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Research Publications

  • Evaluation of high-dose insulin/euglycemia therapy for suspected β-blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose following guideline implementation. Schult RF, Nacca N, Grannell TL, Jorgensen RM, Acquisto NM. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 Nov 19:zxab439. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab439. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34957477

  • ACMT Position Statement: Allow Optimal Treatment for Healthcare Professionals with Opioid Use Disorder. Marino RT, Spyres M, Wiegand TJ, Babu KM, Stolbach A. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Oct 25. doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00861-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34697778

  • The Role of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Patients Presenting with an Anticholinergic Toxidrome. Zekhtser M, Carroll E, Boyd M, Ambati S. Case Rep Crit Care. 2021 Aug 28;2021:7590960. doi: 10.1155/2021/7590960. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34497728

  • Descriptive Analysis of Inpatient and Outpatient Cohorts Seeking Treatment After Prescription Opioid Misuse and Medical Toxicology Evaluation. Varney SM, Wiegand TJ, Wax PM, Brent J; Toxicology Investigators Consortium. J Med Toxicol. 2021 Aug 16. Doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00850-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34402039

  • Conner KR, Kearns JC, Esposito EC, Pizzarello E, Wiegand TJ, Britton PC, Michel K, Gysin-Maillart AC, Goldston DB.Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 19;72:66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.07.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34304029

  • Experience with lower dose flumazenil at an academic medical center. Schult RF, Omar D, Wiegand TJ, Gordetsky RM, Acquisto NM. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 5:S0735-6757(21)00107-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33581937

  • Emergency Medicine Intern Education for Best Practices in Opioid Prescribing. Lowy R, Bodkin RP, Schult R, McCann M, Jones CMC, Acquisto NM. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec 16;22(2):297-300. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.9.48808.PMID: 33856315

  • Pilot RCT of the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP) adapted for rapid delivery during hospitalization to adult suicide attempt patients with substance use problems.

  • Spyres MB, Farrugia LA, Kang AM, Aldy K, Calello DP, Campleman SL, Li S, Beauchamp GA, Wiegand T, Wax PM, Brent J; Toxicology Investigators Consortium Study Group.J Med Toxicol. 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1007/s13181-020-00810-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33006128

  • ACMT Position Statement: Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder during Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. Stolbach A, Mazer- Amirshahi M, Schwarz ES, Juurlink D, Wiegand TJ, Nelson LS. J Med Toxicol. 2020 Aug 3:1-3. doi: 10.1007/s13181-020-00800-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32748068

  • Pooled Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Hospitalized Patients. Mastrianni D, Falivena R, Brooks T, McDermott B, Tan J, Vandell R, Holland M. J Hosp Med. 2020 Jul;15. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3501.PMID: 32816669

  • Seizures secondary to zolpidem withdrawal.Russo AD, Hodgman M, Calleo V. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Jun 16:1-2. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1778718. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 32543994

  • Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 - National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020. Chang A, Schnall AH, Law R, Bronstein AC, Marraffa JM, Spiller HA, Hays HL, Funk AR, Mercurio- Zappala M, Calello DP, Aleguas A, Borys DJ, Boehmer T, Svendsen E. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Apr 24;69(16):496-498. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6916e1. PMID: 32324720

  • COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the emergency physician. Holland M, Zaloga DJ, Friderici CS. Vis J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr;19:100740. Doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2020.100740. Epub 2020 Mar 18. No abstract available. PMID: 32289084

  • Leadership Roles in Opioid Stewardship and the Treatment of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Among Medical Toxicologists. Carpenter JE, Murray BP, Mazer-Amirshahi M, Laes JR, Nacca N, Nelson LS, Perrone J, Schwarz ES, Wiegand TJ, Wax PM.J Med Toxicol. 2019 Dec 20. doi: 10.1007/s13181-019-00752-9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31863312

  • Eggleston et al. Reply to Drs. Grundmann et al. Eggleston W, Stoppacher R, Suen K, Marraffa JM, Nelson LS. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 Nov;39(11):1121-1122. doi: 10.1002/phar.2337. No abstract available. PMID: 31729072

  • Effect of pharmacist-led task force to reduce opioid prescribing in the emergency department.Acquisto NM, Schult RF, Sarnoski- Roberts S, Wilmarth J, Jones CMC, McCann M, Dolce R, Stott R, Noble M, Davis C, Springer H, Kamali MF, Miglani A. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Oct 30;76(22):1853-1861. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/ zxz204. PMID: 31557284

  • E-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI): case series and diagnostic approach. Kalininskiy, A, Bach CT, Nacca NE, Ginsberg G, Marraffa JM, Navarette KA, McGraw MD, Croft DP. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2019; 7(12): P1017-1026; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30415-1

  • Quality Assessment of Expired Naloxone Products from First- Responders’ Supplies. Pruyn S, Frey J, Baker B, Brodeur M, Graichen C, Long H, Zheng H, Dailey MW. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Sep- Oct;23(5):647-653. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1563257. Epub 2019 Feb 4. PMID: 30596290

  • Citalopram overdose and severe serotonin syndrome in an intermediate metabolizing patient.Schult RF, Morris AJ, Picard L, Wiegand TJ. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;37(10):1993.e5-1993. e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.06.038. Epub 2019 Jun 21. PMID: 31257122

  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Naloxone. Clemency BM, Eggleston W, Lindstrom HA. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;26(10):1203-1204. doi: 10.1111/acem.13768. Epub 2019 May 23. No abstract available. PMID: 31002450

  • Loperamide Toxicity: Recommendations for Patient Monitoring and Management. Eggleston WE, Palmer R, Dube PA, Thornton S, Stolbach A, Calello DP, Marraffa JM. Clinical Toxicology 2019 Published online 4 November 2019. Doi: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1681443.

  • Nacca et al. In Reply to McCann et al. Nacca N, Schult R. J Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;57(3):397-398. doi: 10.1016/j. jemermed.2019.06.030. No abstract available.PMID: 31543159

  • Kratom Use and Toxicities in the United States. Eggleston W, Stoppacher R, Suen K, Marraffa JM, Nelson LS. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 Jul;39(7):775-777. doi: 10.1002/phar.2280. Epub 2019 Jun 13. Review. PMID: 31099038

  • In Response to “Impact of Targeted Temperature Management on ED Patients with Drug Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrest”. Fountain JH, Eggleston W. J Med Toxicol. 2019 Jul;15(3):209. doi: 10.1007/ s13181-019-00701-6. Epub 2019 Mar 8. No abstract available. PMID: 30850943

  • Butanediol Conversion to Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Markedly Reduced by the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Blocker Fomepizole. Liakoni E, Gugelmann H, Dempsey DA, Wiegand TJ, Havel C, Jacob P, Benowitz NL. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 May;105(5):1196-1203. doi: 10.1002/cpt.1306. Epub 2019 Jan 8. PMID: 30450642

  • Kratom Adulterated with Phenylethylamine and Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Linking Toxicologists and Public Health Officials to Identify Dangerous Adulterants.  Nacca N, Schult RF, Li L, Spink DC, Ginsberg G, Navarette K, Marraffa J. J Med Toxicol 2019 [accepted].

  • The Toxicology Investigators Consortium Case Registry-the 2019 Annual Report.

  • Reply to Drs. Grundmann et al. Kratom Use and Toxicities in the US. Eggleston WE, Stoppacher R, Suen K, Marraffa JM, Nelson LS. Pharmacotherapy 2019; 39(11): 1121-1122. Doi: 10.1002/phar.2337.

  • A randomized usability assessment of simulated naloxone administration by community members.Eggleston W, Podolak C, Sullivan RW, Pacelli L, Keenan M, Wojcik S.Addiction. 2018 Dec;113(12):2300-2304. doi: 10.1111/add.14416. Epub 2018 Sep 11.PMID: 30107641

  • Acute skeletal fluorosis in the setting of 1,1-difluoroethane abuse.Ponce A, Oakes JA, Eggleston W. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 May;57(5):374-375. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1527034. Epub 2018 Nov 17. No abstract available. PMID: 30449202

  • Intravenous lidocaine for renal colic in the emergency department (ED).Makhoul T, Kelly G, Schult RF, Acquisto NM.Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Apr;37(4):775. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.056. Epub 2018 Aug 23. No abstract available.PMID: 30177263

  • Poisoning Severity Associated with a Range of Medications in Suicide Attempts by Ingestion.Conner KR, Wiegand TJ, Gorodetsky R, Schult RF, Kaukeinen K. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2019 Jun;49(3):635-642. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12468. Epub 2018 Apr 25. PMID: 29693268
  • Nacca N, Hodgman MJ, Lao K, Elkins M, Holland MG. Can elevated lactate and LDH produce a false positive enzymatic ethanol result in live patients presenting to the emergency department? Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Mar;56(3):189–92.
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