Assessing the utility of night-time presentations as a proxy for alcohol-related harm among young emergency department trauma patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the usefulness of night-time presentations to measure alcohol-related harm (ARH) in young trauma patients, aged 12-24 years, attending Western Australian EDs.

Methods

A retrospective longitudinal study examined alcohol-related ED presentations in Western Australia (WA; 2002-2016) among 12- to 24-year-olds. Data from the Emergency Department Data Collection, WA State Trauma Registry Database and Hospital Morbidity Data Collection were used to identify ARH through specific codes and text searches. These were compared to ARH estimates based on presentation time. Statistical analysis involved sensitivity and specificity calculations and Cox proportional hazards modelling.

Results

We identified 2644 (17.8%) night-time presentations as a proxy measure of

SUBMITTER: Sims SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952259 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature