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Resource consumption of multi-substance users in the emergency room: A neglected patient group

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  • Laurence Klenk
  • Christina von Rütte
  • Jonathan F Henssler
  • Thomas C Sauter
  • Wolf E Hautz
  • Aristomenis K Exadaktylos
  • Martin Müller

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Background: Multi-substance use is accompanied by increased morbidity and mortality and responsible for a large number of emergency department (ED) consultations. To improve the treatment for this vulnerable group of patients, it is important to quantify and break down in detail the ED resources used during the ED treatment of multi-substance users. Methods: This retrospective single centre case-control study included all ED consultations of multi-substance users over a three-year study period at a university hospital in Switzerland. Resource consumption of these patients was compared to an age-matched control group of non-multi-substance users. Results: The analysis includes 867 ED consultations of multi-substance users compared to 4,335 age-matched controls (5:1). Multi-substance users needed more total resources (median tax points [medical currency] (IQR): 762 (459–1226) vs. 462 (196–833), p

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  • Laurence Klenk & Christina von Rütte & Jonathan F Henssler & Thomas C Sauter & Wolf E Hautz & Aristomenis K Exadaktylos & Martin Müller, 2019. "Resource consumption of multi-substance users in the emergency room: A neglected patient group," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(9), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0223118
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223118
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