Alcohol screening scores and the risk of intensive care unit admission and hospital readmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between alcohol misuse and the need for intensive care unit admission as well as hospital readmission among those discharged from the hospital following a critical illness is unclear. This study sought to determine whether alcohol misuse was associated with (1) admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) among a cohort of patients receiving outpatient care and (2) hospital readmission among those discharged from the hospital following critical illness.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study conducted with data from 24 Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities between 2004 and 2007. Scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) questionnaire were used to identify patients with past-year abstinence, lower-risk

SUBMITTER: Clark BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5669033 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature