Variables Influencing Intravenous Catheterization Success by Final-Year Veterinary Students in the Emergency Room.

Successful placement of intravenous catheters (IVC) is a basic and essential clinical skill for veterinary students. The purposes of this study were to determine the overall success rate for IVC placement in cats and dogs when final-year veterinary students are performing the procedure in a clinical setting, to determine if self-assessed experience level affects IVC placement success rates, and to identify factors affecting student success with this procedure. Final-year students were asked to complete an anonymous survey following each catheter placement attempt during their 3-week core emergency medicine rotation.

Critically ill patients boarding in the emergency department and the association with intensive care unit length of stay and hospital mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Boarding of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) has been associated with mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS). This study evaluated whether boarding time in the ED was associated with those outcomes. A retrospective analysis of patients admitted through the ED to the ICU was performed.

Indications and outcomes for puppies undergoing mechanical ventilation: 59 cases (2006 to 2020).

The medical records of 59 puppies from 6 hospitals undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) between 2006 and 2020 were reviewed to describe the signalment, underlying disease, duration of ventilation, and outcome. The most common underlying diseases were pneumonia ( = 18), non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema ( = 16), and trauma ( = 8). Twenty-six (44%) puppies were weaned from the ventilator.

Impact of a Primary Care Provider Tele-Mentoring and Community Health Worker Intervention on Utilization in Medicaid Patients with Diabetes.

Objective: The Endocrinology ECHO intervention utilized a tele-mentoring model that connects primary care providers (PCPs) and community health workers (CHWs) with specialists for training in diabetes care. We evaluated the impact of the Endo ECHO intervention on healthcare utilization and care for Medicaid patients with diabetes in New Mexico.

Methods: Between January 2015 and April 2017, patients with complex diabetes from 10 health centers in NM were recruited to receive diabetes care from a PCP and CHW upskilled through Endo ECHO.