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Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends
Sengupta S, Anand A, Lopez R, Weleff J, Wang P, Bellar A, Attaway A, Welch N, Dasarathy S. Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2024, 48: 98-109. PMID: 38193831, PMCID: PMC10783841, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency departmentRate of ED visitsED visitsLiver diseaseProportion of young patientsComplications of liver diseaseSeverity of diseaseED utilizationAH diagnosisPrimary AHPatients seeking careOutcome of ED visitsYounger patientsHighest rate of ED visitsEmergency Department SampleSevere formHospitalized patientsTemporal trendsPatientsEmergency service utilizationED utilization ratesRate of visitsLogistic regression
2023
Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit
Wang P, Dore S, Weleff J, Butler R, Barnett B. Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 695-701. PMID: 37934534, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawalLength of stayPCP-positiveDual diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionAlcohol use disorderRisk of readmissionToxicological screeningLogistic regressionRetrospective study of patientsSurvival analysisUrine drug screensUrine toxicology screenWithdrawing unitUse disorderAdmission toxicology screeningStudy of patientsCocaine positivityStatistically significant associationPhencyclidineMultivariate linear regression modelPCPRetrospective studyUnivariate testsCocaine