Retrospective Analysis of Methyl Alcohol Poisonings Admitted to the Emergency Department

Year 2022, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 503 - 511, 20.10.2022

Taner Şahin Oğuzhan Bol Mükerrem Altuntaş

https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.1147742

Abstract

Objective: Methyl alcohol poisoning remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. This poisoning is still one of the important reasons for admission to emergency services. We aimed to examine the admission complaints, laboratory findings, treatment methods, clinical outcomes and examine the factors affecting the mortality of patients diagnosed with methyl alcohol poisoning in the emergency department.
Methods: In this retrospective descriptive study, we analysed the patients who were considered to be diagnosed with methyl alcohol intoxication among those who came to our emergency department due to alcohol intoxication from June 1, 2018 to June 1, 2020.
Results: The study included 20 (4.86%) individuals with methyl alcohol poisoning among 411 people who presented to the emergency department due to ethyl and methyl alcohol intake and resulting effects.The mean age of the patients was 47.35±14.2 years and 85% (n=17/20) were male. Upon reviewing the patients' admission symptoms, 70% were observed to have visual problems, 60% complaints of vomiting, 45% shortness of breath, and 40% changes in consciousness. In the study, it was revealed that 18.2%(n=2/11) females and 81.8%(n=9/11) males died, and the mortality rate was calculated as 55%(n=11/20).
Conclusions: The presence of visual problems, hypotension, and coma in clinical findings, high anion gap metabolic acidosis, marked osmolar gap, an increase in lactate level, and hyperglycemia in laboratory findings may be the early signs of mortality in patients with methyl alcohol poisoning. Therefore, patients with these signs should be followed up more closely and treated.

Keywords

Methyl Alcohol Poisoning, Mortality Rate, Emergency Treatment, Laboratory Findings

Thanks

We would like to thank the emergency department staff of Kayseri City Hospital who had to work in difficult conditions.

Acil Servise Başvuran Metil Alkol Zehirlenmelerinin Geriye Dönük Analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Metil alkol zehirlenmesi önemli bir mortalite ve morbidite nedeni olmaya devam etmektedir. Bu zehirlenme halen acil servislere başvurunun önemli nedenlerinden biridir. Bu çalışmada acil serviste metil alkol zehirlenmesi tanısı alan hastaların başvuru şikayetlerini, laboratuvar bulgularını, tedavi yöntemlerini, klinik sonuçlarını ve mortaliteyi etkileyen faktörleri incelemeyi amaçladık.
Metod: Bu retrospektif tanımlayıcı çalışmada 1 Haziran 2018 ile 1 Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında alkol zehirlenmesi nedeniyle acil servisimize başvuran hastalardan metil alkol zehirlenmesi tanısı düşünülen hastaları inceledik.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya etil ve metil alkol alımı ve buna bağlı etkiler nedeniyle acil servise başvuran 411 kişiden metil alkol zehirlenmesi olan 20 kişi (%4.86) dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 47.35±14,2 yıl olup, %85'i (n=17/20) erkekti. Hastaların başvuru semptomları incelendiğinde %70'inde görme problemi, %60'ında kusma, %45'inde nefes darlığı ve %40'ında bilinç değişikliğinin olduğu görüldü. Araştırmada %18.2(n=2/11) kadın ve %81.8(n=9/11) erkekte ölüm saptanmış olup, ölüm oranı %55(n=11/20) olarak hesaplanmıştır.
Sonuç: Metil alkol zehirlenmesi olan hastalarda klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularında; görme sorunları, hipotansiyon ve koma, yüksek anyon açıklı metabolik asidoz, belirgin ozmolar boşluk, laktat düzeyinde artış ve hiperglisemi varlığı mortalitenin erken belirtileri olabilir. Bu nedenle bu belirtileri olan hastalar daha yakın takip ve tedavi edilmelidir.

Keywords

Metil Alkol Zehirlenmesi, Ölüm Oranı, Acil Servis, Laboratuvar Bulguları

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