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A quarter of ICU admissions caused by substance abuse

Publish date:: September 24, 2019

Key clinical point: A retrospective study showed that nearly a quarter of resources used by the intensive care unit are related to substance abuse admissions.

Major finding: In total, 25.7% of ICU admissions were related to substance abuse, which comprised 23.1% of charges.

Study details: A retrospective analysis of 594 patients admitted for substance abuse.

Disclosures: No funding sources were reported. The authors did not disclose any conflicts of interest.

Citation:

Westerhausen D et al. Chest. 2019 Sep 5. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.2180.

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