2022
Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Kinsman J, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Malicki C, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Hawk K. Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262136. PMID: 35025921, PMCID: PMC8757912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverall ED visitsED visitsEmergency departmentMental health conditionsAlcohol use disorderED visitationUse disordersED utilizationHospital-based emergency departmentsHealth conditionsEmergency department utilizationPublic health surveillance toolSite of careClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodVisit countsSubstance use disordersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicED visit countsDiagnosis codesOutpatient treatmentMedicines RegistryQuality registry
2021
Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015)
Nash KA, Zima BT, Rothenberg C, Hoffmann J, Moreno C, Rosenthal MS, Venkatesh A. Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015). Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020030692. PMID: 33820850, PMCID: PMC8086002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health ED visitsLength of stayPediatric mental health careMental health visitsED visitsMental health careHealth visitsEmergency departmentNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNon-mental health visitsPediatric mental health visitsProlonged Emergency Department LengthAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyED LOSSurvey-weighted logistic regressionPediatric mental healthEmergency department lengthPatient-level characteristicsHealth careYears of ageMental health conditionsThreefold oddsClinical characteristicsCare SurveyPayer type