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Table 3 Treatment complications.

From: Treatment course and outcomes following drug and alcohol-related traumatic injuries

A. Treatment complications associated with alcohol-related visits

Complication

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio 1

(95% CI)

   Aspiration Pneumonia

931

1.65

(1.45,1.89)

   Intra-abdominal Abscess

168

1.38

(1.01,1.88)

   Hypothermia

394

1.29

(1.05,1.59)

   Wound Infection

1,112

1.15

(1.03,1.31)

   Pneumonia

4,889

1.09

(1.02,1.15)

B. Treatment complications associated with drug-related visits

Complication

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio 1

(95% CI)

   Pulmonary Embolus

651

2.03

(1.73,2.40)

   Wound Infection

1,112

2.01

(1.78,2.28)

   Hypothermia

394

1.99

(1.62,2.46)

   Skin Breakdown

683

1.77

(1.51,2.07)

   Compartment Syndrome

663

1.66

(1.42,1.95)

   Aspiration Pneumonia

931

1.59

(1.40,1.83)

   Pneumonia

4,889

1.53

(1.44,1.62)

   Pneumothorax

916

1.46

(1.28,1.67)

   DVT (lower extremity)

1,619

1.42

(1.28,1.57)

   Empyema

282

1.42

(1.12,1.81)

   Urinary Tract Infection

3,060

1.28

(1.19,1.37)

   Bacteremia

1,038

1.24

(1.09,1.40)

C. Treatment complications associated with alcohol-and-drug related visits

Complication

Number of Incidents

Odds Ratio 1

(95% CI)

   Aspiration Pneumonia

931

1.76

(1.53,2.03)

   Hypothermia

394

1.58

(1.27,1.97)

   Intra-abdominal Abscess

168

1.59

(1.15,2.20)

   Pneumonia

4,889

1.22

(1.14,1.30)

   Pneumothorax

916

1.36

(1.18,1.58)

   Skin Breakdown

683

1.32

(1.10,1.58)

   Wound Infection

1,112

1.45

(1.27,1.66)

  1. 1. All odds ratios are significant at the α = 0.01 level.