Table 1 Frequency of sources of referral to medical toxicology services and demographic information
Variable | Frequency /mean | Percent /SD |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 41.9 | 16.6 |
Dose (milligram) | 111.34 | 121.78 |
Source of referral | ||
Emergency department (ED) | 652 | 67.5 |
Admitting Service | 120 | 12.4 |
Outside Hospital Transfer | 66 | 6.8 |
Poison center | 12 | 1.2 |
Request from another hospital service | 86 | 8.9 |
PCP or other Outpatient Treating MD | 14 | 1.4 |
Self-Referral | 1 | 0.1 |
Unknown | 15 | 1.5 |
Gender | ||
Male | 584 | 60.0 |
Female | 389 | 40.0 |
Role of medical toxicologist and location of toxicology consultation | ||
Attending (Inpatient) | 179 | 19.9 |
Consult (ED/Inpatient) | 757 | 80.1 |
Chronicity of exposure | ||
Acute | 411 | 67.7 |
Acute on chronic | 136 | 14.5 |
Chronic | 60 | 6.4 |
Reason for methadone use | ||
Withdrawal management | 51 | 5.2 |
Abuse | 209 | 21.4 |
Attempt at self-harm | 508 | 52.2 |