Table 1.
ED visits and hospitalisations for opioid use disorder
| ED visits | Hospitalisations | ||||||||||
| Number | % | Number of OUD-related ED visits | % | Proportion of OUD-related ED visits(/100 000 ED visits)* | Number | % | Number of OUD-related hospitalisations | % | Proportion of OUD-related hospitalisations (/100 000 hospitalisations)† | Proportion of OUD-related hospitalisations after an ED visit (%)‡ | |
| Overall | 97 892 863 | 34 362 | 36.1 | 20 359 574 | 15 966 | 78.4 | 46.40 | ||||
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Female | 46 703 789 | 48 | 12 128 | 35 | 26 | 9 973 304 | 49 | 6498 | 41 | 65.2 | 57.30 |
| Male | 51 022 814 | 52 | 22 193 | 65 | 43.5 | 10 379 105 | 51 | 9464 | 59 | 91.2 | 42.60 |
| Unidentified | 166,26 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 7.165 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55.8 | 9.80 |
| Age (years) | |||||||||||
| 0–9 | 14 219 838 | 15 | 620 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1 324 424 | 6.7 | 306 | 1.9 | 23.1 | 49.40 |
| 10–19 | 12 273 794 | 13 | 2563 | 7.5 | 20.9 | 1 154 524 | 5.9 | 1210 | 7.6 | 104.8 | 47.20 |
| 20–29 | 13 522 858 | 14 | 7860 | 23 | 58.1 | 1 378 686 | 7 | 2822 | 18 | 204.7 | 35.90 |
| 30–39 | 11 331 629 | 12 | 8569 | 25 | 75.6 | 1 430 061 | 7.3 | 3543 | 22 | 247.8 | 41.30 |
| 40–49 | 10 202 226 | 11 | 7122 | 21 | 69.8 | 1 719 576 | 8.8 | 3367 | 21 | 195.8 | 47.30 |
| 50–59 | 9 012 155 | 9.6 | 3289 | 9.6 | 36.5 | 2 056 094 | 11 | 1848 | 12 | 89.9 | 56.20 |
| 60–69 | 7 463 405 | 7.9 | 1432 | 4.2 | 19.2 | 2 396 151 | 12 | 889 | 5.6 | 37.1 | 62.00 |
| 70+ | 16 333 519 | 17 | 2832 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 8 192 414 | 42 | 1942 | 12 | 23.7 | 68.60 |
| Year | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 5 417 628 | 5.5 | 2123 | 6.2 | 39.2 | 1 202 155 | 5.9 | 890 | 5.6 | 74 | 41.90 |
| 2011 | 6 940 082 | 7.1 | 2642 | 7.7 | 38.1 | 1 527 334 | 7.5 | 1175 | 7.4 | 76.9 | 44.50 |
| 2012 | 8 005 769 | 8.2 | 2820 | 8.2 | 35.2 | 1 761 210 | 8.7 | 1213 | 7.6 | 68.9 | 43.00 |
| 2013 | 9 038 982 | 9.2 | 3296 | 9.6 | 36.5 | 1 968 554 | 9.7 | 1462 | 9.2 | 74.3 | 44.40 |
| 2014 | 10 783 928 | 11 | 3935 | 12 | 36.5 | 2 260 275 | 11 | 1804 | 11 | 79.8 | 45.80 |
| 2015 | 12 894 907 | 13 | 4571 | 13 | 35.4 | 2 624 995 | 13 | 2107 | 13 | 80.3 | 46.10 |
| 2016 | 14 092 119 | 14 | 4786 | 14 | 34 | 2 886 361 | 14 | 2303 | 14 | 79.8 | 48.10 |
| 2017 | 14 982 603 | 15 | 5013 | 15 | 33.5 | 3 026 234 | 15 | 2486 | 16 | 82.1 | 49.60 |
| 2018 | 15 736 845 | 16 | 5176 | 15 | 32.9 | 3 102 456 | 15 | 2526 | 16 | 81.4 | 48.80 |
| ICD10 code | |||||||||||
| [F11] Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids | 20 657 | 60 | 9471 | 59 | 45.80 | ||||||
| [T40] Poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics | 185 | 0.5 | 69 | 0.4 | 37.30 | ||||||
| [T400] Opium | 169 | 0.5 | 93 | 0.6 | 55.00 | ||||||
| [T401] Heroin | 1181 | 3.4 | 482 | 3 | 40.80 | ||||||
| [T402] Other opioids | 6299 | 18 | 3749 | 24 | 59.50 | ||||||
| [T403] Methadone | 1129 | 3.3 | 577 | 3.6 | 51.10 | ||||||
| [T404] Other narcotics | 307 | 0.9 | 159 | 1 | 51.80 | ||||||
| [T406] Unspecified narcotics | 4435 | 13 | 1366 | 8.6 | 30.80 | ||||||
*Numberof opioid abuse/number of visits.
†Numberof hospitalisations for OUD/number of hospitalisations.
‡Numberof hospitalisations for OUD/number of OUD-related ED visits. Reference for ICD10 code is ‘Other opioids’ [T402] accounting for morphine and codeine.
ED, emergency department; ICD10, International Classification of Diseases, version 10; OUD, opioid use disorder.