2020
Evaluating new paralysis, mortality, and readmission among subgroups of patients with spinal epidural abscess: A latent class analysis
Brown P, Phillipi G, King C, Tanski M, Sullivan P. Evaluating new paralysis, mortality, and readmission among subgroups of patients with spinal epidural abscess: A latent class analysis. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0238853. PMID: 32915861, PMCID: PMC7485888, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal epidural abscessSubgroup of patientsClinical outcomesPatient populationGroup 2Group 1Longer hospital courseSubstance use disorder diagnosisLatent class analysisSubstance use disordersChi-square testCharacteristics of subgroupsHospital mortalityEpidural abscessHospital courseMedical comorbiditiesSignificant morbidityVascular accessRisk factorsClinical subgroupsHealth centersSupport patientsHigh riskPatientsSubsequent mortalityPatterns of substance use before and after hospitalization among patients seen by an inpatient addiction consult service: A latent transition analysis
King C, Nicolaidis C, Korthuis P, Priest K, Englander H. Patterns of substance use before and after hospitalization among patients seen by an inpatient addiction consult service: A latent transition analysis. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 118: 108121. PMID: 32972645, PMCID: PMC8244750, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction consult serviceSubstance use disordersHospitalized patientsPolysubstance useUse disordersSubstance useOpioid useConsult serviceBaseline opioid useHalf of patientsProspective cohort studyOpioid use disorderSelf-reported substance useSubstance use scoresDays posthospitalizationCohort studyHospital admissionClinical managementDifferent followHealth centersAmphetamine useLatent transition analysisPatientsAcademic health centersHospital providers
2019
1414. Time-to-Completed-Imaging, Survival, and Function in Patients with Spinal Epidural Abscess: Description of a Series of 34 Patients, 2015–2018
King C, Fisher C, Brown P, Priest K, Tanski M, Sullivan P. 1414. Time-to-Completed-Imaging, Survival, and Function in Patients with Spinal Epidural Abscess: Description of a Series of 34 Patients, 2015–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s515-s515. PMCID: PMC6808760, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal epidural abscessIntravenous drug useDrug useEpidural abscessMean timeAbnormal neurologic examinationRetrospective cohort studySingle academic health centerLife-threatening infectionsMulti-center approachShorter mean timeFrequency of interventionsMotor weaknessBladder dysfunctionCohort studyClassic triadNeurologic examinationBack painSignificant morbidityEmergency departmentRisk factorsSingle hospitalHealth centersQuality improvement workPrior history