Table 1 Patient characteristics of top 10 emergency department (ED) visits diagnoses in 2014 with examples how the visit can relate to smoking, adopted from [25]
From: A selective review of smoking cessation interventions in the emergency department
Visit diagnosis | Estimated ED visits per 1000 persons | Examples of how ED visit can be associated with smoking |
|---|---|---|
Abdominal problems (pain, nausea, vomiting, surgical issues) | 50.80 | Vascular problems, referred cardiopulmonary problems, wound healing [26] |
Mental health and substance abuse | 19.23 | ED patients with mental health disorders have high rates of substance and tobacco use [26] |
Upper respiratory problems | 18.21 | Exacerbations of underlying COPD or emphysema, increased rates of pneumonia [26] |
Sprains and strains | 18.06 | Impaired healing [27] |
Chest pain (including myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome) | 17.78 | Tobacco use causes many of the causes of chest pain including cardiovascular disease [26] |
Superficial injury | 17.24 | Impaired healing [27] |
Back pain | 13.05 | Impaired healing, referred cardiopulmonary, or abdominal pain [26] |
Pregnancy and related problems | 11.98 | Intrauterine fetal demise, sudden infant death syndrome [28] |
Urinary tract infections | 10.84 | Smoking increases prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms [29] |
Extremity fractures | 9.79 | Impaired healing and increased risk of fractures [27] |