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ArticleSurgery open science2023

Methamphetamine use associated with gun and knife violence: A matched cohort analysis.

Areg Grigorian, Matthew Martin, Morgan Schellenberg, Brent Emigh, Jeffry Nahmias, Kazuhide Matsushima, Meghan Lewis, Kenji Inaba

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Article in Surgery open science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Areg GrigorianUniversity of California, Irvine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Orange, CA, USA.
Matthew MartinUniversity of Southern California, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Morgan SchellenbergUniversity of Southern California, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Brent EmighWarren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Providence, RI, USA.
Jeffry NahmiasUniversity of California, Irvine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Orange, CA, USA.
Kazuhide MatsushimaUniversity of Southern California, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Meghan LewisUniversity of Southern California, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kenji InabaUniversity of Southern California, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of Southern California · USUniversity of California, Irvine · USBrown University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: There may be an association between violence and methamphetamine use. We hypothesized that trauma patients screening positive for methamphetamines are more likely to present after penetrating trauma and have increased mortality. Methods: The 2017-2019 TQIP was used to 1:2 match methamphetamine (meth Results: The rate of methamphetamine use was 3.1 %. After matching, there was no difference in vitals, injury severity score, sex, and comorbidities between cohorts (all Conclusion: Trauma patients using methamphetamine more commonly presented after gun or knife violence and required immediate surgical intervention. They also have increased associated risk of death in the ED. Given these serious findings, a multidisciplinary approach in helping curtail the worsening epidemic of methamphetamine use appears warranted as it is related to penetrating trauma and outcomes. Level of evidence: IV.

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Drug useMethamphetaminePenetrating traumaViolence

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PMID37187917
PMCPMC10176051
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