Availability of Toxicologic Screening Tests in the Emergency Department
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
;
: 26-29, 2011.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-226906
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The role of a point of care test (POCT) is currently becoming important when treating patients and making decisions in the emergency department. It also plays a role for managing patients presenting with drug intoxication. But the availability of the test has not yet been studied in Korea. Therefore, we investigated the utility and the availability of POCT for drug screening used in the emergency department.METHODS:
This was a retrospective study for those patients with drug intoxication between January 2007 and December 2010 in an urban emergency department.RESULTS:
Between the study period, 543 patients were examined with a Triage(R)-TOX Drug Screen. Among those, 248 (45.7%) patients showed negative results and 295 (54.3%) patients showed positive results. The sensitivity of the test for benzodiazepine, acetaminophen and tricyclic antidepressants were 85.9%, 100%, 79.2%, respectively.CONCLUSION:
POCT of drug screening in emergency department showed good accuracy especially in patient with benzodiazepine, acetaminophen and tricyclic antidepressant intoxication. Therefore, it can be useful diagnostic tool for the management of intoxicated patients.
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Asunto principal:
Benzodiazepinas
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Estudios Retrospectivos
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Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos
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Urgencias Médicas
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Corea (Geográfico)
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Acetaminofén
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Antidepresivos Tricíclicos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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