2015
Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G, Rosner J, O’Malley S, Makuch R, Busch S, Pantalon MV, Toll B. Successful Tobacco Dependence Treatment in Low-Income Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Trial. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 140-147. PMID: 25920384, PMCID: PMC4819432, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUS EDsTobacco abstinence ratesGroup of smokersTobacco dependence treatmentMultivariable logistic modelingState Smokers' QuitlineLow incomeED smokersFaxed referralsQuitline referralQuitline useSecondary endpointsEligible subjectsPrimary outcomeIntervention armMedicaid insuranceNicotine patchNicotine replacementAbstinence ratesBooster callsIntervention subjectsControl armControl subjects
1994
The lack of efficacy of phenytoin in the prevention of recurrent alcohol-related seizures
Rathlev N, D'Onofrio G, Fish S, Harrison P, Bernstein E, Hossack R, Pickens L. The lack of efficacy of phenytoin in the prevention of recurrent alcohol-related seizures. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 1994, 23: 513-518. PMID: 8135426, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70070-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related seizuresSix-hour observation periodNormal saline placeboDouble-blind trialObservation periodConfidence intervalsLack of efficacyChronic alcohol abuseYears of ageChi 2 analysisPlacebo groupConsecutive adultsEligible subjectsPhenytoin groupSaline placeboGeneralized seizuresPhenytoin administrationSecond seizureEmergency departmentNormal salineRelative riskTeaching hospitalAlcohol abuseDrug AdministrationSeizures