Abstract
Screnning of
narcotic drugs is very important for patients with suspect clinical history who
applying emergency room. In this study, we investigated people who applied to
Ataturk Traning and Research Hospital emergery room and were analysed urine
narcotic drugs tests according to age, gender and percentile distribution of
positive drugs tests.
Data of 474
patients were screened between the months of August 2015 and March 2016 our
hospital automation system. Analysis was performed by immunoassay method at
Nano-Ditech device. 10 different drugs or its metabolites were determined
simultaneously and qualitative results.
474 patients
including 321 men and 153 women were screened. Of all these patiens, 123 men
(%38) and 57 women (%37) positive results were obtained. From the age range of
14-91 male patients and women in the age range 12-95. Amphetamine 1.9%,
barbiturates 1.1%, benzodiazepines 3.4%, coke 4.6%, opiates 15.2%,
phencyclidine 0.6%, tetrahydrocannabinoid 12%, tricyclicantidepressants 7.6%, methadone
1.7%, d-metilamfetamine 7.8% were positive in the patients.
Abuse of
addictive drug increasing day by day and leads to serious social problems.
Discrimination of the addictive drug in the diagnosis of disease and death is
important to provide accurate information for emergencies and
forensictoxicology.
Screnning of
narcotic drugs is very crucial for patients with suspect clinical history who
applying emergency room.
Keywords
EVALUATION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS ANALYSES IN EMERGENCY ROOM ATATURK TRAININNG AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
References
- Ahmet Rıfat BALIK, Ceylan BAL, Serpil ERDOGAn, Orhan SEN, Pervin BARAN, Ozcan EREL
- Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
References
- Ahmet Rıfat BALIK, Ceylan BAL, Serpil ERDOGAn, Orhan SEN, Pervin BARAN, Ozcan EREL
- Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
Details
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | February 16, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: Volume 2 Issue: İssue 1 (1) - 2.İnternational Congress Of Forensic Toxicology |
