2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00822.x
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The burden of alcohol misuse on emergency in‐patient hospital admissions among residents from a health board region in Ireland

Abstract: This study shows that alcohol intoxication accounted for a substantial number of emergency in-patient admissions to acute hospitals in one health board region in Ireland and that the age standardized recorded acute alcohol related emergency admission rate increased significantly over the 5-year period, 1997-2001. This increase mirrored the national increase in alcohol consumption over the same time period.

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“…These presentations are more likely to occur out of hours and on weekends (Pirmohamed et al, 2000), when fewer staff and resources are available. They are also more likely to display violence and aggression towards staff (Crilly et al, 2004;Jenkins et al, 1998) and to be admitted to hospital (O'Farrell et al, 2004). When intoxicated, these patients are difficult to assess and treat, which adds to the burden for already busy doctors and nurses (Sellaturay et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These presentations are more likely to occur out of hours and on weekends (Pirmohamed et al, 2000), when fewer staff and resources are available. They are also more likely to display violence and aggression towards staff (Crilly et al, 2004;Jenkins et al, 1998) and to be admitted to hospital (O'Farrell et al, 2004). When intoxicated, these patients are difficult to assess and treat, which adds to the burden for already busy doctors and nurses (Sellaturay et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Essa variação é esperada, visto que há diferenças entre os serviços, públicos ou não, e sua localidade, bem como entre as características sociodemográficas, culturais e políticas das populações admitidas 22 . Quanto ao perfil dos pacientes que apresentaram maiores prevalências de consumo de risco de álcool, também é semelhante aos estudos nacionais e internacionais, ou seja, é encontrado em períodos noturnos, fins de semana, do sexo masculino, solteiros, na faixa etária entre 18 e 46 anos 2,3,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] . Nesse sentido, o PS apresenta-se como um importante espaço de identificação de usuários abusivos de álcool.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Nos últimos 20 anos, diversos estudos avaliaram o crescente número de atendimentos nos serviços de emergência associado direta ou indiretamente ao uso de álcool [12][13][14][15] .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…En general la prevalencia de borrachera suele correlacionar bien con la prevalencia de atracones. Alternativamente las características y tendencias de las IEA más graves pueden obtenerse de los casos atendidos en servicios sanitarios, sobre todo urgencias [92][93][94][95][96] , recogiendo retrospectivamente los datos de la historia clínica o los informes de alta en el marco de la monitorización del uso de drogas psicoactivas [97][98][99] , las intoxicaciones por sustancias 100,101 o las urgencias en general 102 .…”
Section: Intoxicación Etílica Aguda (Iea)unclassified