2015
Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIV
Becker WC, Gordon K, Jennifer Edelman E, Kerns RD, Crystal S, Dziura JD, Fiellin LE, Gordon AJ, Goulet JL, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Trends in Any and High-Dose Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Aging Patients With and Without HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 679-686. PMID: 26384973, PMCID: PMC5006945, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1197-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Administrative Data to Identify Veterans With Acute Low Back Pain
Lisi AJ, Burgo-Black AL, Kawecki T, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Administrative Data to Identify Veterans With Acute Low Back Pain. Spine 2014, 39: 1151-1156. PMID: 24732845, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back painICD-9 codesChart reviewLBP casesBack painAcute casesAdministrative dataVA primary care servicesAcute low back painVeterans Affairs administrative dataAdministrative data variablesStructured chart reviewLumbar magnetic resonanceVeterans Affairs databasePrimary care servicesVA administrative dataChart review findingsElectronic medical recordsLogistic regression modelsAdministrative data modelsAcute LBPNonacute casesTramadol prescriptionsRetrospective reviewTherapy orders
2012
Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients
Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Gaither JR, Brennan Braden J, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 82-90. PMID: 22895747, PMCID: PMC3539026, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2189-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioidsHigh-dose opioidsUninfected patientsOpioid receiptHIV statusPain diagnosisHIV infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careDaily morphine equivalent doseAcute pain diagnosisDays of opioidsMorphine equivalent doseAging Cohort StudyDesignCross-sectional analysisChronic pain diagnosesICD-9 codesVulnerable patient populationAverage daily doseMorphine equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsCohort studyDaily doseOpioid analgesicsPain management