2022
Trends and Disparities in Access to Buprenorphine Treatment Following an Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visit Among an Insured Cohort, 2014-2020
Stevens MA, Tsai J, Savitz ST, Nath B, Melnick ER, D’Onofrio G, Jeffery MM. Trends and Disparities in Access to Buprenorphine Treatment Following an Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visit Among an Insured Cohort, 2014-2020. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2215287. PMID: 35657629, PMCID: PMC9166266, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach
Sabounchi NS, Heckmann R, D’Onofrio G, Walker J, Heimer R. Assessing the impact of the Good Samaritan Law in the state of Connecticut: a system dynamics approach. Health Research Policy And Systems 2022, 20: 5. PMID: 34991591, PMCID: PMC8734429, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-021-00807-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverdose deathsGood Samaritan lawsEmergency department visitsOpioid-related deathsPublic health interventionsBehavioral changesPublic health officialsED visitsDepartment visitsOpioid usersUse disordersHealth outcomesOpioid crisisHealth interventionsHealth officialsDeathOverdoseVisitsInterventionOutcomesState of ConnecticutMultiple strategies
2021
Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Samuels E, Coupet E, D’Onofrio G. Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. 2021, 57-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80818-1_5.ChaptersOpioid use disorderED visitsUse disordersUntreated opioid use disorderDrug-related emergency department visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseUS ED visitsEmergency department treatmentFirst-line treatmentLow-dose ketamineEmergency department visitsIllicit opioid useDosage of medicationRegional nerve blocksAddiction treatment medicationsHarm reduction servicesTake-home naloxoneCost-effective treatmentAcute painOpioid useDepartment visitsOUD treatmentTreatment medicationsNerve blockOpioid agonistsEmergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems
Soares WE, Melnick ER, Nath B, D'Onofrio G, Paek H, Skains RM, Walter LA, Casey MF, Napoli A, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM. Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 158-167. PMID: 34119326, PMCID: PMC8449788, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemCause ED visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseED visitsOpioid use disorderCare systemOpioid overdoseUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid-related complicationsEmergency department visitsHospital-based interventionsED visit ratesEmergency department utilizationVisit countsUS health care systemOpioid overdose ratesDepartment visitsHistorical controlsAdult visitsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesMedical emergencyVisit ratesMore weeks
2020
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Jeffery MM, D’Onofrio G, Paek H, Platts-Mills TF, Soares WE, Hoppe JA, Genes N, Nath B, Melnick ER. Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1328-1333. PMID: 32744612, PMCID: PMC7400214, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency department visitsED visitsHealth care systemAdmission ratesDepartment visitsHospital admissionCare systemCOVID-19 pandemicLarge health care systemAcute care deliveryCross-sectional studyAnnual ED volumeCoronavirus disease 2019Daily ED visitsInflux of patientsPublic health officialsCOVID-19 case ratesCOVID-19 casesNational public healthDisease 2019MAIN OUTCOMEED volumeSerious symptomsContagious infection
2018
Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 9: 5-13. PMID: 29543037, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618764418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseCardiac positron emission tomography/Positron emission tomography/Chest pain patientsArtery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionEmission tomography/Chest painMyocardial infarctionMicrovascular dysfunctionPain patientsEmergency departmentTomography/General emergency department populationLower coronary flow reserveNon-obstructive coronary arteriesPrior emergency department visitsTraditional cardiac risk factorsCardiac risk factorsModerate-risk patientsEmergency department visitsEmergency department patientsCoronary flow reserveEmergency department population
2013
Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
Vashi AA, Fox JP, Carr BG, D’Onofrio G, Pines JM, Ross JS, Gross CP. Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital. JAMA 2013, 309: 364-371. PMID: 23340638, PMCID: PMC3598620, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHospital-based acute careAcute care encountersED visitsHospital readmissionAcute careCare hospitalRelease visitsIndex hospitalizationReasons patientsCare encountersED treatUncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophyUtilization Project State InpatientAcute care visitsDays of dischargeEmergency department visitsCommon reason patientsHospital readmission ratesAcute care servicesBenign prostatic hypertrophyUse of hospitalHealth care focusEffectiveness of transitionCare visits
2009
Emergency Medicine Public Health Research Funded by Federal Agencies: Progress and Priorities
D’Onofrio G, Goldstein AB, Denisco RA, Hingson R, Heffelfinger JD, Post LA. Emergency Medicine Public Health Research Funded by Federal Agencies: Progress and Priorities. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1065-1071. PMID: 20053224, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00555.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineEmergency department visitsNational InstituteAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceDepartment of HealthDepartment visitsPublic health researchAlcohol abuseConsensus conferenceDisease controlDrug abuseMental healthHealth researchPublic healthMedical disciplinesHealthPrevention