Table 3.
Emergency department discharge diagnoses were grouped into appropriate categories.
| Patient group or subgroup | Number (%) of visits |
|---|---|
| Overall visits n = 3,164 | |
| Abdominal pain | 329 (10.4) |
| Alcohol intoxication | 227 (7.2) |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 204 (6.4) |
| Genitourinary infection | 111 (3.5) |
| Chest pain | 84 (2.7) |
| Highly frequent users n = 2,670 | |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 256 (9.6) |
| Alcohol intoxication | 227 (8.5) |
| Abdominal pain | 223 (8.4) |
| Genitourinary infection | 90 (3.4) |
| Chest pain | 81 (3.0) |
| Substance misuse history n = 889 | |
| Alcohol intoxication | 227 (25.5) |
| Overdose or substance misuse | 52 (5.8) |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 49 (5.5) |
| Abdominal pain | 41 (4.6) |
| Chest pain | 32 (3.6) |
| Mental illness history n = 1,202 | |
| Alcohol intoxication | 101 (8.4) |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 96 (8.0) |
| Abdominal pain | 85 (7.1) |
| Overdose or substance misuse | 53 (4.4) |
| Chest pain | 50 (4.2) |
| 30+ Visits n = 801 | |
| Abdominal pain | 190 (23.7) |
| Flank pain | 81 (10.1) |
| Alcohol intoxication | 48 (6.0) |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 35 (4.4) |
| Overdose or substance misuse | 34 (4.2) |