Emergency department visits due to alcohol intoxications: characteristics of patients and impact on the emergency room KU Leuven
AIMS: The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiology, management and cost of emergency department (ED) visits due to alcohol intoxication. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records of all episodes of alcohol intoxication was made, excepting those where another diagnosis such as trauma or psychiatric illness was primary, in patients older than 16 years, who presented to the ED of a large university hospital in Belgium over a ...