Table 2.
Self-discharge from the emergency department during acute recreational drug toxicity: demographics and treatment
|
Self-discharge n (%) |
Other discharge n (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1393 (77.1) | 10 345 (77.6) | 0.63 |
| Agea,b | 33 (26–42) | 32 (25–40) | < 0.001 |
| Brought by ambulance | 1282 (70.9) | 9378 (70.4) | 0.63 |
| Length of hospital staya | 2:20 (1:13–3:59) | 4:25 (2:36–7:55) | < 0.001 |
| Treatmentc | 605 (33.5) | 7128 (53.5) | < 0.001 |
| Intubated | 1 (0.1) | 514 (3.9) | < 0.001 |
| Sedation | 120 (6.6) | 2641 (19.8) | < 0.001 |
| Naloxone | 295 (16.3) | 2157 (16.2) | 0.91 |
| Flumazenil | 10 (0.6) | 303 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
| Other antidote | 1 (0.1) | 62 (0.5) | 0.019 |
| Total | 1807 (100) | 13 328 (100) |
aMedian (interquartile range)
bAge not registered in 135 cases
cAny treatment beyond mere observation