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Courtney C Weber1,2,3, Daniel M Fatovich1,2,4,5, Ellie M Kotkis1,2
1Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Objective:
Determine 1-year emergency department (ED) drug-related reattendance rates of patients enrolled in the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia across five Western Australian hospitals.
Methods:
Index presentations and 1-year reattendances were extracted. Reattendance rates were calculated and stratified by confirmed novel or traditional illicit drugs.
Results:
Of 1141 patients, 5.0% (95% CI: 3.9%-6.4%) reattended the ED for drug exposure within 1 year. No statistical differences between novel and traditional illicit drugs were identified.
Conclusion:
A conservative but discernible reattendance rate with confirmed illicit drug exposure was demonstrated. Objective data can inform hospital-based harm reduction services and reduce future drug exposure risk.
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