Psychoactive substances and previous hospital admissions, triage and length of stay in rural injuries: a prospective observational study.

Thomas WilsonTorben WisborgVigdis VindenesRagnhild Elèn Gjulem JamtStig Tore Bogstrand

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2023)

Triage level and injury severity were not associated with psychoactive substance use. Patients using alcohol are more often discharged early, but illicit substances were associated with longer ICU stays. All psychoactive substance groups were associated with having been previously admitted.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
drinking water
peritoneal dialysis
south africa
alcohol consumption