2023
Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications
Akgün K, Krishnan S, Tate J, Bryant K, Pisani M, Re V, Rentsch C, Crothers K, Gordon K, Justice A, team F. Delirium among people aging with and without HIV: Role of alcohol and Neurocognitively active medications. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1861-1872. PMID: 36786300, PMCID: PMC10258127, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionActive medicationAlcohol useOdds ratioRelative riskDose-response associationDate of admissionSeverity of illnessIndependent dose-response associationsRace/ethnicityInpatient deliriumIndex dateMedication exposureRole of alcoholHIV statusMultivariable analysisMedication countNeurocognitive dysfunctionUnderappreciated causeDeliriumHigh incidencePWHMedicationsPWOHLogistic regression
2019
Association of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIV
Edelman EJ, Gordon KS, Crothers K, Akgün K, Bryant KJ, Becker WC, Gaither JR, Gibert CL, Gordon AJ, Marshall BDL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Samet JH, Justice AC, Tate JP, Fiellin DA. Association of Prescribed Opioids With Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIV. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 297-304. PMID: 30615036, PMCID: PMC6439696, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCommunity-acquired pneumoniaImmunosuppressive propertiesPrescribed opioidsCaP riskHIV statusMedian morphine equivalent daily doseVeterans Health Administration medical centersMorphine equivalent daily doseEquivalent daily doseAging Cohort StudyCase-control studyImmune-related outcomesRace/ethnicityIndex dateOpioid exposureCohort studyDaily doseOpioid propertiesStratified analysisMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEOpioidsMedicaid dataHIV