Eurasian Journal of Critical Care

Yazarlar: Ali SARIDAŞ, Basar CANDER, Murat DUYAN

Konular:Yoğun Bakım, Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Paracematol,Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,Tricyclic antidepressants,Drug intoxication

Özet: Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between laboratory electrolyte disturbances and drugs taken in poisoning cases who applied to the Emergency Department and took drugs for suicidal purposes. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective study. Patients aged 18 years and older who were diagnosed with drug poisoning in the Adult Emergency Clinic of Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital Emergency Medicine Clinic were included in the study. Data analysis was done in SPSS 15.0 program. The significance level was taken as p<0.05. Results: 162 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 27 (range 18-61) years. Thirty-four (20.99%) of the patients were male. Considering the frequency of the drugs taken, 34 (21.1%) of the patients had NSAIDs (most common), 33 (20.5%) had paracetamol and/or its compounds, 29 (17.7%) had SSRI, had TCA, 149 (55.3%) had other drugs. It was observed that the serum Na values of the patients who took and did not take high-dose NSAIDs changed statistically (p=0.000). The laboratory test results of the patients who took and did not take these drugs were compared, and no statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05). Conclusion: According to our suicidal study findings, the amount of drugs taken by our patients is not correlated with their blood levels. Although more than half of our patients have taken toxic doses of the drugs, most of the poisonings are mild and our results can not be generalized to severe poisoning cases.

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