Baune, Bernhard T.; Mikolajczyk, Rafael T.; Reymann, Gerhard; Duesterhaus, Annette; Fleck, Susanne; Kratz, Hildegard; Sundermann, Ulrike: A 6-months assessment of the alcohol-related clinical burden at emergency rooms (ERs) in 11 acute care hospitals of an urban area in Germany. In: BMC Health Services Research. Vol.5 Issue 1. 2005
Content
- Background
- Methods
- Sampling and setting of the study
- Inclusion criteria
- Data sources
- Clinical measures
- Emergency rooms
- Statistical analysis
- Results
- Study population
- Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
- First-time ER attendances in several medical specialties
- Gender specific clinical characteristics
- Attendances at ERs by time and weekday
- Single vs. repeat attendance at ERs
- Factors associated with duration of stay at hospital
- Factors associated with clinical degree of alcohol consumption
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Competing interests
- Authors' contributions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Pre-publication history