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dc.contributor.authorLegg, Robert Gen
dc.contributor.authorLittle, Marken
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-15T04:21:34Z-
dc.date.available2023-09-15T04:21:34Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationLegg RG, Little M. Inpatient toxicology services improve resource utilization for intoxicated patients: a systematic review. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Jan;85(1):11-19. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13768. Epub 2018 Oct 28. PMID: 30238503; PMCID: PMC6303213.en
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dc.descriptionCairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated author: Mark Littleen
dc.description.abstractPresentations of intoxicated patients to hospital are frequent and increasing. We aimed to review the existing evidence that the presence of inpatient clinical toxicology services reduces use of resources without impacting on the care of these patients. We conducted a literature search using the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase for articles that measured length of stay (and other outcomes) for the target population, with toxicology services as an intervention. The articles were reviewed with respect to the ROBINS-I tool. Seven relevant articles were identified. Six of these studies demonstrated reduced hospital length of stay for intoxicated patients in hospitals with inpatient toxicology services. None of the articles demonstrated a detriment in morbidity or mortality. There were also improvements in other resource-related outcomes. The presence of inpatient toxicology services appears to improve resource utilization, in reduction of length of stay, as well as a number of other related outcomes. It does this without compromising on patient morbidity or mortality. Thus, it should be considered as a potential model of care for future toxicology services, especially with current trends of increasing demand for service efficiency.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBritish Pharmacological Societyen
dc.relation.ispartofBritish journal of clinical pharmacologyen
dc.subjectclinical toxicologyen
dc.subjecthealth economicsen
dc.subjecthealth policyen
dc.subjectoverdoseen
dc.subjectpoisoningen
dc.titleInpatient toxicology services improve resource utilization for intoxicated patients: a systematic reviewen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/bcp.13768-
dc.identifier.pmid30238503-
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