ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2021
Emergency Department Visits by Patients with Substance Use Disorder in the United States.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Extreme ambient temperature and emergency healthcare service utilization due to substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- A Novel Care Navigation Intervention for Patients with Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Community mental health journal · 2026Trial
- Using structured analysis and design technique to characterize barriers and facilitators to outpatient care coordination after emergency department-initiated buprenorphine.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Target Trial Emulation.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Observational
- Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026Article
- Treatment outcomes of an integrated treatment model for patients with co-occurring opioid use and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Emergency Department Peer Recovery Support Services for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Trends in stimulant-related emergency department visits among adults in California, 2017-2021.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Response to a peer telehealth intervention for emergency department patients presenting with opioid use disorder or unintentional overdose: a stratified interrupted time series analysis.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
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- Socioeconomic differences in discharge against medical advice and hospital admission among emergency department visits associated with substance use in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Emergency care utilization in persons with substance related diagnoses.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- Root causes behind patient safety incidents in the emergency department and suggestions for improving patient safety - an analysis in a Finnish teaching hospital.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
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- Latent class analysis of emergency department patients engaged in telehealth peer recovery support services and associations of identified classes with post-discharge outcomes.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Integrating substance use peer support and screening brief intervention and referral to treatment services in the emergency department: a descriptive study of the ED leads program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
- Database Versus Patient - Things to Consider when Utilizing the Hawai'i Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2024Article
- A combined intervention strategy to increase linkage to and retention in substance use treatment for individuals accessing hospital-based services: study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The association between temperature and alcohol- and substance-related disorder hospital visits in New York State.Communications medicine · 2023Article
- Buprenorphine Utilization and Prescribing Among New Jersey Medicaid Beneficiaries After Adoption of Initiatives Designed to Improve Treatment Access.JAMA network open · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionWe aimed to characterize emergency department (ED) utilization and clinical characteristics of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) seeking emergency care for all reasons.
methodsUsing 2016-2017 ED data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, we investigated demographics, ED resource utilization, and clinical characteristics of patients with SUD vs those without SUD.
resultsOf all adult ED visits (N = 27,609) in the US in 2016-2017, 11.1% of patients had SUD. Among ED patients with SUD, they were mostly non-Hispanic White (62.5%) and were more likely to be male (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.80 confidence interval [CI], 1.66-1.95). Emergency department patients with SUD were also more likely to return to the ED within 72 hours (aOR 1.32, CI, 1.09-1.61) and more likely to be admitted to the hospital (aOR 1.28, CI, 1.14-1.43) and intensive care unit (aOR 1.40, CI, 1.05-1.85).
conclusionPatients with SUD have specific demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical characteristics associated with their ED visits. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing co-existing SUD as risk factors for increasing morbidity in acutely ill and injured patients, and the potential role of the ED as a site for interventions aimed at reducing harm from SUD.
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