2022
Use of a Brief Negotiation Interview in the emergency department to reduce high‐risk alcohol use among older adults: A randomized trial
Shenvi CL, Wang Y, Revankar R, Phillips J, Bush M, Biese KJ, Aylward A, D'Onofrio G, Platts‐Mills T. Use of a Brief Negotiation Interview in the emergency department to reduce high‐risk alcohol use among older adults: A randomized trial. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12651. PMID: 35156089, PMCID: PMC8828696, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk alcohol useBrief Negotiation InterviewEmergency departmentHigh-risk drinkersAlcohol usePrimary outcomeOlder adultsSingle academic emergency departmentAcademic emergency departmentNon-Hispanic whitesUsual careED visitsED patientsEligible individualsAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionFull criteriaAlcoholism definitionMonthsNational InstituteAdultsSignificant differencesPatientsSignificant reductionOutcomes
1999
Lorazepam for the Prevention of Recurrent Seizures Related to Alcohol
D'Onofrio G, Rathlev N, Ulrich A, Fish S, Freedland E. Lorazepam for the Prevention of Recurrent Seizures Related to Alcohol. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 915-919. PMID: 10094637, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199903253401203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo groupRecurrent seizuresSecond seizureLorazepam groupEmergency departmentNormal salineAlcohol abusePrimary end pointDouble-blind studyChronic alcohol abuseYears of ageIntravenous lorazepamHospital dischargeConsecutive patientsGeneralized seizuresEntry criteriaCommon causePatientsSeizuresEnd pointLorazepamObservation periodSignificant reductionHospitalSaline