Trends in Substance Use Disorder-related Admissions at a Safety-net Hospital, 2008 – 2020

This study uses electronic health record data to describe trends in substance-specific admissions at a Midwest urban safety-net hospital. Methods We included all admissions from 2008 through 2020 and defined them as non-SUD (N = 154,477) or SUD-related (N = 63,667). We described patient characteristics and trends in substance-specific admissions. We estimated the association of SUD diagnoses with discharge against medical advice and length of stay using logistic regression and generalized linear models. Results Between 2008 and 2020, SUD-related admissions increased from 23.1% to 32.9% of total admissions. Admissions related to SUD had significantly more comorbidities than non-SUD-related admissions (4.7 vs 3.5, P
Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine - Category: Addiction Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research