Author/Editor		Brvar, Miran; Možina, Martin
Title		Zastrupitve z zdravili v Sloveniji
Translated title		Drug poisoning in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 77, št. 1
Publication year		2008
Volume		str. 39-45
Language		slo
Abstract		The Slovenian Register of Intoxications managed by the Poison Control Centre at Ljubljana University Medical Ceratre was established in 2001. It offers a continuous review of poisoning in Slovenia. Our aim was to study the epidemiology of acute drug poisoning in adult patients admitted to hospitals in Slovenia. We analyzed the data of reported acutely poisoned patients older- than 16 years who were treated in hospitals in Slovenia between 2001 and 2005. A total of 1,838 adult acutely poisoned patients were reported to the Register of Intoxications betmeen 2001 and 2005, of whom 1,234 (67%) were poisoned by drugs. 67% of patients poisoned by drugs were women and 76% of patients ingested drugs at honme. 85 % of patients ingested drugs in suicide attempts. Anxyolytics, hypnotics, sedatives, antipsychotics and antidepressants represented 68% of all ingested drugs due to self-poisoning. Drugs for the musculo-skeletal system and drugs for the cardiovascular system followed poisoning by these drugs. There were 6 benzodiazepines and related drugs between the 10 most commonly ingested drugs due to self poisoning. The most common signs of acute drug poisoning were somnolence and coma (75%) A gastric lavage was performed in 64% of patients, active charcoal was given to 73% of patients and 35% of patients were treated with an antidote. Poisonirag by drugs for the nervous system, particularly benzodiazepines, is the most common form of poisoning by drugs in Slovenia. It would be necessary to report all acutely poisoned patients to the Register of Intoxications, since we need data about all poisoning in Slovenia to improve their prophylaxis and treatment.
Descriptors		DRUGS REGISTRIES POISONING SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED SEASONS ADULT SLOVENIA