Factors associated with 30-day drug-related emergency department re-attendance among methamphetamine users: a territory-wide retrospective study in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT: Methamphetamine use is associated with frequent emergency department (ED) utilization, but factors associated with drug-related ED re-attendance are understudied. We aimed to characterize the pattern of 30-day drug-related ED re-attendance and evaluate the impact of the severity of acute toxicity and psychosocial interventions on such re-attendances. We conducted a secondary analysis of 815 episodes of acute methamphetamine toxicity reported to the Hong Kong Poison Control Centre from all local public EDs between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2019. We defined the index attendance as the first ED presentation related to methamphetamine within the study period, and drug-related ED re-attendance as a presentation directly related to the acute toxicities or sequelae of drug misuse. The pri

SUBMITTER: Lam RPK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12374304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature