2025
Benzodiazepine Initiation and the Risk of Falls or Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
Sun S, Lomachinsky V, Smith L, Newhouse J, Westover M, Blacker D, Schwamm L, Haneuse S, Moura L. Benzodiazepine Initiation and the Risk of Falls or Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults Following Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurology Clinical Practice 2025, 15: e200452. PMID: 40144887, PMCID: PMC11936338, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFall-related injuriesRisk of fallsOlder adultsAcute ischemic strokeRisk differenceAcute ischemic stroke admissionsElectronic health recordsHypothetical randomized trialInverse probability weightingIschemic strokeRecovery periodHealth recordsBenzodiazepine initiationPoststroke periodConfounding biasImmortal timeMild strokeBenzodiazepine prescriptionsBZD useDay of admissionProbability weightingSubgroup analysisAnalyzed dataStrokeAdults
2024
Benzodiazepine Utilization in Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Analyzing Initial Excess Supply and Longitudinal Trends
Torres V, Brooks J, Donahue M, Sun S, Hsu J, Price M, Blacker D, Schwamm L, Newhouse J, Haneuse S, Moura L. Benzodiazepine Utilization in Ischemic Stroke Survivors: Analyzing Initial Excess Supply and Longitudinal Trends. Stroke 2024, 55: 2694-2702. PMID: 39417222, PMCID: PMC11729356, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.047257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke dischargesSkilled nursing facilityDays supplyMonths prior enrollmentUS Medicare claimsIschemic stroke survivorsPost-acute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeNursing facilitiesStroke survivorsStroke dischargesMedicare claimsBenzodiazepine initiationTraditional Medicare coverageMedicare coverageMedical insuranceBenzodiazepine prescriptionsExamined demographicsAcute ischemic strokeInitiation rateLongitudinal trendsPrescription patternsPart AHospital insurancePrescription
2022
No short-term mortality from benzodiazepine use post-acute ischemic stroke after accounting for bias
Moura L, Yan Z, Donahue M, Smith L, Schwamm L, Hsu J, Newhouse J, Haneuse S, Blacker D, Hernandez-Diaz S. No short-term mortality from benzodiazepine use post-acute ischemic stroke after accounting for bias. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2022, 154: 136-145. PMID: 36572369, PMCID: PMC10033385, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeRisk differenceIschemic strokeBenzodiazepine useShort-term mortalityImmortal time biasElectronic health recordsAIS admissionsBenzodiazepine initiationStroke RegistryPoststroke mortalityTreatment initiationMortality riskPatientsFurther adjustmentMortalityBenzodiazepinesOlder adultsTime biasHealth recordsImmortal timeStrokeRiskDaysContraindications
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