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Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends
Sengupta S, Anand A, Lopez R, Weleff J, Wang P, Bellar A, Attaway A, Welch N, Dasarathy S. Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol‐associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2024, 48: 98-109. PMID: 38193831, PMCID: PMC10783841, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated hepatitisNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency departmentRate of ED visitsED visitsLiver diseaseProportion of young patientsComplications of liver diseaseSeverity of diseaseED utilizationAH diagnosisPrimary AHPatients seeking careOutcome of ED visitsYounger patientsHighest rate of ED visitsEmergency Department SampleSevere formHospitalized patientsTemporal trendsPatientsEmergency service utilizationED utilization ratesRate of visitsLogistic regression
2024
Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders
Wang P, Anand A, Bena J, Morrison S, Weleff J. Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. Cureus 2024, 16: e60556. PMID: 38887338, PMCID: PMC11182374, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthSubstance use disordersElectronic medical recordsED utilizationEmergency departmentMH disordersDocumenting social determinants of healthMental healthVulnerable populationsDeterminants of healthRate of hospital admissionsEmergency department utilizationHistory of mental healthIntegrated healthcare systemMedical recordsCompare emergency departmentShelter-in-placeIncreased ED utilizationLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 shelter-in-placePatients' medical recordsED careSocial determinantsPublic health crisisZ codesAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Unhoused Children Increase Odds of Psychiatric Illness, Physical Illness, and Psychiatric Admission
Pan E, Liu J, Zha A, Seballos S, Falcone T, Phelan M, Weleff J. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Unhoused Children Increase Odds of Psychiatric Illness, Physical Illness, and Psychiatric Admission. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2024, 17: 363-372. PMID: 38938936, PMCID: PMC11199423, DOI: 10.1007/s40653-023-00608-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumented adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesEmergency departmentLength of stayPsychiatric admissionsUtilization of emergency departmentsChildhood experiencesMidwestern health systemElectronic health recordsRates of psychiatric diagnosesRates of adverse childhood experiencesPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderChief complaintDeficit hyperactivity disorderHealth recordsHealth systemED visitsChi-square testPhysical illnessHigher oddsMedical diagnosisICD-10Fisher's exact testStress disorder
2023
Antemortem Health System Utilization in People Experiencing Homelessness Who Died in the Emergency Department.
Seballos S, Kanyo E, Weleff J, Pan E, Butler R, Lopez R, Phelan M. Antemortem Health System Utilization in People Experiencing Homelessness Who Died in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2023, 34: 640-651. PMID: 37464523, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2023.0055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system utilizationEmergency departmentArrival of emergency medical servicesHealth care utilization patternsCardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency department characteristicsUnderutilize health servicesHealth system contactEmergency department utilizationCare utilization patternsHealth care utilizationEmergency medical servicesProportion of decedentsBystander cardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency department encountersCardiac arrestSubstance use-relatedCare utilizationHealth servicesPre-hospitalMedical servicesDescriptive statisticsDepartment characteristicsMortality riskIn-hospital characteristics
2019
298 Characteristics and Utilization Patterns of Homeless and Housing-Insecure Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments Across a Large Health System
Weleff J, Dalton J, Yuhas J, Zang E, Perznski A, Einstadter D, Shideler A, Tareen K, Lake G, Phelan M. 298 Characteristics and Utilization Patterns of Homeless and Housing-Insecure Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments Across a Large Health System. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 74: s117. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.256.Peer-Reviewed Original Research