogers MD, MHPE , Katherine L. Sweeney MA , Mark C. Schall Jr. PhD , C. Allen Gorman PhD , Bobby Jones PhD
Objective
To examine the experience of clinical and research trainees within an academic medical center setting to identify and compare factors influencing their wellbeing.
Participants and Methods
A cross-sectional, anonymous survey was conducted from June to July 2022 at a large academic medical center. Responses from clinical and research trainees were analyzed for this study. The survey assessed participant wellbeing using the Well-Being Index (WBI), in addition to perceptions of individual and organizational factors. Data were analyzed to identify correlates of elevated WBI scores and differences in clinical and research experience.
Results
Ordinal logistic regression analysis identified low sense of recognition (odds ratio [OR], 0.59; 95% CI, 0.44-0.79), low role clarity (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.42-0.80), moral distress (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.24-2.10), and social isolation or loneliness (OR, 2.79; 95% CI 1.69-4.61) as significantly associated with high WBI scores, accounting for 48.8% of predicted variance. Additionally, distressed clinical trainees (WBI≥2) reported lower control over their work (P<.001) and significantly higher perceived stress from heavy workload (P<.05) and long hours (P<.01), compared with distressed research trainees. Distressed research trainees reported lower levels of trust in their supervisor (P<0.01), lower perceived organizational support (P<.05), and lower role clarity (P<.05), compared with distressed medical trainees. Low recognition, moral distress, and perceived stress from social isolation and loneliness were experienced similarly between groups.
Conclusion
Our study indicates that trainees experience high levels of distress, although the sources differ. To effectively address these challenges, organizations should implement interventions targeted to address specific stressors of each group.
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Pub Date : 2025-03-03DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100600
Patrice A. Vinsard MD , Josef Pleticha MD , Emily E. Sharpe MD , Jason K. Panchamia DO , David A. Olsen MD , Hans P. Sviggum MD , Sherief F. Shawki MB, MD , Kevin T. Behm MD , David W. Larson MD, MBA , Allison M. LeMahieu MS , Adam D. Niesen MD , Adam W. Amundson MD
Objective
To determine the optimal dose of intrathecal morphine and hydromorphone in patients undergoing minimally invasive colorectal operation for postoperative analgesia.
Patients and Methods
The study was a double-blinded clinical dosing trial that randomized patients to intrathecal morphine or hydromorphone from March 12, 2021, to February 17, 2023. Intrathecal dosing was determined by a sequential up-down method using a biased-coin design. Doses of the subsequent patients were stepped up or down based on the success or failure of the previous dose. The primary outcome was the dose effective in 90% of patients (ED90) to achieve numeric rating pain scores ≤4 with postoperative opioid requirements ≤15 oral morphine equivalent at 12 hours.
Results
Eighty patients completed the study with 40 patients in each group. The ED90 for intrathecal morphine and hydromorphone could not be determined for the examined dose ranges. The ED50 for morphine was 100 mcg and for hydromorphone was 75 mcg. Morphine median (interquartile range [IQR]) numeric rating scale scores was 3.0 (1.5-4.5) at 12 hours and 3.0 (2.0-4.0) at 24 hours, whereas hydromorphone median (IQR) numeric rating scale were 3.0 (1.5-5.0) at 12 hours and 3.0 (2.0-5.0) at 24 hours. As the dosage of hydromorphone increased, moderate to severe pruritus increased (P=.009).
Conclusion
The study could not establish an ED90 for IT dosing for minimally invasive colorectal surgical patients. However, we did determine the ED50 for both agents. No serious adverse events were observed throughout the study duration.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100598
Levi W. Disrud CCRC, CRAT, CCT , William H. Swain MD , Halley Davison MBA/HCM , Tara Gosse MS, FACHE , Manfred M. Kubler MD , David M. Harmon MD , Paul A. Friedman MD , Peter A. Noseworthy MD , Anthony H. Kashou MD
Telehealth consultation with a physician can be an attractive option for eligible patients. In this pilot study, we evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of an FDA approved 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device, Smeartheart, that can be used remotely in the patients’ home before telehealth appointments with a cardiac electrophysiologist. We scheduled a phone call with 10 patients who used this device as part of their care. Eight patients were able to obtain a diagnostic quality ECG. Telephone call appointments with ECG technicians took a median of 51 minutes, and it took patients an average of 2.2 attempts to record a usable ECG. We also identified barriers to the use of the Smartheart device, including internet accessibility, training material, patient functional status, and motion artifact that may inform more widespread study and utilization of remote-recorded 12-lead ECGs. We conclude that the Smartheart device may have clinical use with remote use in routine clinical care, although the best use of this technology requires further study.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100599
Alanna M. Chamberlain PhD, MPH , Derek W. Ebner MD , Gregory D. Jenkins MS , Mallik Greene PhD , Lila J. Finney Rutten PhD, MPH
Objective
To provide contemporary data on subsequent screening after negative-result multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) tests and follow-up colonoscopy after positive-result mt-sDNA tests.
Patients and Methods
Negative-result mt-sDNA tests (for patients aged 50-72 years) and positive-result mt-sDNA tests (for patients aged 50-75 years) were identified among average risk patients from a 9-county region in Southeast Minnesota from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2022. Competing risks models of time to subsequent colorectal cancer (CRC) screening were modeled separately for the negative mt-sDNA and positive mt-sDNA cohorts. Multistate Cox proportional hazards models compared rates of CRC screening modality by patient demographic characteristics.
Results
At 3.5 years after a negative-result mt-sDNA test (n=18,739 tests), 55.0% (95% CI, 53.9%-56.3%) of patients were rescreened, which increased to 81.0% (95% CI, 80.0%-82.1%) at 5 years. Most tests were repeat mt-sDNA tests (48.3% at 3.5 years; 95% CI, 47.2%-49.5%). Rescreening with any modality was more likely with older age and among females and less likely among Black persons, Asian persons, and those with other or mixed race. After a positive-result mt-sDNA test (n=2863 tests), 80.9% (95% CI, 79.6%-82.6%) and 84.4% (95% CI, 83.2%-86.0%) of patients completed follow-up colonoscopy by 6 months and 1 year, respectively. Those of other or mixed race had lower rates of follow-up colonoscopy compared with White persons.
Conclusion
Although rates of overall rescreening after a negative-result mt-sDNA test and follow-up colonoscopy after positive-result mt-sDNA tests were high, racial disparities were apparent. Targeted interventions are needed to improve equity in CRC screening adherence and follow-up care across diverse patient populations.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100590
Elena L. Stains BS , Amy L. Kennalley MBS , Maria Tian MBS , Kevin F. Boehnke PhD , Chadd K. Kraus DO, MPH , Brian J. Piper PhD
Objective
To compare the 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine cannabis report to state medical cannabis (MC) laws defining approved qualifying conditions (QC) from 2017 and 2024 and to determine the evidence level of the QCs approved in each state.
Patients and Methods
The 2017 National Academies of Sciences (NAS) report assessed therapeutic evidence for over 20 medical conditions treated with MC. We identified the QCs of 38 states (including Washington DC) where MC was legal in 2024 and compared them to the QCs listed by these states in 2017. The QCs were then categorized on the basis of NAS-established levels of evidence: limited, moderate, or substantial/conclusive evidence of effectiveness, limited evidence of ineffectiveness, or no/insufficient evidence to support or refute effectiveness. This study was completed from January 31, 2023 to June 20, 2024.
Results
Most states listed at least one QC with substantial evidence—80.0% in 2017 and 97.0% in 2024. However, in 2024 only 8.3% of the QCs on states’ QC lists met the standard of substantial/conclusive evidence. Of the 20 most popular QCs in the country in 2017 and 2024, one only (long-term pain) was categorized by the NAS as having substantial evidence for effectiveness. However, 7 were rated as either ineffective (eg, glaucoma) or insufficient evidence.
Conclusion
Most QCs lack evidence for use on the basis of the 2017 NAS report. Many states recommend QCs with little evidence (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or even those for which MC is ineffective (depression). These findings highlight a disparity between state-level MC recommendations and the evidence to support them.
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