Further Utilization of Emergency Department and Inpatient Psychiatric Services Among Young Adults Admitted at the Emergency Department With Clinical Alcohol Intoxication.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_E438AEBC4F3C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Further Utilization of Emergency Department and Inpatient Psychiatric Services Among Young Adults Admitted at the Emergency Department With Clinical Alcohol Intoxication.
Journal
Journal of addiction medicine
Author(s)
Adam A., Faouzi M., McNeely J., Yersin B., Daeppen J.B., Bertholet N.
ISSN
1935-3227 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-0620
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Number
1
Pages
32-38
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
To assess in a cohort of young adults admitted with alcohol intoxication (AI) to the Emergency Department (ED): how many patients are readmitted to the ED or to a Psychiatric Department (PD) inpatient unit; and which characteristics are associated with further ED and PD inpatient admissions.
In 630 patients aged 18 to 30 years admitted for AI in 2006 to 2007 to the ED of a Swiss tertiary hospital, further ED and PD inpatient admissions through 2013 were assessed. Patient characteristics at the index (initial) ED visit were assessed using administrative and medical records.
Proportion of subjects with at least 1 further ED admission, 1 further ED admission with AI, and any PD admission over the study period.Associations between patients' characteristics at index visit and readmissions were assessed using backward selection multivariate regression analyses.
Mean age was 24, 66% were male, 60% had any ED/PD admissions during the study period, 17.9% a PD admission, and 13.8% were re-admitted to ED with AI. Disruptive behavior at the index visit was associated with further ED (odds ratio [OR] 1.69 [1.13; 2.54]) and PD admissions (OR 2.41 [1.44; 4.05]). Psychiatric diagnosis was associated with any further ED admission (OR 2.07 [1.41; 3.05]), with further ED admission with AI (OR 4.56 [2.36; 8.81]) and with PD admission (OR 3.92 [2.40; 6.41]). Female sex predicted any further ED admission (OR 1.65 [1.14; 2.39]).
Young adults presenting with alcohol intoxication have high rates of subsequent inpatient emergency and psychiatric admissions. Being female, presenting with disruptive behavior, and having a psychiatric diagnosis at the ED visit were predictors of further admissions.
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