2021
I smoke to cope with pain: patients’ perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain
Lee M, Snow J, Quon C, Selander K, DeRycke E, Lawless M, Driscoll M, Ditre JW, Mattocks KM, Becker WC, Bastian LA. I smoke to cope with pain: patients’ perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 2021, 133: 1012-1019. PMID: 34460005, DOI: 10.1007/s00508-021-01931-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painCigarette smokingMean pain intensity scorePain intensity scoresGreater pain intensitySmoking cessation trialPain-related distressYears of ageSelf-management strategiesBackgroundFor peopleConclusionMany patientsPain reliefPain intensityRetrospective thematic analysisCessation trialMedian numberPatient's perspectivePainKey ResultsParticipantsSmokingSmoking behaviorIntensity scoresSmoking studiesGreater painPatients
2018
Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones
Leapman MS, DeRycke E, Skanderson M, Becker WC, Makarov DV, Gross CP, Driscoll M, Motamedinia P, Bathulapalli H, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s12-s18. PMID: 30203013, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen Veterans Cohort StudyOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsSurgical treatmentKidney stonesSignificant public health problemOpioid Prescribing PatternsPostoperative opioid prescribingDiagnosis of PTSDPublic health problemExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyOpioid dosingPostoperative painPrescribing patternsCohort studyDose prescribedMedian ageSurgery typeMultivariable analysisOpioid misuseSurgical interventionMedian numberPercutaneous nephrolithotomyMultivariable regression