Publications by authors named "Lindsey D Burgess"
Background: Although critically ill adults often have extended hospital lengths of stay and are at high risk of having medication-related adverse events, the value of medication histories in these patients remains underreported.
Objective: To assess the feasibility of performing medication histories in critically ill adults and to establish the frequency of and characterize identified discrepancies.
Methods: This prospective study included patients admitted to 4 intensive care units (ICUs) in a large academic medical center and was conducted in 2 phases.
Study Objective: To evaluate the impact of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and advanced chronic systolic heart failure.
Design: Retrospective medical record review.
Setting: Large academic tertiary and quaternary care hospital.
Colchicine is one of the oldest medications still in use today and is commonly used for the treatment of gout and familial Mediterranean fever. Its anti-inflammatory properties have raised the question of its utility in managing several cardiovascular diseases, including postoperative atrial fibrillation and pericarditis. This article will review the evidence for colchicine in these conditions and provide recommendations for use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: To determine whether the addition of piperacillin-tazobactam leads to an increased incidence of nephrotoxicity in patients receiving vancomycin and to explore potential confounding factors that may increase the risk of vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity.
Design: Single-center, retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Large, academic, tertiary-care hospital.