TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Most common principal diagnoses assigned to Australian emergency department presentations involving alcohol use: a multi-centre study
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Miller, Peter
A1  - Vakidis, Thea
A1  - Taylor, Nicholas
A1  - Baker, Tim
A1  - Stella, Julian
A1  - Egerton-Warburton, Diana
A1  - Hyder, Shannon
A1  - Staiger, Petra
A1  - Bowe, Steven J.
A1  - Shepherd, Jonathan
A1  - Zordan, Rachel
A1  - Walby, Andrew
A1  - Jones, Martyn Lloyd
A1  - Caldicott, David
A1  - Barker, Daniel
A1  - Hall, Michael
A1  - Doran, Christopher M.
A1  - Ezard, Nadine
A1  - Preisz, Paul
A1  - Havard, Alys
A1  - Shakeshaft, Anthony
A1  - Akhlaghi, Hamed
A1  - Kloot, Kate
A1  - Lowry, Nicole
A1  - Bumpstead, Suzanne
SP  - 903
EP  - 909
VL  - 46
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13303
ID  - ref1
ER  -