About this journal

Hospital Practice is an international, peer-reviewed journal published 5 times annually that serves physicians specializing in the medically-ill hospitalized patient. We cover the latest in-hospital treatments and protocols serving the needs of patients pre- and post-discharge, and routinely cover topics such as: prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism; cardiovascular disease; transition of care; infectious disease and nosocomial infections; in-hospital glycemic control; and acute respiratory conditions.

Hospital Practice is a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid physicians' advancement in treatment and best practices. Our mission is to provide relevant, useful, and authoritative medical information to help physicians responsible for inpatient care to solve clinical problems and improve patient management. Thanks to contributions from leading physicians and researchers from around the world, each issue contains original research, evidence-based review articles, health outcomes articles, and editorials, which assist hospital-based physicians (such as hospitalists) in making decisions by including the latest techniques and treatment options for their patients.

Authors can publish gold open access in this journal and may choose to publish using our Accelerated Publication services.

Contact: Taylor & Francis Executive Editor, [email protected].

Editor-in-Chief:

Geno J. Merli, MD, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine, is Director of the Jefferson Center for Vascular Disease and Jefferson Medical College, and Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. After receiving his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completing his residency in rehabilitation medicine and internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Dr. Merli has gone on to become a nationally recognized expert in the areas of prophylaxis for and management of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, as well as for the medical consultation of surgical patients. As a featured speaker for promoting the National Coalition to Prevent DVT, he has worked with Senators Specter and Dorgan and State Senators Mellow and Kryrillos to designate the month of March as "DVT Awareness Month" by the US Senate and state legislatures in PA and NJ. The recipient of numerous teaching awards during his career, Dr. Merli received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1987 and the Dean's Citation for significant contribution to the advancement of education in 2004. He was named Ludwig A. Kind professor, an endowed chair in the department of medicine, in 1998. Dr. Merli is also a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army Reserve. He served as Commander of the 348th General Hospital (HUM) in Ashley, PA, and was awarded the Army Achievement and Commendation Medals.

Editorial Board:

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, FASGE, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Walter Ageno, MD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria- Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
Emine Alp, MD, Phd, Erciyes University, Medical Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kayseri, Turkey
Jassim Al Suwaidi, MB, ChB, Department of Adult Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Robert N. Axon, MD, MSCR, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Thomas J. Balkany, MD, FACS, FAAP, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Robert Barkin, MBA, PharmD, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Anish Bhardwaj, MD, MBA, CPE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
José Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FAHA, Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Laurent Bonello, MD, PhD, Center Hospital of the University of Marseille - North Hospital, Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, Marseille, France
Gary J. Brauner, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, USA
John C. M. Brust, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL & The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Gregory M. Caputo, MD, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
Bruno Caramelli, MD, PhD, Cardiology Unit, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil
Andres Cardenas, MD, MMSc, PhD, AGAF, FAASLD, Institute of Digestive Diseases and Metabolism Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain
Maurizio Cecconi, MD, FRCA, FFICM MD(Res), St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Shiven B. Chabria, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Ander Cohen, MD, FRACP, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Ellen M. Cosgrove, MD, FACP, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Steven B. Deitelzweig, MD, MMM, FACP, FSVMB, RVT, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
Bart M. Demaerschalk, MD, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Kim A. Eagle, MD, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
John A. Elefteriades, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Charles Feldman, MD, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
Andrew Z. Fenves, MD, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Simonetta Genovesi, MD, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, Texas Children’s Health Plan, Houston, TX, USA
Robert P. Giugliano, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Terry Ann Glauser, MD, MPH, Wallingford, PA, USA
Mark G. Graham, MD, FACP, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Beverley J Hunt, FRCP, FRCPath, MD, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Amir K. Jaffer, MD, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Scott S. Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIR, FAHA, Oregon Health & Sciences Institute, Portland, OR, USA
Mani S. Kavuru, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Kathy Lai-Fun Lee, MBBS, MRCP, FRCP (Edinburgh), FACC, FHKCP, FHKAM, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
John S. Lambert, MD, PhD, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Kiwon Lee, MD, FAHA, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Gary Lichtenstein, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gregory Lip, MD, FRCP, DFM, FACC, FESC, University of Birmingham, UK
Howard Y. Lien, MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
Anthony Macchiavelli, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pedro J. Marcos, MD, University of A Coruña Hospital, Institute of Biomedical Investigation of A Coruña, SERGAS, A Coruña, Spain
Ignacio Martin-Loeches, MD, St James's University Hospital Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Karen F. Mauck, MD, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, Rochester, MN, USA
Manish Mehta, MD, MPH, FACS, The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease, Albany, NY, USA
Ethan V. Nhan, Pharm.D., AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ , USA
Chandler Park, MD FACP, Clinical Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA
Kenneth P. Patrick, MD, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Robert C. Pendleton, MD, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Franco Piovella, MD, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Italy
Tatjana S. Potpara, MD, PhD, FESC, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbian Atrial Fibrillation Association (SAFA) , Cardiology Society of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Pedro Póvoa, MD, PhD, Nova Medical School, CEDOC, New University of Lisbon , Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal
Joseph Reilly, Pharm.D., AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ, USA
David Reiter, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jordi Rello, MD, PhD, Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Gary Salzman, MD, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA
Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD, FACP, FCCP, FRCPC, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, ON, USA
Mihaela S. Stefan, MD, FACP, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA & Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Antoni Torres, MD, PhD, Servei de Pneumologia, Institut Clínic del Torax, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
Howard H. Weitz, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jeffrey Weitz, MD, FRCP, FACP, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, ON, Canada
Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS, MHA, Center for Executive Medicine, Plano, TX, USA