2023
Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancer.
Merlin J, Black A, Midboe A, Troszak L, Asch S, Bohnert A, Fenton B, Giannitrapani K, Glassman P, Kerns R, Silveira M, Lorenz K, Abel E, Becker W. Long-term opioid therapy trajectories and overdose in patients with and without cancer. BMJ Oncology 2023, 2: e000023. PMID: 38259328, PMCID: PMC10802123, DOI: 10.1136/bmjonc-2022-000023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term opioid therapyVeterans Health Administration databaseRetrospective cohort studyCornerstone of managementOpioid overdose riskHealth Administration databaseOpioid-related overdosesPresence of cancerRole of cancerOpioid receiptOpioid therapyCohort studyConclusions PatientsMost patientsObjective painOpioid risksDose/Opioid overdoseOverdose riskInternational ClassificationLower riskPatientsEffect of trajectoriesCancerAdministration database
2013
Headache Diagnoses Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Enrolled in VA: A Gender Comparison
Carlson KF, Taylor BC, Hagel EM, Cutting A, Kerns R, Sayer NA. Headache Diagnoses Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Enrolled in VA: A Gender Comparison. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2013, 53: 1573-1582. PMID: 24102376, DOI: 10.1111/head.12216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeadache diagnosisComorbid diagnosesAfghanistan war veteransPrevalence ratiosVA inpatientVeterans Affairs (VA) health carePrevalent comorbid diagnosesHistorical cohort studyDiseases diagnosis codesConfidence intervalsHealth care needsPost-traumatic stress disorderWar veteransCohort studyPatient characteristicsBack painOutpatient encountersDiagnosis codesHeadache disordersVA usersInternational ClassificationMigraine diagnosisCare needsOutpatient dataVA services