The burden of alcohol misuse on emergency in-patient hospital admissions among residents from a health board region in Ireland

Addiction
A O'FarrellF Howell

Abstract

To identify in-patient emergency admissions to acute hospitals of residents from a health board region in the Republic of Ireland with an acute alcohol intoxication diagnosis; to profile the admissions and to assess whether the increase in alcohol consumption in Ireland has been mirrored by an increase in alcohol related emergency admissions over the same time period. A retrospective review of hospital admissions using Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) data and alcohol consumption trends using data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Acute hospitals in the Republic of Ireland. All residents from a health board region admitted with a recorded alcohol intoxication emergency admission to non-private acute hospitals in Ireland. All in-patient emergency admissions for which an acute alcohol intoxication diagnosis (ICD Codes 303.0 and 305.0) was recorded of residents from one health board region were extracted from the HIPE system for years 1997-2001 inclusive. Pearson's chi2 test was used to compare proportions in groups of categorical data and chi2 test for trend was used to identify linear trends. Age standardized rates were calculated for each year and trend analysis carried out. Demographic data on the patients were also ...Continue Reading

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