An analysis of dental adverse events in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Background: Information on patient safety in dentistry is limited. Few dentists work in a place with incident reporting, thus, studying safety events is a challenge. The …

Describing adverse pregnancy events and pregnancy-associated death among Veterans

Abstract: Background: Veterans who use VA pregnancy benefits may be at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, little is known about rates of adverse pregnancy events or …

Adverse events involving telehealth in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Telehealth involves providing health care remotely using communication tools such as telephone, video, and remote patient monitoring. Research on telehealth …

Dietary supplement use among military personnel: International patterns and motivations for use

Abstract: Dietary supplements, products that contain one or more dietary ingredients, or their components, typically in a concentrated form, are often consumed for purported health …

Incidence of immune-related adverse events in US Veterans treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Abstract: Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with potentially severe immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Emerging clinical practice reports have …

Pharmacogenetic testing and monitoring of complete blood counts among Veterans newly prescribed thiopurine treatments: A retrospective cohort study

Abstract: Pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing before initiation of thiopurine treatment and CBC monitoring post-initiation helps avoid adverse events and ensure patient safety. This …

Telehealth for general surgery postoperative care

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Telehealth utilization rapidly increased following the pandemic. However, it is not widely used in the Veteran surgical population. We sought to evaluate …