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المؤلفAbdelnaby, Menatella
المؤلفAbdalla, Tasnim
المؤلفAl-Kahtani, Hend
المؤلفAl-Rayashi, Dana
المؤلفBashir, Rim
المؤلفWanas, Yara
المؤلفAl-Neama, Ahmed
المؤلفIbrahim, Hassan
المؤلفIbrahim, Hussain
المؤلفAl-Adab, Aisha
المؤلفAsim, Mohammad
المؤلفEl-Menyar, Ayman
تاريخ الإتاحة2022-03-31T08:51:54Z
تاريخ النشر2021
اسم المنشورQatar Medical Journal
المصدرqscience
الاقتباسAbdelnaby M, Abdalla T, AlKahtani H, Al-Rayashi D, Bashir R, Wanas Y, AlNeama A, Ibrahim H, Ibrahim H, Al-Adab A, Asim M, El-Menyar A. Demographics and clinical characteristics of alcohol-related admissions in a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: Does age matter?, Qatar Medical Journal 2021:36 http://dx.doi. org/10.5339.qmj.2021.36
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب0253-8253
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب2227-0426
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.36
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/29197
الملخصBackground: Alcohol consumption is a major cause of acute and chronic health conditions associated with comorbidities and traumatic injuries, despite its partial prohibition in some countries. Moreover, alcohol-related hospital admissions increase the burden on the healthcare system. More than 80% of the population in Qatar comprises expatriates. This study aimed to analyze the demographics and clinical characteristics of subjects with alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits/hospitalization with respect to different age groups in a single tertiary hospital in Qatar. Methods: It is a retrospective observational study of adult patients who visited the ED at Hamad General Hospital between January 2013 and March 2015 and were screened positive for alcohol use. Collected data included sociodemographic characteristics, blood alcohol concentration (BAC), pattern of admission, previous medical history, laboratory investigations, treatment, hospital course, and mortality. Data were compared with respect to the distribution of age groups such as < 25, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, and >55 years. Results: In total, 1506 consecutively admitted patients screened positive for alcohol use were included in the study; the majority of them were males (95.6%), non-Qatari nationals (71.1%), and aged 35-44 years (30.9%). The age groups 35-44 years and 45-54 years showed the highest median BAC ([0.24 interquartile range (IQR: 0.14-0.33)] and [0.24 (IQR: 0.13-0.33)], respectively) as compared to the other age groups (P = 0.001). The pattern of hospital admission, sociodemographic status, presence of comorbidities, laboratory investigations, and mortality showed specific age-related distribution. Particularly, young adults were more likely to have a previous ED visit due to trauma, whereas older patients' previous hospital admissions were mostly related to various underlying comorbidities. Conclusion: This study highlighted the patterns of age and clinico-epidemiological status of patients with alcohol-attributable hospital admissions. Our study showed that alcohol consumption was higher among the working-age group. Further studies are needed to investigate changes in the alcohol consumption patterns that may help plan for allocation of health resources and prevention of alcohol-related problems.
اللغةen
الناشرHamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
الموضوعalcohol consumption
age distribution
blood alcohol concentration
ethanol
emergency department
Qatar
العنوانDemographics and clinical characteristics of alcohol-related admissions in a tertiary care hospital in Qatar: Does age matter?
النوعArticle
رقم العدد2
رقم المجلد2021
dc.accessType Open Access


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