@article{ref1,
title="Most common principal diagnoses assigned to Australian emergency department presentations involving alcohol use: a multi-centre study",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of public health",
year="2022",
author="Miller, Peter and Vakidis, Thea and Taylor, Nicholas and Baker, Tim and Stella, Julian and Egerton-Warburton, Diana and Hyder, Shannon and Staiger, Petra and Bowe, Steven J. and Shepherd, Jonathan and Zordan, Rachel and Walby, Andrew and Jones, Martyn Lloyd and Caldicott, David and Barker, Daniel and Hall, Michael and Doran, Christopher M. and Ezard, Nadine and Preisz, Paul and Havard, Alys and Shakeshaft, Anthony and Akhlaghi, Hamed and Kloot, Kate and Lowry, Nicole and Bumpstead, Suzanne",
volume="46",
number="6",
pages="903-909",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Alcohol is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in Australia and the consequences of alcohol consumption have enormous personal and social impacts. This study aimed to describe the principal diagnoses of emergency department (ED) presentations involving alcohol use in the previous 12 hours at eight hospitals in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. <br><br>METHODS: Twelve months' data (1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019) were collected from eight EDs, including demographics, ICD-10 codes, hospital location and self-reported drinking in the preceding 12 hours. The ten most common ICD-10 discharge codes were analysed based on age, sex and hospital geographic area. <br><br>RESULTS: ICD codes pertaining to mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use accounted for the highest proportion in most EDs. Suicide ideation/attempt was in the five highest ICD codes for all but one hospital. It was the second most common alcohol-related presentation for both males and females. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol plays a major role in a range of presentations, especially in relation to mental health and suicide. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: The collection of alcohol involvement in ED presentations represents a major step forward in informing the community about the burden of alcohol on their health resources.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1326-0200",
doi="10.1111/1753-6405.13303",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13303"
}