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<p>The following table provides data on finished admission episodes (FAEs), finished
discharge episodes (FDEs) and FDEs where the patient died, where there is a primary
or secondary diagnosis of methadone poisoning, by the requested age groups for the
last five years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please
note that:</p><p> </p><p>- data for buprenorphine ingestion has not been given as
it is not possible to identify buprenorphine ingestion from the ICD10 diagnosis scheme
available in the Hospital Episode Statistic s (HES) database,</p><p> </p><p>- both
FAE and FDE are given as the question asks about both admissions and the outcome of
the admissions,</p><p> </p><p>- admissions, discharges and discharges ending in death
are not directly comparable because FAEs and FDEs do not represent the number of patients;
as it is possible for an individual to have one or more episodes of care in any given
period, while a death record can appear only once,</p><p> </p><p>- hospital stays
can span year-end so that the numbers of FAEs and FDEs do not necessarily match within
any given year,</p><p> </p><p>- any person who died without being admitted to hospital
would not be counted, and</p><p> </p><p>- the ICD-10 codes were used to define 'methadone
poisoning' is T40.3 Poisoning by narcotic and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], methadone</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Count of (a) finished admission episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup>,
(b) finished discharge episodes (FDEs)<sup>2</sup> and (c) FDEs where the patient
died<sup>3</sup>, with a primary or secondary diagnosis<sup>4</sup> of methadone poisoning<sup>5</sup>,
by the age groups (i) 0-4 and (ii) 0-17 years, 2008-09 to 2012-13<sup>6</sup></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0-4 year olds</p></td><td
colspan="3"><p>0-17 year olds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAEs</p></td><td><p>FDEs</p></td><td><p>FDEs
– Discharged</p><p>Dead</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td><td><p>FDEs</p></td><td><p>FDEs
– Discharged</p><p>Dead</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care
Information Centre</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table provides data
on the number of deaths due to ingesting methadone or buprenorphine in persons aged
(a) under 5 and (b) under 18 for the last five years for which data is available.
The data has been divided into deaths in hospital and all deaths so as to capture
those persons who were admitted to hospital due to ingesting methadone or buprenorphine,
but later died at home.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>All deaths
and deaths that occurred in a hospital where the underlying cause was poisoning by
methadone or buprenorphine, for persons aged (a) under 5 and (b) under 18, England
and Wales, deaths registered between 2009-2013 <sup>1,2,3</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Hospital deaths, under 5</p></td><td><p>Hospital
deaths, under 18</p></td><td><p>All deaths, under 5</p></td><td><p>All deaths, under
18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methadone</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buprenorphine</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source:</em> Office for National Statistics (ONS)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. Cause of death was defined using the following
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes:</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>F11–F16, F18–F19: Mental and behavioural disorders due to drug use
(excluding alcohol and tobacco),</p><p> </p><p>X40–X44: Accidental poisoning by drugs,
medicaments and biological substances, X60–X64: Intentional self-poisoning by drugs,
medicaments and biological substances,</p><p> </p><p>X85: Assault by drugs, medicaments
and biological substances, and</p><p> </p><p>Y10–Y14: Poisoning by drugs, medicaments
and biological substances, undetermined intent</p><p> </p><p>Deaths were included
where the underlying cause was due to drug poisoning and where buprenorphine or methadone
was mentioned on the death certificate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. Figures for
England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3.
Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.
Due to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner’s inquest, it can take months
or even years for a drug-related death to be registered. More details can be found
in the 'deaths related to drug poisoning' statistical bulletin: www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-health3/deaths-related-to-drug-poisoning/england-and-wales---2013/stb---deaths-related-to-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales--2013.html#tab-Impact-of-Registration-Delays-on-Drug-Related-Deaths</p><p>
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