TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Acute poisonings with neuroleptics in Clinic of Toxicology of Military Medical Academy Varna/Bulgaria registered for 20 year period
JO  - Scripta scientifica medica
A1  - Georgiev, Kaloyan
A1  - Georgieva, Marieta
A1  - Marinov, Petko
A1  - Radkova, Diana
SP  - 70
EP  - 70
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study was conducted to follow out acute intoxications with neuroleptics in Varna region, to assess the frequency and proportion depending on other drug and non-pharmacological poisoning.     Methods: The objects of the study are 193 patients with acute neuroleptic intoxication treated in the Clinic of toxicology - VMA-MBAL-Varna. The study is retrospective and covers a period of 20 years (1991-2010).     Results: Incidence of acute poisoning with neuroleptics is 7.5% of all drug poisoning and 2.5% of general poisoning. Poisoning occurs commonly in women and the majority of poisonings are in people of working age.     Conclusion: In recent years, there is a trend for an increase in the absolute number and the proportion of poisonings with neuroleptics. Lethality in these poisonings is not high and is 0.4 percent.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0582-3250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/ssm.v47i1.751
ID  - ref1
ER  -