2023
Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States
Zimbrean P, Rubman S, Andacoglu O, Bakhai D, Clifton E, Deng Y, Doshi M, Emamaullee J, Gan G, Holmes R, Jaber L, Jackson W, Joyce M, Kalil R, Kumar V, Laflen J, Lentine K, Prashar R, Winder G, Yadav A, Liapakis A. Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States. Liver Transplantation 2023, 30: 505-518. PMID: 37861339, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor liver transplant programLiver transplant programPsychosocial evaluationTransplant programsPsychosocial contraindicationsAbsolute contraindicationLiver donationDonor candidatesOpioid use disorderSelf-injurious behaviorActive suicidalityProvider teamPsychosocial assessmentContraindicationsUse disordersMental healthPsychosocial teamPostdonationSignificant differencesDisordersUnited StatesDonationMultidisciplinary processDonorsCurrent practice
2020
Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients
Serowik KL, Yonkers KA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Forray A, Zimbrean P, Martino S. Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 668-675. PMID: 33111239, PMCID: PMC7947066, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06319-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersMedical inpatientsPatient characteristicsMedical recordsGeneral medical inpatient unitsPatient self-report questionnairesGeneral medical inpatientsMedical inpatient unitsOpioid use disorderDrug use disordersNicotine use disorderPatients' medical recordsCannabis use disorderLarge teaching hospitalAlcohol use disorderDetection rateCocaine use disorderWhite patientsBlack patientsFemale patientsHispanic patientsFormal screeningInpatient providersTeaching hospitalSystematic Review: Treatment for Addictive Disorder in Transplant Patients
Luchsinger W, Zimbrean P. Systematic Review: Treatment for Addictive Disorder in Transplant Patients. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 445-462. PMID: 32410396, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant patientsAlcohol use disorderUse disordersOrgan transplantationAddictive disordersSystematic reviewLiver transplant patientsOpioid use disorderNumber of patientsPromising treatment optionSubstance use disordersOpioid disordersFirst systematic reviewTransplant candidatesHeart transplantTreatment optionsCase reportOutcome measuresMedical statusHigh riskPatientsDatabases PubMedTreatment interventionsControl groupLiterature search