THE FILES OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH DRUG INTOXICATION, RESEARCH LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Abstract

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 p0.05). 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.