The relationship of drug abuse to unexplained sudden death.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
; 132(12): 1903-6, 2008 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19061287
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Forensic pathologists regularly investigate the deaths of individuals with a history of drug abuse. Autopsy, including toxicology testing, reveals no cause for death in a subset of this cohort. OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether deaths with an undetermined cause and manner of death are associated with a history of drug abuse.DESIGN:
Retrospective matched case-control study of 52 decedents whose cause of death remained undetermined following autopsy, matched 12 to a control group of living patients admitted for cholecystectomy according to age and date of death or procedure.RESULTS:
Individuals whose cause of death was undetermined were 5.3 times (95% confidence interval, 1.9-14.5) more likely to have a history of drug abuse than were patients with cholecystitis.CONCLUSIONS:
Decedents with a history of chronic drug abuse appear to be at an increased risk of dying by their chronic drug abuse, even in the absence of any anatomical or toxicologic finding at autopsy to account for death.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Morte Súbita
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Pathol Lab Med
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos