Emergency Department visits due to intoxications in a Dutch university hospital: Occurrence, characteristics and health care costs.

ation is the most prevalent intoxication among patients presenting to the ED.[ 2 , 4 – 9 ] Over time, changes in the number of specific types of intoxications are seen in other countries.[ 10 – 16 ] There is an increase in alcohol related visits to the ED in the United States (US).[ 10 , 11 ] Also, an increasing trend in the occurrence of (different types of) DOA related attendances is seen, although not all studies support these results.[ 11 – 13 ] Among pharmaceuticals, an increase in ED visits concerning benzodiazepines and opioids is reported up to 200% in the United States.[ 12 , 14 – 16 ] No recent data is available about the occurrence and characteristics due to intoxications in the ED in the Netherlands.

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