Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study
Objective: To quantify and describe alcohol-related presentations to our ED, as part of the binational Alcohol Harm in Emergency Departments study. Methods: A prospective observational study at Royal Perth Hospital of every patient attending ED for the 168-h period commencing 08.00 hours Monday 1 De...
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| description | Objective: To quantify and describe alcohol-related presentations to our ED, as part of the binational Alcohol Harm in Emergency Departments study. Methods: A prospective observational study at Royal Perth Hospital of every patient attending ED for the 168-h period commencing 08.00 hours Monday 1 December 2014. Patient presentations were classified as alcohol-related (alcohol-positive) using predefined criteria. These patients were compared to alcohol-negative patients on a range of demographic and clinical descriptors. Results: Two hundred and thirteen (15.2%) of 1403 patients screened were alcohol-positive. Compared with alcohol-negative patients, alcohol-positive patients were more likely to be male (148/213, 69.5% vs 636/1190, 53.4%, P < 0.001) and younger (mean 38 years vs 48 years, P < 0.001). They were more likely to arrive in police custody (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.3–9.5, P = 0.005), and be admitted to the State Adult Major Trauma Unit (OR 4.2, 95% CI 2.1–8.3, P < 0.001). Forty-two (19.7%) of 213 patients had injuries suspected to be caused by an alcohol-affected third party. The ED length of stay and admission rate were not significantly different between the groups. Conclusions: 15.2% of patient presentations over the study week were alcohol-related. These patients were more likely to present with injury; one in five having injuries suspected to be caused by a third party affected by alcohol. This is a significant public health problem. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-748152019-08-07T01:07:42Z Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study McLay, S. MacDonald, E. Fatovich, Daniel Objective: To quantify and describe alcohol-related presentations to our ED, as part of the binational Alcohol Harm in Emergency Departments study. Methods: A prospective observational study at Royal Perth Hospital of every patient attending ED for the 168-h period commencing 08.00 hours Monday 1 December 2014. Patient presentations were classified as alcohol-related (alcohol-positive) using predefined criteria. These patients were compared to alcohol-negative patients on a range of demographic and clinical descriptors. Results: Two hundred and thirteen (15.2%) of 1403 patients screened were alcohol-positive. Compared with alcohol-negative patients, alcohol-positive patients were more likely to be male (148/213, 69.5% vs 636/1190, 53.4%, P < 0.001) and younger (mean 38 years vs 48 years, P < 0.001). They were more likely to arrive in police custody (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.3–9.5, P = 0.005), and be admitted to the State Adult Major Trauma Unit (OR 4.2, 95% CI 2.1–8.3, P < 0.001). Forty-two (19.7%) of 213 patients had injuries suspected to be caused by an alcohol-affected third party. The ED length of stay and admission rate were not significantly different between the groups. Conclusions: 15.2% of patient presentations over the study week were alcohol-related. These patients were more likely to present with injury; one in five having injuries suspected to be caused by a third party affected by alcohol. This is a significant public health problem. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74815 10.1111/1742-6723.12837 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia restricted |
| spellingShingle | McLay, S. MacDonald, E. Fatovich, Daniel Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title | Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title_full | Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title_short | Alcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study |
| title_sort | alcohol-related presentations to the royal perth hospital emergency department: a prospective study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74815 |