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Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends
Sengupta S, Anand A, Lopez R, Weleff J, Wang P, Bellar A, Attaway A, Welch N, Dasarathy S. Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2024, 48: 98-109. PMID: 38193831, PMCID: PMC10783841, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency departmentRate of ED visitsED visitsLiver diseaseProportion of young patientsComplications of liver diseaseSeverity of diseaseED utilizationAH diagnosisPrimary AHPatients seeking careOutcome of ED visitsYounger patientsHighest rate of ED visitsEmergency Department SampleSevere formHospitalized patientsTemporal trendsPatientsEmergency service utilizationED utilization ratesRate of visitsLogistic regression
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Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders
Wang P, Anand A, Bena J, Morrison S, Weleff J. Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. Cureus 2024, 16: e60556. PMID: 38887338, PMCID: PMC11182374, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthSubstance use disordersElectronic medical recordsED utilizationEmergency departmentMH disordersDocumenting social determinants of healthMental healthVulnerable populationsDeterminants of healthRate of hospital admissionsEmergency department utilizationHistory of mental healthIntegrated healthcare systemMedical recordsCompare emergency departmentShelter-in-placeIncreased ED utilizationLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 shelter-in-placePatients' medical recordsED careSocial determinantsPublic health crisisZ codes