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A Brief Look at Urgent Care Visits for Migraine: The Care Received and Ideas to Guide Migraine Care in this Proliferating Medical Setting

Minen, Mia T; Zhou, Kina; Miller, Leslie
OBJECTIVE:There has been a rise in urgent care centers throughout the country over the past 10 years, leading to an increase in patients accessing medical care in these locations. These centers advertise an alternative to the Emergency Department (ED) for the evaluation and treatment of urgent medical conditions. The goal of this analysis was to examine the use of urgent care visits for migraine within 2 urgent care centers within a large academic medical system in New York City. We examined the trends in management and treatment of migraine in these urgent care settings, as well as prescriptions and instructions given to this patient population upon discharge. We paid particular attention to whether the medications administered and prescribed on discharge were those recommended by American Headache Society migraine management guidelines. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients with migraine diagnoses at 2 different urgent care locations within 1 large urban medical center. We determined baseline patient demographics, previous migraine characteristics, frequencies of reasons for urgent care visits as well as various medications administered, medications prescribed on discharge, and characteristics of patient outcomes post-discharge. RESULTS:Of the 78 patients who visited urgent care with a migraine diagnosis, 20 (25.6%) had a known primary care provider within the urgent care centers' healthcare system. More than three-fourths of all patients (78.2%) had a self-reported history of either recurrent headache or migraine prior to the urgent care visit. Of those with a documented frequency of prior headaches, 94.1% (32/34) had episodic migraine and 79.4% (27/34) experienced at most 1-2 headache days per month. Of those presenting to the urgent care during an episode of migraine, 12.3% (9/73) were given intravenous metoclopramide and none were given subcutaneous sumatriptan or intravenous prochlorperazine. Of those with reported nausea or vomiting with their migraine, 46.2% (18/39) received an anti-emetic at the visit and 33.3% (13/39) were given an anti-emetic prescription. Only 11.1% (6/54) of patients who did not have a record of previous triptan use were given a triptan prescription at the urgent care visit. CONCLUSIONS:The majority of patients in our study who sought medical treatment for migraine in these 2 urgent care centers were not established patients within the urgent care centers' healthcare system. While 93.6% (73/78) of patients were experiencing current pain upon presentation to the urgent care centers, only 12.3% (9/73) received administration of the medications with the highest level of evidence by the American Headache Society (Level B) for acute migraine treatment in an ED. In addition, the majority of patients with a migraine history presenting to the urgent care setting were not given triptans or anti-emetic prescriptions upon discharge from their urgent care visit. Having these migraine-specific prescriptions may improve self-treatment at home should a migraine attack recur.
PMID: 31802490
ISSN: 1526-4610
CID: 4249962

Updating the chest pain algorithm: incorporating new evidence on emerging antiplatelet agents

Galper, Benjamin Z; Stant, Jennifer; Reilly, Mireya; Walter, Sondra; Collins, Michael; Sayan, Osman; Neuberg, Gerald; Miller, Leslie; Moses, Jeffery W; Stone, Gregg W; Giglio, James; Rabbani, LeRoy E
In 2008, we published our chest pain protocol for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and acute myocardial infarction. Our algorithm was specifically designed for our institution, which includes primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) for all ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) and a preferred invasive approach for non-STEMIs. Since 2008, there have been changes in the adjunctive pharmacotherapeutic armamentarium for PCI in both the STEMI and non-STEMI ACS context. In particular, recent data on the novel antiplatelet agent prasugrel, dosing of clopidogrel after PCI, and interactions with clopidogrel and other medicines and substrates, which can lead to decreased platelet response to clopidogrel, have led us to update our ACS clinical pathway. We present our updated chest pain algorithm with a brief review of the rapidly evolving changes in adjunctive pharmacotherapy for PCI, and provide rationale for the changes that we have made to our institutional protocol. Clinical pathways need to be regularly updated and revised by incorporating new evidence from clinical trials to ensure optimal clinical care.
PMID: 21562369
ISSN: 1535-2811
CID: 162893

Updating the chest pain algorithm: incorporating new evidence

Goyal, Neil; Stant, Jennifer; Esposito, Francesca; Piri, Gina; Collins, Michael; Sayan, Osman; Neuberg, Gerald; Miller, Leslie; Moses, Jeffery W; Stone, Gregg W; Giglio, James; Rabbani, LeRoy E
In 2003, we published our chest pain protocol for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) and acute myocardial infarction. Our algorithm was specifically designed for our institution, which was primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for all ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) and a preferred invasive approach for non-STEMIs. Since 2003, there have been numerous changes in the adjunctive pharmacotherapeutic armamentarium for PCI in both the STEMI and non-STEMI ACS context. We present our updated chest pain algorithm with a brief review of the rapidly evolving changes in adjunctive pharmacotherapy for PCI and provide a rationale for the changes that we have made to our institutional protocol. Clinical pathways need to be consistently updated and revises by incorporating new evidence from clinical trials in order to maintain clinical relevance.
PMID: 19050417
ISSN: 1535-2811
CID: 162894

The effect of soft cervical collars on persistent neck pain in patients with whiplash injury

Gennis, P; Miller, L; Gallagher, E J; Giglio, J; Carter, W; Nathanson, N
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of soft cervical collars in the early management of whiplash-injury-related pain. METHODS: A controlled, clinical trial was conducted in an urban ED. Adults with neck pain following automobile crashes indicated their initial degrees of pain on a visual analog scale. Patients with cervical spine fractures or subluxation, focal neurologic deficits, or other major distracting injuries were excluded. Patients were assigned to receive a soft cervical collar or no collar based on their medical record numbers. Pain at > or = 6 weeks postinjury was coded as none, better, same, or worse, and analyzed as 3 dichotomous outcomes: recovered (pain = none); improved (pain = none or better); and deteriorated (pain = worse). RESULTS: Of 250 patients enrolled, 196 (78%) were available for follow-up. Of these patients, 104 (53%) were assigned to the soft cervical collar group, and 92 (47%) to the control group. These groups were similar in age, gender, seat position in the car, seat belt use, and initial pain score. Pain persisted at > or = 6 weeks in 122 (62%) patients. The groups showed no difference in follow-up pain category (p = 0.59). There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in complete recovery (p = 0.34), improvement (p = 0.34), or deterioration (p = 0.60). The study had a power of 80% to detect an absolute difference of at least 20% in recovery, 17% in improvement, and 7% in deterioration (2-tailed, alpha = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with whiplash injuries have persistent pain for at least 6 weeks. Soft cervical collars do not influence the duration or degree of persistent pain.
PMID: 8727627
ISSN: 1069-6563
CID: 2473332