Comparing Outcomes and Infection Risk in Medical, Surgical, and Trauma Intensive Care Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.

Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug in the United States, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common comorbidity in intensive care units (ICUs). We performed a retrospective chart review of patients admitted to an ICU between January 2017 and March 2019 at a tertiary hospital serving a large rural population. Patients with diagnoses of AUDs were included.

ED to ED transfer does not prolong emergency department stays in a rural trauma system.

Background: In many rural trauma systems injured patients are initially evaluated at a local hospital, and once stabilized transferred to a trauma center for definitive care. In the U.S.