Outcomes in patients with history of cocaine use presenting with chest pain to the emergency department: Insights from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cocaine use (CU) related chest pain (CP) is a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits in the United States. However, information on disposition and outcomes in these patients is scarce. We conducted a nationwide study to assess disposition from ED, hospitalization rates, in-hospital outcomes, and health care costs in patients with history of CU who presented to the ED with CP.

Methods

We queried the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample database from 2016-2018 for adult patients with CU presenting to the ED with CP. International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes were used to identify study patients.

Results

We identified 149,372 patients. The majority were male (76%), presented to metropolitan centers (91.3%), and had a high

SUBMITTER: Sami F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760951 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature