Acute injection-related infections requiring hospitalisation among people who inject drugs: Clinical features, microbiology and management.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People who inject drugs are at risk of hospitalisation with injection-related infections (IRI). We audited the clinical features, microbiology and management of IRI at a tertiary service in Melbourne to describe the burden and identify quality improvement opportunities.

Methods

We performed retrospective review of IRI admissions from January 2017 to April 2019. We extracted admissions where ICD-10 codes or triage text suggested injecting drug use, and the diagnosis suggested IRI. We reviewed these for eligibility and extracted data using a standardised form. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression to determine predictors of unplanned discharge.

Results

From 574 extracted candidate admissions, 226 were eligible, representing 178 patients. Median age

SUBMITTER: Langham FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature