2019
Association of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIV
Edelman EJ, Gordon KS, Crothers K, Akgün K, Bryant KJ, Becker WC, Gaither JR, Gibert CL, Gordon AJ, Marshall BDL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Samet JH, Justice AC, Tate JP, Fiellin DA. Association of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIV. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 297-304. PMID: 30615036, PMCID: PMC6439696, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCommunity-acquired pneumoniaImmunosuppressive propertiesPrescribed opioidsCaP riskHIV statusMedian morphine equivalent daily doseVeterans Health Administration medical centersMorphine equivalent daily doseEquivalent daily doseAging Cohort StudyCase-control studyImmune-related outcomesRace/ethnicityIndex dateOpioid exposureCohort studyDaily doseOpioid propertiesStratified analysisMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEOpioidsMedicaid dataHIV
2002
Risk for Delirium Tremens in Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Fiellin D, O'Connor P, Holmboe E, Horwitz R. Risk for Delirium Tremens in Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 83-94. DOI: 10.1023/a:1015350005418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse clinical featuresDelirium tremensComplicated withdrawalBlood pressureClinical featuresComplicated alcohol withdrawalElevated blood pressureAlcohol withdrawal syndromeSystolic blood pressureCase-control studyDSM-IV criteriaComorbidity scoreMedical comorbiditiesAlcohol withdrawalWithdrawal syndromeDetoxification unitEligibility criteriaTremensWithdrawalRiskComorbiditiesPatientsAdmissionHospitalSyndrome
1998
Reducing Bias in Observational Research on Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Fiellin D, Samet J, O'Connor P. Reducing Bias in Observational Research on Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 1998, 19: 23-31. PMID: 12511804, DOI: 10.1080/08897079809511370.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters