2012
A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients
D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Degutis LC, Busch SH, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG. A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 181-192. PMID: 22459448, PMCID: PMC3811141, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewStandard careEmergency department patientsBrief interventionAlcohol consumptionDepartment patientsHarmful drinkersDrinking outcomesHarmful drinkingAssessment groupStandard care groupAdult ED patientsNegative health behaviorsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED patientsCare groupED settingTelephone boosterBooster groupBinge episodesHealth behaviorsPatientsAlcohol useCare
1998
Screening for alcohol problems in emergency department patients with minor injury: results and recommendations for practice and policy
Degutis L. Screening for alcohol problems in emergency department patients with minor injury: results and recommendations for practice and policy. Contemporary Drug Problems 1998, 25: 463-475. DOI: 10.1177/009145099802500304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor injuriesAlcohol problemsOverall screening ratesEmergency department patientsBlood alcohol concentrationPhysician screeningDepartment patientsUrban EDCAGE questionsED physiciansED settingScreening ratesOne-year periodAlcohol use frequencyInjuryAlcohol testPatientsAlcohol concentrationUse frequencyScreening processMultiple strategiesIndividual variationPhysiciansMonths
1997
Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions
Moscovitz H, Degutis L, Bruno G, Schriver J. Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 1997, 29: 770-775. PMID: 9174523, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70199-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of convictionED patientsAssault injuriesPrevious injuryEmergency department patientsRecord-based case-control studyCase-control studyControl patientsBlunt traumaDepartment patientsControl subjectsVictims of assaultTeaching hospitalSurgical problemsLower incidenceLevel ICase subjectsPatientsInjuryViolence prevention programsIncidenceZip codesOverall rateBroader populationHigh rate