Alcohol, drug misuse and suicide attempts: unrecognised causes of out of hospital cardiac arrests admitted to intensive care units.
Ir J Med Sci
; 178(1): 29-33, 2009 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the contribution of alcohol, drug abuse and suicide attempts to out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) who are admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU).METHODS:
Retrospective review of all OHCA admitted to the ICU over a 2-year period.RESULTS:
There were 26 OHCA. Six patients survived, all of whom had a cardiac aetiology for their arrest. Ten patients arrested due to external factors (drug misuse n = 4, alcohol excess n = 1, suicide attempts n = 4 and accidental choking n = 1). All of the patients who arrested secondary to external factors were young (37.2 +/- 13.58 years), 90% were male and all died in hospital. All of the cases of drug misuse involved cocaine.CONCLUSION:
Alcohol, drug misuse and suicide attempts contribute significantly to the number of OHCA which are admitted to ICU. Moreover, cocaine usage has contributed to a number of OHCA in our study.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Tentative de suicide
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Troubles liés à une substance
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Services des urgences médicales
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Arrêt cardiaque
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Unités de soins intensifs
Type d'étude:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Europa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Ir J Med Sci
Année:
2009
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Irlande