Survival of patients with alcohol use disorders discharged from an emergency department: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to study the cause-specific mortality of users of the emergency department (ED) who received a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in comparison with mortality of other users of the department.

Design

A population-based prospective cohort study.

Participants

All patients aged 18 years and above who were subsequently discharged home from the ED during the years 2002-2008. A total of 107,237 patients were followed by record linkage to a nationwide cause-of-death registry: 1210 patients with AUD as the main discharge diagnosis and 106,027 patients in the comparison group. HR and 95% CIs were calculated.

Setting

ED at Landspitali-the National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. The hospital offers tertiary care and is the

SUBMITTER: Gunnarsdottir AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4265137 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature