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Appropriate clinical response following opioid overdose: A retrospective analysis within the Veterans Health Administration system

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Opioid overdose (OD) remains a pressing public health crisis in the United States, with substantial gaps in postoverdose care, particularly among veterans. …

Concurrent alcohol use and the relative risk of community-acquired pneumonia associated with anticholinergic and non-anticholinergic neurocognitively active medication receipt: A national nested case–control study among US Veterans

Abstract: Purpose: Anticholinergic medications and alcohol each independently increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Whether non-anticholinergic neurocognitively …

LGBTQ+ status and sex of record in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: Demographics, comorbidities, and outpatient encounters

Abstract: Objectives: This study aims to analyze differences between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) and non-LGBTQ+ Veterans with post-traumatic stress …

Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based regimens compared to raltegravir-, elvitegravir-, bictegravir, and darunavir-based regimens among older adults with HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)

Abstract: Background: Real-world data on treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for newer drugs, including integrase strand transfer inhibitors, among older people with human …

Disparities in receipt of medications for opioid use disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Background: Populations disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic are less likely to receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; OUD). The COVID-19 …

Patterns of Gabapentin Prescription and of Hospitalization in a National Cohort of US Veterans

Abstract: Since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as an anti-seizure medication in 1993, gabapentin has become one of the most prescribed medications in the United …

Contemporary management and outcomes of Veterans hospitalized with alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Few studies describe contemporary alcohol withdrawal management in hospitalized settings or review current practices considering the guidelines by the …

Relationship between pain and LGBT status among Veterans in care in a retrospective cross-sectional cohort

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Pain assessment is performed in many healthcare systems, such as the Veterans Health Administration, but prior studies have not assessed whether pain …

Graded chronic pain scale revised: validation in a veteran sample

Abstract: Objective: The Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS) is frequently used in pain research and treatment to classify mild, bothersome, and high impact chronic pain. This study's …

Potentially inappropriate medication use by level of polypharmacy among US Veterans 49–64 and 65–70 years old

Abstract: Background: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are medications contra-indicated in particular circumstances. We sought to characterize PIMs by level of …