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Table 8 Different sites of patient admission among each type 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)

Types of poisoning

Patient orientation

Total

P value

ICU

Observation

Inpatient

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

28

93.3

0

0

2

6.7

30

0.00001

BZs

41

43.6

8

8.5

45

47.9

94

Cannabis

22

12

8

4.4

153

83.6

183

Opiate

75

89.3

2

2.4

7

8.3

84

Tramadol

224

76.5

6

2

63

21.5

293

Tramadol and opiates

44

86.3

1

2

6

11.8

51

Tramadol and BZs

11

68.8

1

6.3

4

25

16

Tramadol and cannabis

7

58.3

0

0

5

41.7

12

Other combined toxicity

30

75

4

10

6

15

40

Total

482

60

30

3.7

291

36.3

803