Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis
Kim Y, Pacor J, Do A, Brennan J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 563-570. PMID: 36376632, PMCID: PMC9971420, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-related diagnosesPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac arrestHospital mortalityCoronary syndromeNational Inpatient Sample databaseManagement of ACSRisk of ACSCardiovascular risk factorsOutcomes of patientsAcute coronary syndromeProportion of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestRisk of mortalityBackgroundAcute coronary syndromeOutcomes of interestT-testStudent's t-testPrimary independent variableHospital outcomesACS managementCoronary interventionOpioid useIncreased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Ilagan-Ying YC, Almeida MN, Kahler-Quesada A, Ying L, Hughes ML, Do A, Hung KW. Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Inpatient Endoscopy During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2022, 67: 5053-5062. PMID: 35182250, PMCID: PMC8857390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07414-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient endoscopyCare centerEndoscopic proceduresIntensive care unit admissionAcademic tertiary care centerCare unit admissionProportion of patientsTertiary care centerCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHigher mortality riskDisease 2019 pandemicEarly COVID-19 pandemicICU admissionUnit admissionPatient demographicsUrgent indicationsBlood transfusionFirst waveHigher proportionPatient reluctanceMale genderUrgent proceduresProcedural characteristicsHospital careMost healthcare systems