2024
Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study
Allaudeen N, Akwe J, Arundel C, Boggan J, Caldwell P, Cornia P, Cyr J, Ehlers E, Elzweig J, Godwin P, Gordon K, Guidry M, Gutierrez J, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Jagannath A, Kaboli P, Krug M, Laudate J, Mitchell C, Pescetto M, Rodwin B, Ronan M, Rose R, Shah M, Smeraglio A, Trubitt M, Tuck M, Vargas J, Yarbrough P, Gunderson C. Medications for alcohol‐use disorder and follow‐up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024 PMID: 39031461, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-use disordersResidential treatment programAlcohol withdrawalFollow-up appointmentsImprove abstinenceAll-cause 30-day readmissionFollow-upTreatment programsReturn to heavy drinkingAssociated with improved outcomesRetrospective cohort studyOutpatient follow-upEffects of medicationAssociated with readmissionTime of dischargeVeterans Health Administration hospitalsAssociated with decreased readmissionMulticenter studyAcute care hospitalsAssociated with reduced 30-day readmissionsResidential programsPrescription of medicationsAbstinenceCohort studyHeavy drinkingContemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Ronan M, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Krug M, Godwin P, Heppe D, Hoegh M, Boggan J, Gutierrez J, Kaboli P, Pescetto M, Guidry M, Caldwell P, Mitchell C, Ehlers E, Allaudeen N, Cyr J, Smeraglio A, Yarbrough P, Rose R, Jagannath A, Vargas J, Cornia P, Shah M, Tuck M, Arundel C, Laudate J, Elzweig J, Rodwin B, Akwe J, Trubitt M, Gunderson C. Contemporary Management and Outcomes of Veterans Hospitalized With Alcohol Withdrawal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 389-396. PMID: 38452185, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom-triggered therapyRetrospective cohort studyTreatment durationComplicated withdrawalVeterans Health AdministrationAlcohol withdrawalFixed doseFactors associated with treatment durationCohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyFixed-dose regimensLong-acting benzodiazepinesVeterans Health Administration Corporate Data WarehouseShort-acting benzodiazepineAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAMAlcohol withdrawal managementChart reviewHealth care systemCorporate Data WarehouseOutcomes of veteransInpatient managementTherapyWithdrawal managementHospital outcomesManagement pathway
2022
Polypharmacy and medical intensive care unit (MICU) admission and 10-year all-cause mortality risk among hospitalized patients with and without HIV
Gordon KS, Crothers K, Butt AA, Edelman EJ, Gibert C, Pisani MM, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Wyatt C, Justice AC, Akgün KM. Polypharmacy and medical intensive care unit (MICU) admission and 10-year all-cause mortality risk among hospitalized patients with and without HIV. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276769. PMID: 36302039, PMCID: PMC9612570, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionMICU admissionSeverity of illnessHazard ratioHIV statusUnit admissionCause mortalityHospitalized patientsElectronic health record cohortLevel of polypharmacyRetrospective cohort studyCause mortality riskCohort studyHIV infectionCox regressionPolypharmacyMortality riskFiscal year 2009AdmissionPatientsMortalitySubstance useStrong associationJoint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain
Buta E, Gordon KS, Gueorguieva R, Becker WC, Heapy A, Bathulapalli H, Zeng Q, Redd D, Brandt C, Goulet J. Joint longitudinal trajectories of pain intensity and opioid prescription in veterans with back pain. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2022, 31: 1262-1271. PMID: 35996825, DOI: 10.1002/pds.5531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painOpioid prescriptionsPain/Pain intensityRetrospective cohort studyTrajectories of painElectronic health record dataMental health diagnosesHealth record dataHigh opioidCohort studyClinical predictorsHigher oddsPainLatent class growth analysisOpioidsPain classesHealth diagnosisRecord dataVeteransLongitudinal trajectoriesPrescriptionOddsTrajectory classesDistinct patterns