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Table 6 The effect of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity on ABG of patients under the study

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

Types of poisoning

ABG

Total

P value

Normal

Respiratory acidosis

Metabolic acidosis

Respiratory alkalosis

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

6

20

5

16.7

19

63.3

0

0

30

0.00009

BZs

75

79.8

8

8.5

8

8.5

3

3.2

94

Cannabis

114

62.3

18

9.8

47

25.7

4

2.2

183

Opiate

27

32.1

43

51.2

12

14.3

2

2.4

84

Tramadol

129

44

78

26.6

75

25.6

11

3.8

293

Tramadol and opiates

17

33.3

27

51

5

9.8

2

3.9

51

Tramadol and BZs

11

68.8

3

18.8

2

12.5

0

0

16

Tramadol and cannabis

8

66.6

2

16.7

0

0

2

16.7

12

Other combined toxicity

21

52.5

8

20

11

27.5

0

0

40

Total

408

50.8

189

23.5

179

22.4

23

2.9

803