Search Results - "SKANDERSON, M."

All-cause mortality among males living with and without HIV initiating long-term opioid therapy, and its association with opioid dose, opioid interruption and other factors by Gordon, KS, Manhapra, A., Crystal, S., Dziura, J., Edelman, EJ, Skanderson, M., Kerns, RD, Justice, AC, Tate, J., Becker, WC

“…•Higher MEDD was associated not only with fatal overdose, but also with all-cause mortality and unnatural death in patients with and without HIV.•LTOT…”
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Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source by McGinnis, Kathleen A., Brandt, Cynthia A., Skanderson, Melissa, Justice, Amy C., Shahrir, Shahida, Butt, Adeel A., Brown, Sheldon T., Freiberg, Matthew S., Gibert, Cynthia L., Goetz, Matthew Bidwell, Kim, Joon Woo, Pisani, Margaret A., Rimland, David, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C., Sico, Jason J., Tindle, Hilary A., Crothers, Kristina

“…Introduction: We assessed smoking data from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical record (EMR) Health Factors dataset. Methods: To assess…”
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Towards a combined prognostic index for survival in HIV infection: the role of ‘non‐HIV’ biomarkers by Justice, AC, McGinnis, KA, Skanderson, M, Chang, CC, Gibert, CL, Goetz, MB, Rimland, D, Rodriguez‐Barradas, MC, Oursler, KK, Brown, ST, Braithwaite, RS, May, M, Covinsky, KE, Roberts, MS, Fultz, SL, Bryant, KJ

“…Background As those with HIV infection live longer, ‘non‐AIDS’ condition associated with immunodeficiency and chronic inflammation are more common. We ask…”
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Co-morbid medical and psychiatric illness and substance abuse in HCV-infected and uninfected veterans by Butt, A. A., Khan, U. A., McGinnis, K. A., Skanderson, M., Kent Kwoh, C.

“…Comorbidities may affect the decision to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We undertook this study to determine the prevalence of these…”
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The impact of prescribed opioids on CD4 cell count recovery among HIV‐infected patients newly initiating antiretroviral therapy by Edelman, EJ, Gordon, KS, Tate, JP, Becker, WC, Bryant, K, Crothers, K, Gaither, JR, Gibert, CL, Gordon, AJ, Marshall, BDL, Rodriguez‐Barradas, MC, Samet, JH, Skanderson, M, Justice, AC, Fiellin, DA

“…Objectives Certain prescribed opioids have immunosuppressive properties, yet their impact on clinically relevant outcomes, including antiretroviral therapy…”
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Mortality and guideline-concordant long-term opioid therapy for pain by Gaither, J.R, Goulet, J, Becker, W, Crystal, S, Edelman, E, Gordon, K, Kerns, R, Rimland, D, Skanderson, M, Justice, A, Fiellin, D

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Trends in contraceptive use among women veterans receiving care within the Department of Veterans Affairs by Goyal, V, Borrero, S, Skanderson, M, Brandt, C, Haskell, S

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Quality of HIV care and mortality in HIV-infected patients who use drugs and alcohol by Korthuis, Philip T, Kraemer, K.L, McGinnis, K.A, Skanderson, M, Gordon, A.J, Justice, A.C, Fiellin, D.A

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Receipt of opioid therapy guideline- concordant care among HIV+ and HIV− veterans by Gaither, J.R, Edelman, E, Becker, W, Crystal, S, Gordon, K, Goulet, J, Kerns, R, Skanderson, M, Weisberg, D, Bryant, K, Justice, A, Fiellin, D

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Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects by BUTT, A. A., JUSTICE, A. C., SKANDERSON, M., GOOD, C., KWOH, C. K.

“…Summary Background True treatment rates and the impact of comorbidities on treatment rates for hepatitis C virus in the HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects are…”
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Impact of hepatitis C virus infection and other comorbidities on survival in patients on dialysis by Butt, A. A., Skanderson, M., McGinnis, K. A., Ahuja, T., Bryce, C. L., Barnato, A. E., Chang, C.-C. H.

“…The impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other comorbid conditions upon survival is not well quantified in patients on dialysis. We identified HCV‐infected…”
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642 MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE USE COMORBIDITIES IN HCV AND HCV-HIV COINFECTED PERSONS by Butt, A.A, Kahloon, A, Skanderson, M, McGinnis, K.A

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737 RELATIONSHIP OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS TO HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS by Henderson, W.A, Gill, J.M, Kim, K.H, Skanderson, M, Butt, A.A

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[548] COMORBID MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN HCV-INFECTED AND UNINFECTED VETERANS by Khan, U.A, McGinnis, K, Skanderson, M, Butt, A.A

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Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment initiation among veterans with and without HIV by Wyse, Jessica J., Robbins, Jonathan L., McGinnis, Kathleen A., Edelman, E. Jennifer, Gordon, Adam J., Manhapra, Ajay, Fiellin, David A., Moore, Brent A., Korthuis, P. Todd, Gaither, Julie R., Gordon, Kirsha, Skanderson, Melissa, Barry, Declan T., Crystal, Stephen, Justice, Amy, Kraemer, Kevin L.

“…•4.9% of patients initiated OAT within 30 days of a new OUD episode.•Timely OAT less likely among patients with HIV, psychiatric diagnosis, rurality.•Timely…”
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Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients by Edelman, E. Jennifer, Gordon, Kirsha, Becker, William C., Goulet, Joseph L., Skanderson, Melissa, Gaither, Julie R., Brennan Braden, Jennifer, Gordon, Adam J., Kerns, Robert D., Justice, Amy C., Fiellin, David A.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Opioids are increasingly prescribed, but there are limited data on opioid receipt by HIV status. OBJECTIVES To describe patterns of opioid…”
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Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones by Leapman, Michael S, DeRycke, Eric, Skanderson, Melissa, Becker, William C, Makarov, Danil V, Gross, Cary P, Driscoll, Mary, Motamedinia, Piruz, Bathulapalli, Harini, Mattocks, Kristin, Brandt, Cynthia A, Haskell, Sally, Bastian, Lori A

“…Abstract Background Opioid misuse is a significant public health problem. As initial exposures to opioids are frequently encountered through the management of…”
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Opioid dosing trends over eight years among US Veterans with musculoskeletal disorders after returning from service in support of recent conflicts by Han, Ling, Allore, Heather, Goulet, Joseph, Bathulapali, Harini, Skanderson, Melissa, Brandt, Cynthia, Haskell, Sally, Krebs, Erin

“…To examine long-term opioid dosing trends among Veterans with chronic pain. We identified 79,015 Veterans with musculoskeletal disorders who were dispensed…”
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Re: Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns following Surgery for Kidney Stones by Assimos, Dean G

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Rate and predictors of treatment prescription for hepatitis C by Butt, Adeel A, Justice, Amy C, Skanderson, Melissa, Rigsby, Michael O, Good, Chester B, Kwoh, C Kent

“…Background: The true treatment rate for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in veterans is unknown. Aim: To determine the treatment prescription rates and predictors of…”
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