2019
Characteristics That Distinguish Abusive From Nonabusive Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
Bechtel K, Derbyshire M, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM. Characteristics That Distinguish Abusive From Nonabusive Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: e780-e783. PMID: 30829845, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexpected infant deathUnexpected infant deathChild protective services involvementTime of deathSentinel injuryManner of deathSpontaneous circulationInfant deathEmergency medical services transportEmergency department settingMaternal substance useCase-control designService involvementMedical examiner recordsClinical outcomesEmergency departmentDepartment settingCardiopulmonary resuscitationFatal child abuseServices transportSubstance useDeathFurther studiesSignificant differencesInfants
2016
The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 492-501. PMID: 26847447, PMCID: PMC4835362, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersGuideline-concordant careCause mortalityOpioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyUntreated substance use disordersCurrent substance use disorderTerm opioid therapyTime-updated covariatesPrimary care visitsImportant clinical outcomesMulti-modal treatmentUrine drug testingUninfected patientsUntreated patientsCare visitsChronic painClinical outcomesCox regressionDecreased riskHigh comorbidityMortality burdenRehabilitative therapySUD treatmentHigh risk