Beta
47520

Predictors of Outcome after Tramadol Overdose

Article

Last updated: 30 Jan 2023

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Tramadol poisoning is a significant health problem and it is one of the most common reasons for visiting emergency departments (EDs). Factors that help to predict overall tramadol poisoning related fatality have rarely been elucidated. So, the aim of this work is to identify predictors for poisoning-related outcome in tramadol overdose by documenting the relationship between demographic, clinical characteristics, laboratory data, emergency interference and inhospital mortality among patients presented with acute tramadol overdose in the Poison Control Centre (PCC), Ain Shams University Hospitals. Between the first of January 2011 and the end of December 2011 we prospectively recruited tramadol poisoned patients presented to the emergency department (ED) of Poison Control Center (PCC), Ain Shams University Hospitals in Egypt. Interviews were conducted with patients within 24 hours after admission. Comparisons between survived cases and deaths were done to identify predictors of fatality. A total of 1233 poisoning cases were recorded at the ED. Tramadol poisoning was common in the middle age (84.5%), 79.5% were males and history of addiction was reported in 76.6%. Tramadol abuse was detected in 80% of all mortalities. Deaths were common among males (80%). The significant predictors for fatality included delay time, abnormal heart rate, abnormal blood pressure, abnormal respiratory rate, skin changes, GCS ≤ 10,  blood glucose, blood pH, endotracheal intubation, and need for mechanical ventilation. It could be concluded that abnormalities of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, conscious level, blood sugar, blood pH and the need for emergency respiratory interference are important predictors for the outcome of tramadol overdosed patients in the EDs. 

DOI

10.21608/mjfmct.2014.47520

Keywords

tramadol, vital signs, Glasgow, Intubation

Authors

First Name

Hany

Last Name

Tawfik

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Poison Control Center, Ain Shams University Hospitals,Egypt

Email

hanytawfik_62_11@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Aya

Last Name

Khater

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology department - Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Email

-

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

22

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

7081

Issue Date

2014-07-01

Receive Date

2014-09-09

Publish Date

2014-07-01

Page Start

15

Page End

28

Print ISSN

1110-5437

Online ISSN

2682-3217

Link

https://mjfmct.journals.ekb.eg/article_47520.html

Detail API

https://mjfmct.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=47520

Order

2

Type

Original Article

Type Code

966

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

Publication Link

https://mjfmct.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

-

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023