Survival of patients with alcohol use disorders discharged from an emergency department: a population-based cohort study.

Objectives: The aim was to study the cause-specific mortality of users of the emergency department (ED) who received a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in comparison with mortality of other users of the department.

Design: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Participants: All patients aged 18 years and above who were subsequently discharged home from the ED during the years 2002-2008.