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Table 3 Description of vital sign among all patients with different types of poisoning

From: Retrospective study of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity of cases admitted to the Poison Control Centre of Ain Shams University Hospital (2015–2016)

Type of poisoning

Pulse

Blood pressure

Respiratory rate

Normal

Increased

Decreased

Normal

Increased

Decreased

Normal

Increased

Decreased

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

28

93.3

2

6.7

0

0

30

100

0

0

0

0

29

96.7

0

0

1

3.3

BZs

93

98.9

1

1.1

0

0

92

97.8

1

1.1

1

1.1

94

100

0

0

0

0

Cannabis

142

77.6

41

22.4

0

0

181

98.9

0

0

2

1.1

182

99.5

1

0.5

0

0

Opiate

68

81

13

15.5

3

3.5

71

84.5

4

4.8

9

10.7

61

72.6

2

2.4

21

25

Tramadol

256

87.4

33

11.3

4

1.4

265

90.4

8

2.7

20

6.9

264

90.1

3

1

26

8.9

Tramadol and opiates

41

80.4

9

17.6

1

2

38

74.5

2

3.9

11

21.6

36

70.6

1

2

14

27.4

Tramadol and BZs

15

93.8

1

6.3

0

0

16

100

0

0

0

0

15

93.8

0

0

1

6.2

Tramadol and cannabis

8

66.7

4

33.3

0

0

11

91.7

0

0

1

8.3

11

91.7

0

0

1

8.3

Other combined

36

90

3

7.5

1

2.5

35

87.5

1

2.5

4

10

35

87.5

1

2.5

4

10

Total

687

85.6

107

13.3

9

1.1

739

92

16

2

48

6

727

90.5

8

1

68

8.5

P value

0.0001

0.000006

0.00001