2022
Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis
Kim Y, Pacor J, Do A, Brennan J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Outcomes of Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses in Acute Coronary Syndrome: a National Inpatient Sample-Based Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 563-570. PMID: 36376632, PMCID: PMC9971420, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-related diagnosesPercutaneous coronary interventionCardiac arrestHospital mortalityCoronary syndromeNational Inpatient Sample databaseManagement of ACSRisk of ACSCardiovascular risk factorsOutcomes of patientsAcute coronary syndromeProportion of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleHospital cardiac arrestRisk of mortalityBackgroundAcute coronary syndromeOutcomes of interestT-testStudent's t-testPrimary independent variableHospital outcomesACS managementCoronary interventionOpioid use
2006
Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence
Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Moore BA, Sullivan LE, O'Connor PG, Schottenfeld RS. Counseling plus Buprenorphine–Naloxone Maintenance Therapy for Opioid Dependence. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 365-374. PMID: 16870915, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa055255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard medical managementBuprenorphine-naloxone treatmentIllicit opioid useMedical managementOpioid dependenceWeekly medicationOpioid useIllicit opioidsWeekly counselingPrimary careUrine specimensConsecutive weeksProportion of patientsImproved treatment outcomesMaintenance therapyPrimary outcomeClinical trialsMedication distributionSimilar efficacyTreatment outcomesMedicationsSelf-reported frequencyPatientsFrequency of attendanceMean percentage