2025
Social Determinants of Health and Healthcare Utilization in Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Urbach H, Ostfeld‐Johns S, McCollum S, Weiss P, Kandil S, Brumer E. Social Determinants of Health and Healthcare Utilization in Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Pediatric Pulmonology 2025, 60: e71153. PMID: 40504047, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthChildhood Opportunity IndexArea Deprivation IndexHealthcare utilizationED visitsImpact of social determinants of healthSocial determinants of health variablesInfluence of social determinants of healthEmergency departmentAssociated with fewer ED visitsAssociated with increased ED visitsHigh-deprivation neighborhoodsDeterminants of healthBronchopulmonary dysplasiaAdverse health outcomesMediation analysisDeprivation indexHealthcare useSocial determinantsNo significant associationHealth outcomesFollow-upHospital utilizationNeighborhood disadvantageRacial/ethnic differencesDetection of emergency department patients at risk of dementia through artificial intelligence
Cohen I, Taylor R, Xue H, Faustino I, Festa N, Brandt C, Gao E, Han L, Khasnavis S, Lai J, Mecca A, Sapre A, Young J, Zanchelli M, Hwang U. Detection of emergency department patients at risk of dementia through artificial intelligence. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21: e70334. PMID: 40457744, PMCID: PMC12130574, DOI: 10.1002/alz.70334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEmergency departmentDetect dementiaDementia detectionYale New Haven HealthRecord dataRisk of dementiaEmergency department patientsBalance detection accuracyDementia algorithmsImprove patient outcomesCare coordinationCare transitionsDementia diagnosisReal-time applicationsClinical decision-makingClinician supportED usePatient safetyProbable dementiaMachine learning algorithmsED workflowED visitsED encountersTemporal Trends in Opioid Use and Associated Outcomes for Patients Living with Advanced Cancer
Jairam V, Lindsay M, Soulos P, Gross C, Prsic E, Baum L, Park H. Temporal Trends in Opioid Use and Associated Outcomes for Patients Living with Advanced Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025 PMID: 40403779, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-related ED visitsOpioid useGabapentinoid useOpioid-related encountersAdvanced cancerOpioid prescribingED visitsAdvanced solid tumor cancersEnd Results (SEER)-Medicare databaseHigh-risk opioid useNonopioid pain medicationsMultivariate logistic regression modelNon-cancer patientsSolid tumor cancersPain controlPain medicationInvestigate time trendsIndex dateLogistic regression modelsCancer cohortOpioidNoncancer patientsOpioid epidemicPatientsNoncancer cohortPredicting Agitation Events in the Emergency Department Through Artificial Intelligence
Wong A, Sapre A, Wang K, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino I, Desai R, Hu Y, Robinson L, Meng C, Tong G, Bernstein S, Yonkers K, Melnick E, Dziura J, Taylor R. Predicting Agitation Events in the Emergency Department Through Artificial Intelligence. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258927. PMID: 40332935, PMCID: PMC12059975, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsElectronic health record dataArea under the receiver operating characteristic curvePatient-centered careHealth service utilizationPrimary outcomeHealth record dataUrban health systemED visit dataMode of arrivalPrevention of agitationOutcome of agitationDiverse patient populationsRestraint ordersCross-sectional cohortService utilizationVital signsED sitesHealth systemMain OutcomesRestraint eventsRange of predicted probabilitiesVisit dataEmergency Medicine Resident Experiences and Perceptions Regarding Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Bia J, Hawk K. Emergency Medicine Resident Experiences and Perceptions Regarding Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderTreatment of alcohol use disordersPrescribed naltrexoneUse disorderEM residentsEmergency departmentEmergency medicineResident experienceEmergency medicine resident experiencesLack of timeLack of followReducing alcohol useED patientsPrescribed treatmentAlcohol useMedicationED visitsLack of teachingNaltrexoneNumerous barriersResidents' knowledgeLack of knowledgeTraining programTreatmentHealth consequencesChanging Surgeons for Revision Hip Arthroscopic Surgery Is Associated With Insurance Status, Geography, and Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression
Gillinov S, Jonnalagadda A, Girardi K, Sabzevari S, Moran J, Moore H, Lee M, Mahatme R, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Changing Surgeons for Revision Hip Arthroscopic Surgery Is Associated With Insurance Status, Geography, and Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2025, 13: 23259671251332604. PMID: 40322751, PMCID: PMC12046141, DOI: 10.1177/23259671251332604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevision hip arthroscopic surgeryHip arthroscopic surgeryConversion to THASwitching surgeonsAdverse eventsArthroscopic surgeryIndex surgeonRates of postoperative ED visitsPrimary hip arthroscopic surgeryED visitsTotal hip arthroplastyRevision arthroscopic surgeryAssociated with clinical factorsEmergency departmentNational administrative claims databasePostoperative ED visitsPostoperative emergency departmentLevel of evidenceHip arthroscopic proceduresAdministrative claims databaseAssociated with insurance statusCross-sectional studyDiagnosis of depressionClinical factorsLabral tearsA cohort study of predictors of short-term nonfatal suicidal and self-harm events among individuals with mental health disorders treated in the emergency department
Marcus S, Cullen S, Schmutte T, Xie M, Liu T, Ungar L, Cardamone N, Williams N, Olfson M. A cohort study of predictors of short-term nonfatal suicidal and self-harm events among individuals with mental health disorders treated in the emergency department. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 186: 458-468. PMID: 40318538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-harm eventsMental health disordersED visitsHealth disordersBulimia nervosaEmergency departmentNonfatal suicideDiagnosis of bulimia nervosaElectronic health record dataSuicidal self-harmEmergency mental healthcareSuicide-related eventsLogistic regressionHealth record dataMental health diagnosesEmergency department visitsMental health problemsVisits of individualsSuicidal symptomsMental healthcareED episodesHealth recordsSelf-harmShort-term riskHealth diagnosisOccupational injury severity among healthcare workers: a retrospective study
Khairallah G, Al-Hajj S, Mowafi H, Rahme D, Sakr C. Occupational injury severity among healthcare workers: a retrospective study. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 1447. PMID: 40247310, PMCID: PMC12004751, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22727-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury severityDeterminants of injury severityOccupant injury severityRisk of sustaining injuriesExposure to harmful substancesAssociated with more severe injuriesMore severe injuriesInjury reportsTransport injuriesModified workComprehensive safetyEmergency departmentOpening hoursWellness programsClinic opening hoursIncident reportsSevere injuriesMethodsThis retrospective cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyWorkersRetrospective cross-sectional studyTertiary care hospitalED visitsAssociated with ageBackgroundHealthcare workersEffect of Peer Mentorship on Hospitalizations among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.
Golestaneh L, Kim R, Roach C, Norris K, Fox A, Melamed M, Cavanaugh K. Effect of Peer Mentorship on Hospitalizations among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2025 PMID: 40232855, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient participationPeer mentorshipUsual careEmergency departmentPragmatic randomized controlled trialPromote self-managementControlled trialsPrimary outcomePeer mentoring interventionTreat analysisIncidence rate ratiosEffects of peer mentoringCost of careRates of hospitalizationRandomized controlled trialsReduce hospitalization ratesSelf-managementIntervention periodED visitsTelephone contactTelephone callsRate ratiosHospitalization ratesPeer mentoringCareShort-Stay Hospitalizations and Hospital Capacity Constraints
Janke A, Sun W, Gibson C, Rothenberg C, Lin S, Tuffuor K, Dilip M, Buchla A, Kocher K, Sangal R, Venkatesh A. Short-Stay Hospitalizations and Hospital Capacity Constraints. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2025 PMID: 40220007, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital boardsCapacity constraintsShort-stay hospitalsEmergency departmentED hospitalizationsShort stayCross-sectional analysis of hospitalizationsUS emergency departmentsBoardHospital-based observationRetrospective cross-sectional analysisHospital capacity constraintsAnalysis of hospitalizationsHospital careED visitsED dispositionHospitalEP6.29 Changing Surgeons Does Not Affect Rates of Emergency Department Visits, Adverse Events, or Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy
Gillinov S, Jonnalagadda A, Girardi K, Sabzevari S, Moran J, Lee M, Mahatme R, Grauer J, Jimenez A. EP6.29 Changing Surgeons Does Not Affect Rates of Emergency Department Visits, Adverse Events, or Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy. Journal Of Hip Preservation Surgery 2025, 12: i99-i99. PMCID: PMC11954066, DOI: 10.1093/jhps/hnaf011.318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConversion to THARevision hip arthroscopySwitching surgeonsAdverse eventsHip arthroscopyRevision surgeryTotal hip arthroplastyED visitsEmergency departmentInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosisNational administrative claims databasePrimary hip arthroscopyRate of patientsIndex hip arthroscopyAdministrative claims databaseCommercial health insuranceHistory of depressionRevision arthroscopyBaseline demographicsPrimary surgeonFactors associated with greater likelihoodPredictive factorsLabral tearsRates of emergency department visitsEmergency department visitsDisparities in use of physical restraint and chemical sedation in the emergency department by patient housing status
Robinson L, Ryus C, Nath B, Kumar A, Desai R, Shah D, Faustino I, Wong A. Disparities in use of physical restraint and chemical sedation in the emergency department by patient housing status. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0319286. PMID: 40080507, PMCID: PMC11906057, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient's housing statusEmergency departmentHousing statusPhysical restraintSedative usePsychiatric emergency careAdverse health outcomesCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsRestraint ordersEmergency careHealth outcomesED visitsPatient raceYears of ageDescriptive statisticsHealthcare networkRegional healthcare networkChemical sedationHoused patientsDemographic factorsMarginalized populationsRegression modelsCareChief complaintCannabis legalization and increasing cannabis use in the United States: Data from urine toxicology testing in emergency room patients
Fink D, Samples H, Malte C, Olfson M, Wall M, Alschuler D, Simpson T, Mannes Z, Saxon A, Hasin D. Cannabis legalization and increasing cannabis use in the United States: Data from urine toxicology testing in emergency room patients. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 138: 104765. PMID: 40058102, PMCID: PMC11967342, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine drug screensCannabis use disorderMedical cannabis lawsVeterans Health AdministrationCannabis useRecreational cannabis lawsRates of cannabis use disordersCannabis lawsEmergency departmentIndicators of cannabis useUrine toxicology testsIncreased cannabis useDifference-in-differences analysisLegalized cannabis useEmergency room patientsSelf-reported dataBinomial regression modelsED visitsED patientsHealth AdministrationCannabis involvementPatient samplesPatientsUse disorderCannabisUnderstanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review
Yilmaz S, Aryal K, King J, Bischof J, Hong A, Wood N, Gould Rothberg B, Hudson M, Heinert S, Wattana M, Coyne C, Reyes-Gibby C, Todd K, Lyman G, Klotz A, Abar B, Grudzen C, Bastani A, Baugh C, Henning D, Bernstein S, Rico J, Ryan R, Yeung S, Qdaisat A, Padela A, Madsen T, Liu R, Adler D. Understanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review. BMC Emergency Medicine 2025, 25: 40. PMID: 40045233, PMCID: PMC11883922, DOI: 10.1186/s12873-025-01183-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency visitsPredictors of ED usePeer-reviewed original research studiesSystematic reviewOncologic emergencyCancer incidence ratesCare delivery pathwaysGeriatric oncology researchManagement of oncologic emergenciesEmergency department visitsResultsThe search strategyTreatment side effectsOriginal research studiesCancer patientsVulnerable patient populationAcute careSingle-site studyWeb of ScienceCare venuesED useDepartment visitsHealth systemED visitsED presentationsEvaluating the effect of routine lethal means counseling in the emergency department on suicide mortality among mental health patients
Marcus S, Cullen S, Xie M, Bridge J, Caterino J, Schmutte T, Olfson M. Evaluating the effect of routine lethal means counseling in the emergency department on suicide mortality among mental health patients. AJPM Focus 2025, 100336. DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLethal means counselingMental health disordersEmergency departmentHealth disordersNational Medicaid claims dataSuicide deathsMental health patientsPeriod post-dischargeStorage of firearmsOdds ratio of deathMedicaid claims dataRisk of suicideHealth patientsObservational cohort studyRatio of deathED episodesED visitsSuicide mortalityPost-dischargeLethal meansOdds ratioED patientsStored firearmsCohort studyED managementAssociation between patient primary language, physical restraints, and intramuscular sedation in the emergency department
Kumar A, Ryus C, Tartak J, Nath B, Faustino I, Shah D, Robinson L, Desai R, Heckmann R, Taylor R, Wong A. Association between patient primary language, physical restraints, and intramuscular sedation in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 PMID: 39948714, DOI: 10.1111/acem.70004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's primary languagePortuguese-speaking patientsPhysical restraintEmergency departmentPrimary languageED visitsQuality of clinical interactionsRegional health care networkHealth care networkVerbal de-escalationElectronic medical recordsLogistic regression modelsAdult patients ageLanguage speakersEnglish speakersCare networkSpanish speakersPortuguese speakersCultural interpretationRetrospective cohort analysisAgitation symptomsOdds ratioClinical interactionsEvaluate associationsPrimary outcome“He was not listening to hear me”: Parent experiences with communication, inclusion, and marginalization in the pediatric emergency department
Gutman C, McFarlane A, Fernandez R, Lion K, Aronson P, Bylund C, Joseph N, Mecias M, Fisher C. “He was not listening to hear me”: Parent experiences with communication, inclusion, and marginalization in the pediatric emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2025, 32: 632-642. PMID: 39912698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.15091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-centered communicationPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentED visitsPublic Health Critical Race PraxisPromote health equityChild's ED visitClinician communication behaviorsHealth care encountersProactive communicationPediatric ED visitsPediatric ED patientsPerspective of parentsEthnic backgroundCritical Race PraxisHealth equityClinician communicationThematic saturationCare encountersMedical encountersThematic analysisExperiences of racismPartnership buildingEmpathic communicationED patientsThe effect of inpatient brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention on post-discharge emergency department utilization: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Diefenbach G, Collett S, Black S, Rudd M, Gueorguieva R, Tolin D. The effect of inpatient brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention on post-discharge emergency department utilization: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. General Hospital Psychiatry 2025, 93: 73-79. PMID: 39837259, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersBrief cognitive-behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioral therapyED visitsSuicide preventionSecondary analysisEmergency departmentSuicide-related ED visitsHistory of suicide attemptsEmergency department utilizationElectronic medical record reviewPost-discharge emergency departmentMedical record reviewED utilizationPsychiatric readmissionTreatment effectsSuicide attemptsUse disorderRecord reviewSelf-reportRandomized clinical trialsGeneralized linear modelVisitsSuicidePost-discharge ED visitsWho is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments
Sangal R, Teresi R, Dashevsky M, Ulrich A, Tarabar A, Parwani V, Van Tonder R, King M, Venkatesh A. Who is coming in? Evaluation of physician performance within multi-physician emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 90: 9-15. PMID: 39793122, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician performancePhysician behaviorAdmission ratesEvaluation of physician performanceED operational efficiencyAttending teamPhysician ordersED throughputStaffing modelsED visitsED revisitsCo-attendanceLinear regression modelsAverage attendancePatient LOSEmergency departmentPatient lengthPhysician workPatients treated per hourPhysiciansAttendanceImaging testsImaging utilizationRegression modelsPatient dataThe Association Between Cost-Related Insulin Rationing and Health Care Utilization in U.S. Adults With Diabetes.
Borden C, Bakkila B, Nally L, Lipska K. The Association Between Cost-Related Insulin Rationing and Health Care Utilization in U.S. Adults With Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2025, 48: 400-404. PMID: 39746142, PMCID: PMC11870294, DOI: 10.2337/dc24-2117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationUrgent care visitsCare utilizationCare visitsU.S. adultsAssociated with health care utilizationNational Health Interview Survey respondentsAssociated with higher health care utilizationEmergency departmentHigher health care utilizationOdds of ED visitsRationing of health careCross-sectional studyNegative binomial regression modelsZero-inflated negative binomial regression modelsBinomial regression modelsHealth careED visitsSurvey weightsAge-stratifiedLogistic regressionSurvey respondentsVisitsRegression modelsAdults
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