2020
Association of prescription opioids and incident cardiovascular risk factors among post-9/11 Veterans
Chui PW, Gordon KS, Dziura J, Burg MM, Brandt CA, Sico JJ, Leapman MS, Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Haskell S, Becker WC, Bastian LA. Association of prescription opioids and incident cardiovascular risk factors among post-9/11 Veterans. Preventive Medicine 2020, 134: 106036. PMID: 32097753, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsLong-term opioid therapyCurrent smoking statusRisk factorsOpioid useOpioid therapySmoking statusCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskLong-term exposureIncident cardiovascular risk factorsModifiable CVD risk factorsPrevalent CVD risk factorsFirst primary care visitCardiovascular risk factorsPrimary care visitsBaseline periodElectronic health record dataMain outcome measuresHealth record dataOpioid prescriptionsCare visitsPrescription opioidsMain exposureOutcome measures
2015
Association of inpatient and outpatient glucose management with inpatient mortality among patients with and without diabetes at a major academic medical center
Butala NM, Johnson BK, Dziura JD, Reynolds JS, Bozzo JE, Balcezak TJ, Inzucchi SE, Horwitz LI. Association of inpatient and outpatient glucose management with inpatient mortality among patients with and without diabetes at a major academic medical center. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 228-235. PMID: 25627860, PMCID: PMC4390436, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerGlycemic controlGlucose controlMedical CenterIntensive care unit admissionCross-sectional observational studyCare unit admissionNon-ICU patientsOutpatient glycemic controlCardiovascular risk managementOdds of mortalityLength of stayMajor academic medical centerInpatient glycemic controlDisproportionate reductionHospital mortalityUnit admissionInpatient mortalityICU patientsSurgical patientsDischarge diagnosisNonobstetric patientsGlucose managementObservational studyInpatient discharges
2014
Decade-Long Trends in Mortality Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus at a Major Academic Medical Center
Butala NM, Johnson BK, Dziura JD, Reynolds JS, Balcezak TJ, Inzucchi SE, Horwitz LI. Decade-Long Trends in Mortality Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus at a Major Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 1187-1188. PMID: 24841330, PMCID: PMC4207062, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1803.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions.
Bernstein SL, Yu S, Post LA, Dziura J, Rigotti NA. Undertreatment of tobacco use relative to other chronic conditions. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e59-65. PMID: 23763395, PMCID: PMC4007856, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.301112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco usersTobacco useOffice visitsChronic conditionsNational Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyUS office visitsCommon chronic conditionsCondition-specific treatmentPharmacological treatmentCare SurveyPatient visitsTobacco dependenceBehavioral counselingEffective treatmentHypertensionHyperlipidemiaDiabetesMultivariate analysisAsthmaVisitsTreatmentDepressionOddsComparison condition