Table 4.
ToxIC registry case referral sources by inpatient/outpatient status
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Emergency Department (ED) or inpatient (IP)a | |
| ED | 3937 (58.0) |
| Admitting service | 1807 (26.6) |
| Outside hospital transfer | 565 (8.3) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 365 (5.4) |
| Self-referral | 88 (1.3) |
| Poison Center | 17 (0.3) |
| Primary care provider or other outpatient treating physician | 5 (0.1) |
| Employer/Independent medical evaluation | 1 (< 0.1) |
| ED/IP total | 6785 (100) |
| Outpatient (OP)/clinic/office consultationb | |
| Primary care provider or other OP physician | 170 (65.9) |
| Self-referral | 30 (11.6) |
| Employer/Independent medical evaluation | 26 (10.1) |
| Poison Center | 12 (4.7) |
| ED | 11 (4.3) |
| Admitting service | 4 (1.6) |
| Request from another hospital service (not ED) | 4 (1.6) |
| Outside hospital transfer | 1 (0.4) |
| OP total | 258 (100) |
aPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 6785) seen by a medical toxicologist as consultant (ED or IP) or as attending (IP)
bPercentage based on the total number of cases (N = 258) seen by a medical toxicologist as outpatient, clinic visit, or office consultation