2023
Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17
Heimer R, Black A, Lin H, Grau L, Fiellin D, Howell B, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Becker W. Receipt of opioid use disorder treatments prior to fatal overdoses and comparison to no treatment in Connecticut, 2016–17. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 254: 111040. PMID: 38043226, PMCID: PMC10872282, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medication treatmentsRelative riskOpioid overdose deathsIncidence rateMOUD treatmentOverdose deathsOpioid use disorder treatmentResults Incidence ratesRetrospective cohort studyDifferent treatment modalitiesPopulation-level effortsUse disorder treatmentFatal opioid poisoningsCohort studyOpioid poisoningTreatment modalitiesConclusion ExposurePoisoning deathsFatal overdosesTreatment exposureDisorder treatmentDeathTreatmentMethadoneRisk
2019
Vaping—Seeking Clarity in a Time of Uncertainty
Baldassarri SR, Fiellin DA, Friedman AS. Vaping—Seeking Clarity in a Time of Uncertainty. JAMA 2019, 322: 1951-1952. PMID: 31697311, PMCID: PMC8284981, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.16493.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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 Abuse 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
2000
Perceptions of Benefit and Risk of Patients Undergoing First‐time Elective Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
Holmboe E, Fiellin D, Cusanelli E, Remetz M, Krumholz H. Perceptions of Benefit and Risk of Patients Undergoing First‐time Elective Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 632-637. PMID: 11029677, PMCID: PMC1495592, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.90823.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective percutaneous coronary revascularizationPercutaneous coronary revascularizationMajority of patientsCoronary revascularizationAbnormal diagnostic test resultsFuture myocardial infarctionRelief of symptomsRisk of patientsDiagnostic test resultsConsecutive patientsMean ageMyocardial infarctionLong-term benefitsPossible complicationsPotential complicationsPatient decisionPatient expectationsPatientsSemistructured questionnaireRevascularizationComplicationsRiskPerceptions of benefitsPotential riskQuestionnaire