Publications by authors named "Erik Hossain"
Article Synopsis
- * A study analyzing 3,386 patients from a university hospital system showed that men received guideline-directed lipid therapy (GDLT) significantly more often than women and achieved better LDL-c levels, while Black and Hispanic patients had high prescription rates but lower success in reaching optimal LDL-c levels.
- * Overall, patients who effectively reduced their LDL-c levels below 70 mg/100 ml had higher GDLT prescription rates, highlighting the importance of adherence to lipid-l
Background: Prescribing limits are one policy strategy to reduce short-term opioid prescribing, but there is limited evidence of their impact.
Objective: Evaluate implementation of a state prescribing limit law and health system electronic medical record (EMR) alert on characteristics of new opioid prescriptions, refill rates, and clinical encounters.
Design: Difference-in-differences study comparing new opioid prescriptions from ambulatory practices in New Jersey (NJ) to controls in Pennsylvania (PA) from 1 year prior to the implementation of a NJ state prescribing limit (May 2016-May 2017) to 10 months after (May 2017-March 2018).
Objective: Our objective was to determine the impact of total preincision infusion time on surgical site infections (SSIs) and establish an optimal time threshold for subsequent prospective study.
Background: SSIs remain a major cause of morbidity. Although regulated, the total time of infusion of preincision antibiotics varies widely.
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and disparity of chronic opioid usage in surgical patients and the potential risk factors associated with chronic opioid usage.
Background: Chronic opioid usage is common in surgical patients; however, the characteristics of opioid usage in surgical patients is unclear. In this study, we hypothesize that the prevalence of chronic opioid usage in surgical patients is high, and that significant disparities may exist among different surgical populations.
Background: In November 2013, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new cholesterol guidelines. Implications of these new guidelines for statin prescription remain uncertain, particularly in individuals already on statin therapy.
Objective: Our objective was to examine the impact of the guidelines on the intensity of statin therapy at a large academic medical center.