2024
Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US Veterans Health Administration.
Sung M, León C, Reisman J, Gordon K, Kerns R, Li W, Liu W, Mitra A, Yu H, Becker W. Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US Veterans Health Administration. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241293334. PMID: 39569566, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241293334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMOUD receiptElixhauser Comorbidity IndexOpioid use disorderSocial determinants of healthVeterans Health Administration electronic health record dataElectronic health record dataUS Veterans Health AdministrationDeterminants of healthVeterans Health AdministrationHealth record dataProportion of veteransReceipt of medicationsSubstance useComorbidity indexTargeted outreach effortsUse disorderCOVID-19 pandemicProportion of patientsSocial determinantsReceipt of MOUDHealth AdministrationRecord dataEffect sizeMOUD engagementCalculated proportionsContemporary 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
2023
Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans
Chui P, Khokhar A, Gordon K, Dziura J, Burg M, Brandt C, Haskell S, Malm B, Bastian L, Gandhi P. Opioid prescription and risk of atrial fibrillation in younger veterans. American Heart Journal 2023, 268: 61-67. PMID: 37949420, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-updated Cox regressionIncident atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationOpioid exposureVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid typeCox regressionOpioid prescriptionsICD-9-CM diagnostic codesIncidence of AFDevelopment of AFPrescription opioid exposureModifiable risk factorsPrimary care visitsPrescribed opioidsCare visitsOpioid useRisk factorsDiagnostic codesTime-dependent variablesOpioidsHealth AdministrationYounger veteransBaseline periodStudy sampleRelationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort
Gordon K, Buta E, Pratt-Chapman M, Brandt C, Gueorguieva R, Warren A, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Goulet J. Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort. Journal Of Pain Research 2023, 16: 4037-4047. PMID: 38054108, PMCID: PMC10695019, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s432967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetrospective cross-sectional cohortCross-sectional cohortPersistent painSelf-reported pain scoresVeterans Health AdministrationRobust Poisson modelsCorporate Data WarehouseLGBT veteransPain screeningPain scoresClinic visitsPain assessmentPainAdjusted modelHealth AdministrationGreater painMental healthSubstance useCohortYear of entryBlack veteransHealthcare systemVeteransSignificant differencesAdministrative data
2007
Delayed Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Care Among Veterans
Gandhi NR, Skanderson M, Gordon KS, Concato J, Justice AC. Delayed Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Care Among Veterans. Medical Care 2007, 45: 1105-1109. PMID: 18049352, PMCID: PMC3460382, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181271476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVeterans Health AdministrationHIV presentationHIV careClinical triggersVA healthcareHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) careImmune deficiency syndrome diagnosisHIV-positive patientsHalf of patientsRetrospective observational studyCells/Immune deficiency syndromeHalf of veteransVA Medical CenterYear of presentationAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countHIV screeningMedian durationHIV infectionPhysician visitsImmunodeficiency virusDeficiency syndromeObservational study