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Table 2 Acute and mixed intoxications characteristics in accordance to the status of residency

From: Acute and mixed alcohol intoxications in asylum seekers presenting to an urban emergency department in Switzerland

Characteristics

Local population consultation

Asylum seeker consultation

P value

Number, [n (%)]

1841

(100.0)

92

(100.0)

Revisit, [n (%)]

865

(47.0)

48

(52.2)

0.331

Age, [median (IQR)]

42

(27–53)

29

(23–35)

< 0.001

Sex, [n (%)]

 Female

796

(43.2)

6

(6.5)

 

 Male

1045

(56.8)

86

(93.5)

< 0.001

Triage, [median (IQR)]

3

(2–3)

3

(3–3)

0.092

Mixed intoxication, [n (%)]

620

(33.7)

29

(31.5)

0.669

Chronic alcohol abuse, [n (%)]

800

(43.5)

12

(13.0)

< 0.001

Suicidal, [n (%)]

225

(12.2)

10

(10.9)

0.699

Trauma, [n (%)]

432

(23.5)

34

(37.0)

0.003

Superficial wound, [n (%)]

261

(14.2)

26

(28.3)

< 0.001

Burns, [n (%)]

3

(0.2)

0

(0.0)

0.698

Contusion, [n (%)]

97

(5.3)

7

(7.6)

0.332

Luxation, [n (%)]

19

(1.0)

0

(0.0)

0.327

Fractures, [n (%)]

153

(8.3)

7

(7.6)

0.812

Traumatic brain injury, [n (%)]

120

(6.5)

5

(5.4)

0.680

Cerebral bleeding, [n (%)]

38

(2.1)

0

(0.0)

0.164

Aggression, [n (%)]

121

(6.6)

5

(5.4)

0.666

Fixation needed, [n (%)]

11

(0.6)

2

(2.2)

0.071

Police needed, [n (%)]

492

(26.7)

38

(41.3)

0.002

Psychiatrist needed, [n (%)]

903

(49.0)

24

(26.1)

< 0.001

Special surgery council, [n (%)]

175

(9.5)

8

(8.7)

0.796

Stiches performed, [n (%)]

209

(11.4)

18

(19.6)

0.017

Sedation performed, [n (%)]

105

(5.7)

3

(3.3)

0.319

Intubation performed, [n (%)]

23

(1.2)

2

(2.2)

0.444

Operation performed, [n (%)]

86

(4.7)

3

(3.3)

0.529

Hospitalization performed, [n (%)]

652

(35.4)

13

(14.1)

< 0.001