Table 2 Characteristics of patients with psychiatric disorder including substance abuse
Covariate | No, N = 13 | Yes, N = 238 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatry and drug information | |||
Current psychiatric disorder only | 0 (0.0%) | 129 (51.4%) | < 0.001§ |
Current drug abuse only (other than tobacco) | 0 (0.0%) | 23 (9.2%) | < 0.001§ |
Current both psychiatric and drug abuse | 0 (0.0%) | 86 (34.3%) | < 0.001§ |
Neither psychiatric and drug abuse | 13 (5.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.001§ |
Medical information | |||
Does the patient have medical issues? | 10 (76.9%) | 114 (47.9%) | 0.05§ |
Medical diagnoses, diabetes mellitus | 1 (7.7%) | 15 (6.3%) | 0.58§ |
Medical diagnoses, hypertension | 3 (23.1%) | 39 (16.4%) | 0.46§ |
Medical diagnoses, liver disease | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.3%) | 1.00§ |
Medical diagnoses, coronary artery disease | 1 (7.7%) | 6 (2.5%) | 0.31§ |
Medical diagnoses, COPD | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (2.1%) | 1.00§ |
Medical diagnoses, other | 10 (76.9%) | 102 (42.9%) | 0.02§ |
Violence information | |||
Patient was violent in the ED | 0 (0.0%) | 22 (9.2%) | 0.62§ |
Reason for involuntary hold | |||
Suicidal | 10 (76.9%) | 174 (73.1%) | 0.52§ |
Homicidal | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (5.5%) | 1.00§ |
Danger to self (not suicidal) | 2 (15.3%) | 72 (5.5%) | 0.76§ |
Mental illness | 1 (7.7%) | 64 (5.5%) | 0.20§ |
Drug information | |||
Serum alcohol level obtained? | 7 (53.8%) | 174 (73.1%) | 0.132† |
Blood alcohol concentration (mg/dL) | 0.042† | ||
N | 7 | 174 | |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 201.6) | |
Range | 0.0, 0.0 | 0.0, 479.3 | |
Urine drug screen | 9 (69.2%) | 189 (79.4%) | 0.482§ |
Drug in urine, amphetamine | 0 (0%) | 11 (4.6%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, methamphetamine | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Drug in urine, barbiturate | 0 (0%) | 8 (3.4%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, benzodiazepine | 3 (23.1%) | 52 (21.8%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, cocaine | 1 (7.7%) | 19 (8.0%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, opiate | 2 (15.4%) | 37 (15.5%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, PCP | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, THC | 0 (0.0%) | 35 (14.7%) | 0.225§ |
Drug in urine, tricyclic antidepressant | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (6.3%) | 1.000§ |
Drug in urine, none | 5 (38.5%) | 78 (32.8%) | 0.671‡ |
ED stay information | |||
Emergency department length of stay (hours) | 0.45† | ||
Median (Q1, Q3) | 6 (5, 10) | 6 (5, 11) | |
ED discharge disposition | 0.06§ | ||
Missing | 1 (7.7%) | 36 (15.1%) | |
Home | 2 (15.4%) | 5 (2.1%) | |
Inpatient psychiatric/treatment facility | 10 (76.9%) | 197 (82.7%) | |
Involuntary hold removed in the ED | 1 (7.7%) | 7 (2.9%) | 0.37§ |
ED readmission within 30 days | 1 (7.7%) | 12 (5.0%) | 0.53§ |
Hospital admission information | |||
Patient was admitted to the hospital | 1 (7.7%) | 36 (15.1%) | 0.70§ |