2024
A Validated Algorithm to Identify Hepatic Decompensation in the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Health Record System
Haque L, Tate J, Chew M, Caniglia E, Taddei T, Re V. A Validated Algorithm to Identify Hepatic Decompensation in the Veterans Health Administration Electronic Health Record System. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2024, 33: e70024. PMID: 39477692, DOI: 10.1002/pds.70024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health Administration dataHealth administrative dataAdministrative dataElectronic health record systemsHealth record systemsInternational Classification of DiseasesCoding algorithmOutpatient International Classification of DiseasesPositive predictive valueClassification of DiseasesHepatic decompensationDiagnosis codesPharmacoepidemiologic researchMedical recordsVeteransRecording systemValidation algorithmAlgorithmChronic liver diseaseDecompensationLiver diseasePredictive valueRecordsDiagnosis
2019
National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012
McCarty TR, Haque L, Njei B. National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2019, 53: 78-79. PMID: 27984400, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000771.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe
Haque L, Villanueva M, Russo A, Yuan Y, Lee EJ, Topal J, Podoltsev N. A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006727. PMID: 30286207, PMCID: PMC6171829, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisHealthy travelersRare caseEndemic areasEndemic visceral leishmaniasisSuccessful initial treatmentLiposomal amphotericin BBone marrow biopsyImmunocompetent adultsImmunocompetent travelersNight sweatsImmunocompetent individualsInitial treatmentMarrow biopsyRelapseAmphotericin BPreventive measuresLeishmaniasisTreatmentUnited StatesExtensive experiencePancytopeniaSplenomegalyBiopsyPatientsCannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Post–Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis
Njei B, Sharma P, McCarty TR, Singh M, Haque L, Aslanian HR, Jamidar P, Muniraj T. Cannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Risk of Post–Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2018, 47: 1142-1149. PMID: 30134357, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitisIncidence risk ratioCholangiopancreatography pancreatitisCannabis useRisk of PEPEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitisUS Nationwide Inpatient SampleRate of PEPShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleNinth Edition codesImpact of cannabisPoisson regression modelsHospital deathHospital stayIndependent predictorsEdition codesRisk ratioInpatient SampleInternational ClassificationMultivariate analysisPancreatitisPatientsCannabisSignificant increase
2017
Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012
McCarty TR, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Lange A, Haque L, Njei B. Impact of bariatric surgery on outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis, 2004–2012. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 14: 74-80. PMID: 29055669, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.09.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePrior bariatric surgeryBariatric surgeryFatty liver diseaseIncidence risk ratioNAFLD patientsMorbid obesityRenal failureClinical outcomesLiver diseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk ratioNationwide Inpatient Sample AnalysisNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseObese NAFLD patientsOutcomes of patientsBariatric surgery proceduresMorbidly obese individualsPopulation-based dataHospital mortalityHospital morbidityInpatient mortalitySecondary outcomesHospitalized patientsPrimary outcome