Patterns of mortality risk among patients with substance use disorder: an opportunity for proactive patient safety?

Patterns of mortality risk among patients with substance use disorder: an opportunity for proactive patient safety?

Abstract Background Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) suffer from excess mortality compared to the overall population. This study aims to identify patterns in death rates among patients with SUD visiting a SUD emergency ward and to explore whether this knowledge can be used as input to iden...

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Main Authors: Jakob Svensson, Johan Bergström, Martin Kåberg, Per Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Patient safety
Psychiatry
Emergency ward
Substance use disorder
Mortality
Risk
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04437-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04437-6

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