2020
Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment
Coupet E, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Edelman E, O’Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin DA, Cowan E, Richardson L, Huntley K, Whiteside LK, Lyons MS, Rothman RE, Pantalon M, Hawk K. Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108428. PMID: 33307301, PMCID: PMC8110210, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUse disordersTenth Revision diagnosis codesSevere opioid use disorderConclusions Most patientsInjection-related infectionsRevision diagnosis codesHealth insurance statusSubstance use treatmentCross-sectional analysisOpioid withdrawalClinical characteristicsED visitsMost patientsTreatment initiationUrine toxicologyClinical correlatesDiagnosis codesInsurance statusUnivariate analysisBackground LittleInternational Classification
1991
Social and clinical features as predictors of outcome in outpatient alcohol withdrawal
O’Connor P, Gottlieb L, Kraus M, Segal S, Horwitz R. Social and clinical features as predictors of outcome in outpatient alcohol withdrawal. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1991, 6: 312-316. PMID: 1890501, DOI: 10.1007/bf02597427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWithdrawal symptom severityAlcohol withdrawal syndromeTreatment failureSymptom severityOutpatient managementAlcohol withdrawalClinical featuresWithdrawal syndromeOutpatient alcohol treatment programProspective observational cohort studyHigh-risk patientsObservational cohort studyTreatment failure rateMedical insurance statusPredictors of outcomeAlcohol treatment programsLow symptom groupCohort studyDrug therapyInsurance statusClinical trialsPatient featuresSociodemographic featuresPatientsTreatment program