2022
Association of State Social and Environmental Factors With Rates of Self-injury Mortality and Suicide in the United States
Rockett IRH, Jia H, Ali B, Banerjee A, Connery HS, Nolte KB, Miller T, White FMM, DiGregorio BD, Larkin GL, Stack S, Kõlves K, McHugh RK, Lulla VO, Cossman J, De Leo D, Hendricks B, Nestadt PS, Berry JH, D’Onofrio G, Caine ED. Association of State Social and Environmental Factors With Rates of Self-injury Mortality and Suicide in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2146591. PMID: 35138401, PMCID: PMC8829661, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-injury mortalityMAIN OUTCOMEOverdose fatalitiesNon-Hispanic white raceDrug intoxication deathsLeast absolute shrinkageRate ratioCross-sectional studyHealth care accessPublic health policySelf-harm behaviorsAbsolute shrinkageIntoxication deathsWhite raceCare accessInjury mechanismMedical examiner systemEtiologic understandingDeath dataDisease controlUnderlying causeHealth policyDeath investigation processDemographic characteristicsDistrict of Columbia
2021
Use of peripheral arterial tonometry in detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve
Gaeta M, Nowroozpoor A, Dziura J, D'Onofrio G, Sinusas AJ, Safdar B. Use of peripheral arterial tonometry in detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve. Microvascular Research 2021, 138: 104223. PMID: 34256085, PMCID: PMC10227886, DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower coronary flow reserveCoronary flow reserveCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseClinical screening toolPET/CTFlow reserveRubidium-82 positron emission tomography/Large vessel coronary artery diseaseNormal coronary flow reserveTraditional CAD risk factorsVessel coronary artery diseaseAbnormal coronary flow reservePositron emission tomography/Screening toolPeripheral arterial tonometryCAD risk factorsEmission tomography/Presence of calcificationLower RHIHyperemia indexArterial tonometryMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseAugmentation index
2020
Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Shuling L, D’Onofrio G, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 570-579. PMID: 32302034, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsEmergency departmentUnscheduled careMedicare beneficiariesCross-sectional analysisVisit ratesCare servicesHighest ED visit ratesNumber of EDVulnerable subpopulationsSkilled nursing facility useAmbulatory office settingNon-ED settingsUnscheduled care servicesAcute care utilizationED visit ratesOffice-based visitsAcute care servicesClaims-based definitionNursing facility useMedicare beneficiaries age 65Dual-eligible beneficiariesOlder adult populationBeneficiaries age 65Care visits
2014
Elevated CK-MB with a Normal Troponin Does Not Predict 30-Day Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit Patients
Safdar B, Bezek SK, Sinusas AJ, Russell RR, Klein MR, Dziura JD, D’onofrio G. Elevated CK-MB with a Normal Troponin Does Not Predict 30-Day Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit Patients. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2014, 13: 14-19. PMID: 24526146, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiac eventsCPU patientsNormal troponinAdverse eventsCardiac eventsMultiple logistic regression modelComposite adverse eventsElevated creatinine kinaseObservation unit patientsSerial troponin testingStandardized chart reviewRetrospective cohort studyAcute coronary syndromeNational Death RegistryCoronary artery diseaseLogistic regression modelsPositive troponinPrior CADRenal insufficientCoronary syndromeHemodynamic instabilityChart reviewCohort studyDeath RegistryIschemic electrocardiogram
2004
The saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients.
Degutis L, Rabinovici R, Sabbaj A, Mascia R, D'Onofrio G. The saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 885-7. PMID: 15289199, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2004.tb00775.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research