Scholars@Duke
Noel Ivey

Noel Ivey

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Scholarly Works

Caring Through Complexity: Developing a Palliative Care Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Workflow.

Journal article J Pain Symptom Manage · April 2026 CONTEXT: Caring for individuals with serious illness and opioid or stimulant use disorder (OUD/STuD) is complex. Palliative care (PC) providers often lack addiction medicine training and report discomfort managing this population. OBJECTIVES: This quality ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of Opioid Use Disorder Among Peripartum Individuals During Hospitalization.

Journal article J Addict Med · March 2026 OBJECTIVES: Peripartum opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant public health concern. Although hospital admission for labor and delivery is common, little is known about hospitalized peripartum individuals with OUD or their inpatient management. The pur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of a Hospitalist-Led Consult Service for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Propensity Score Weighted Study.

Journal article J Gen Intern Med · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces mortality and is the standard of care yet use remains low. Hospitalist-led treatment can fill important gaps in care for patients with OUD. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate effectiveness of a hospitalist-led ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stigmatizing and affirming provider language in medical records on hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder.

Journal article J Hosp Med · January 2025 BACKGROUND: Stigma within the healthcare environment limits access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), even as OUD results in significant morbidity and mortality. Language in clinical documentation affects patient experience and future care through ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early trajectories of virological and immunological biomarkers and clinical outcomes in patients admitted to hospital for COVID-19: an international, prospective cohort study.

Journal article The Lancet. Microbe · June 2024 BackgroundSerial measurement of virological and immunological biomarkers in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can give valuable insight into the pathogenic roles of viral replication and immune dysregulation. We aimed to characterise bio ... Full text Cite

Xylazine Masking Benzodiazepine Withdrawal.

Journal article Prim Care Companion CNS Disord · February 8, 2024 Full text Link to item Cite

Tixagevimab-cilgavimab for treatment of patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial.

Journal article Lancet Respir Med · October 2022 BACKGROUND: Tixagevimab-cilgavimab is a neutralising monoclonal antibody combination hypothesised to improve outcomes for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. We aimed to compare tixagevimab-cilgavimab versus placebo, in patients receiving remdesivir and o ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Efficacy and Safety of Ensovibep for Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 : A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal article Ann Intern Med · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Ensovibep (MP0420) is a designed ankyrin repeat protein, a novel class of engineered proteins, under investigation as a treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. OBJECTIVE: To investigate if ensovibep, in addition to remdesivir and other standard care ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Implementation of a comprehensive hospitalist-led initiative to improve care for patients with opioid use disorder.

Journal article J Hosp Med · June 2022 BACKGROUND: As opioid-related hospitalizations rise, hospitals must be prepared to evaluate and treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). We implemented a hospitalist-led program, Project Caring for patients with Opioid Misuse through Evidence-based T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Tales from the frontlines: An alarming rise in hospitalizations related to opioid use disorder in the era of COVID-19.

Journal article J Opioid Manag · 2021 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had harmful effects on the opioid epidemic. While a negative effect was predicted, we report on this reality in the hospital setting. We have seen a sharp rise in hospitalized patients with opioid use di ... Full text Link to item Cite