Significant reduction in alcohol-related admissions to an intensive care unit in Dublin

Irish Journal of Medical Science
C M Larkin, C Fagan

Abstract

In 2008, we conducted an audit in our general intensive care unit (ICU) which demonstrated a high workload from alcohol-related admissions which represented 12 % of total admissions and 16.8 % of total available bed days at that time. To repeat the audit 5 years later in 2013 to assess the current workload from alcohol-related admissions and whether this had increased or decreased in the intervening time period. We retrospectively collected data from every admission to our 17-bed general ICU for the 6-month period from June 1 2013 to November 30 2013. We identified all admissions that were related to alcohol misuse. Their admission diagnosis, age, gender, ICU length of stay, APACHE 2 score (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation 2) and 30-day mortality were recorded. The results of the 2013 audit were then compared with data from the 2008 study. There were 30 % less alcohol-related admissions to our ICU in 2013 compared to the same period in 2008. The study group had a longer length of stay on average but a lower mortality than the control group. There has been a significant reduction in the ICU workload from alcohol-related admissions in our general ICU in the past 5 years.

Citations

Apr 12, 2021·Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica·Eliisa NissiläJohanna Hästbacka
Jan 21, 2021·Internal Medicine Journal·Paul SecombeDavid Pilcher

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