2024
Safe and Effective Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain with Chronic Oral Ketamine: A Case Series
Kozhevnikov D, Kareem L, Bui T. Safe and Effective Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain with Chronic Oral Ketamine: A Case Series. Palliative Medicine Reports 2024, 5: 475-480. DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefractory cancer painOral ketamineCancer painPain scoresCase seriesTreatment of refractory cancer painTreating refractory cancer painEfficacy of long-term treatmentImproved pain scoresRoutine follow-up visitsNumerical rating scaleCancer-related painFollow-up visitLong-term treatmentOff-label useAdult cancer painKetamine treatmentChronic painChronic treatmentPainEffective treatmentPalliative carePatientsGrowing body of evidenceClinical experience
2023
Dying in the Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Inpatient Hospice Utilization (QI105)
Prestia B, Kozhevnikov D, Loho H. Dying in the Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Inpatient Hospice Utilization (QI105). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e623-e624. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCMO patientsHospice utilizationInsurance statusSurgery serviceEducation interventionClinician related factorsSeverity of illnessLength of stayQuality improvement projectStudy-Act cyclesAcademic medical centerIllness scoresInpatient hospiceUnivariate analysisMultivariate regression modelMedical CenterComfort measuresPatientsHospital unitsPlan-DoHospitalICUEducational interventionMedical servicesRelated factorsFactors Associated With Inpatient Hospice Utilization Among Hospitalized Decedents With Comfort Measures Only Status
Kozhevnikov D, Loho H, Prestia B. Factors Associated With Inpatient Hospice Utilization Among Hospitalized Decedents With Comfort Measures Only Status. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2023, 26: 1048-1055. PMID: 36716262, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayCMO patientsRothman IndexTerminal admissionComfort measuresTotal LOSMultivariable logistic regression analysisRoutine hospice careTertiary care hospitalPrimary diagnosis codeLogistic regression analysisPrimary medical servicesTime of deathElectronic health recordsClinician typeInpatient deathCare hospitalMultivariable analysisHospice utilizationDiagnosis codesHospice useHospice careCMO orderPatientsSerious illness