A5076601643- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Microscopic Colitis
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2021-2024
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2024
University of Colorado Denver
2021-2023
Rocky Mountain MS Center
2022
University of Colorado Hospital
2021
In 2015, Clostridium difficile testing rates among 30 US community, multispecialty, and cancer hospitals were 14.0, 16.3, 33.9/1,000 patient-days, respectively. Pooled hospital onset 0.56, 0.84, 1.57/1,000 Higher may artificially inflate reported of C. infection. surveillance should consider frequency.
Background: Optimizing nutrition is essential for recovery after major surgery or severe illness. Feeding tubes (FT) can be placed in patients limited by oral enteral nutrition. Given the myriad of locations which these procedures are performed (radiology, intensive care unit, and endoscopy suite), routine follow-up challenging. The purpose this study was to evaluate impact an FT clinic on We hypothesized that enrollment would result improved nutritional outcomes. Methods: Retrospective...