Documentation of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Screening in Hospitalized Adolescents.

To examine the frequency of documented screening for tobacco, alcohol, and drug use in hospitalized adolescents on the pediatric hospitalist service. This was a retrospective chart review of adolescents aged 14 to 17 years hospitalized at a large urban academic children's hospital in the Northeast from 2013 to 2015. Only patients admitted directly to the hospitalist service and only the first admission (if multiple occurred) were included. Patients presenting for psychiatric illness, ingestions, or impaired neurologic functioning were excluded. Admission history and physical (H&P) notes were reviewed to identify documented screening for tobacco, alcohol, and drug use. χ A total of 443 charts met criteria for inclusion. The majority of adolescents were girls ( Documentation of substance use screening was not universal in admission H&P notes. These discrepancies suggest a need for improvements in screening protocols and documentation methods.

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