Table 1.
Demographic and clinical information.
| N | Living (N = 70) | Deceased (N = 17) | ||||
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| Mean/Number | SD/% | Mean/Number | SD/% | |||
| #ED visits | 87 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 5.7 | |
| Demographics | Age (years) | 87 | 45.3 | 12.9 | 55.3 | 10.5 |
| Male | 59 | 49 | 70% | 10 | 59% | |
| Race | Hispanic | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2 | 3% | 0 | 0% | |
| White | 84 | 67 | 96% | 17 | 100% | |
| Other Race | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Marital status | Married/partner | 6 | 5 | 7% | 1 | 6% |
| Divorced/separated | 27 | 18 | 26% | 9 | 53% | |
| Single | 52 | 46 | 66% | 6 | 35% | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 6% | |
| Other marital status | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Employment status | Employed | 16 | 15 | 21% | 1 | 6% |
| Unemployed | 59 | 48 | 69% | 11 | 65% | |
| Retired | 11 | 6 | 9% | 5 | 29% | |
| Disabled | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Professional services | Primary Care Provider | 80 | 64 | 91% | 16 | 94% |
| SUD Consult obtained* | 75 | 66 | 94% | 9 | 53% | |
| Psychiatric services | 25 | 24 | 34% | 1 | 6% | |
| Psychiatric co-morbidities | Psychiatric diagnosis | 70 | 59 | 84% | 11 | 65% |
| Psychiatric medications | 68 | 55 | 79% | 13 | 76% | |
| Psychiatric admissions | 36 | 36 | 51% | 2 | 12% | |
| Suicide attempts | 24 | 23 | 33% | 1 | 6% | |
| SUD treatment | Involuntary substance use treatment** | 13 | 13 | 19% | 0 | 0% |
| AUD medications | 23 | 18 | 26% | 5 | 29% | |
| Other substance use | Smoking | 61 | 51 | 73% | 10 | 59% |
| Cocaine | 15 | 14 | 20% | 1 | 6% | |
| Opioids | 16 | 13 | 19% | 3 | 18% | |
| IV opioids | 16 | 13 | 19% | 3 | 18% | |
| Methamphetamine | 1 | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | |
| Medical co-morbidities | Heart disease | 16 | 13 | 19% | 3 | 18% |
| Hypertension | 38 | 27 | 39% | 11 | 65% | |
| Diabetes | 9 | 6 | 9% | 3 | 18% | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 6% | |
| Cancer | 3 | 2 | 3% | 1 | 6% | |
| COPD | 7 | 2 | 3% | 5 | 29% | |
| Hepatitis C | 18 | 16 | 23% | 2 | 12% | |
Substance Use Disorder Consult Liaison Services consultation during inpatient psychiatric admission.
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