Table 4.
Outcomes of all patients (who did and did not receive HL) presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms to the ED
| Admission to hospital | Return to the ED within 30 d | Outpatient follow-up | |||||||
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Received only HL in the ED | 0.25 | 0.14–0.470 | 0.000 | 0.88 | 0.58–1.36 | 0.566 | 0.64 | 0.37–1.13 | 0.119 |
| Age | 1.03 | 1.02–1.05 | 0.000 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.02 | 0.897 | 1.03 | 1.02–1.05 | 0.000 |
| Sex (female) | 0.96 | 0.67–1.38 | 0.807 | 0.77 | 0.56–1.070 | 0.121 | 1.67 | 1.1–2.55 | 0.017 |
| Diabetes | 2.13 | 1.38–3.3 | 0.001 | 1.54 | 1.01–2.340 | 0.046 | 1.09 | 0.68–1.76 | 0.732 |
| BMI | 0.99 | 0.97–1.02 | 0.581 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.03 | 0.781 | 1.02 | 1–1.05 | 0.204 |
| Chronic opioid user | 1.31 | 0.87–1.97 | 0.198 | 0.89 | 0.61–1.31 | 0.548 | 1.89 | 1.23–2.91 | 0.004 |
| Cannabinoid user | 1.65 | 1.110–2.47 | 0.013 | 1.29 | 0.910–1.83 | 0.154 | 0.73 | 0.48–1.12 | 0.145 |
| Cyclic vomiting syndrome | 1.41 | 0.71–2.85 | 0.332 | 1.28 | 0.71–2.33 | 0.422 | 1.15 | 0.500–2.630 | 0.747 |
| Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome | 1.72 | 1.04–2.860 | 0.037 | 0.90 | 0.57–1.45 | 0.673 | 0.66 | 0.33–1.34 | 0.249 |
| Gastroparesis | 2.75 | 1.79–4.24 | 0.000 | 1.49 | 0.990–2.26 | 0.056 | 1.60 | 1–2.57 | 0.051 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 1.20 | 0.65–2.21 | 0.566 | 1.23 | 0.71–2.120 | 0.469 | 3.17 | 1.8–5.61 | 0.000 |
Multiple binary logistic regression models including all variables above were used to predict OR for categorical outcomes. P is considered statistically significant at <0.05 (bold).
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; HL, haloperidol; OR odds ratio.