A one-year observational study of all hospitalized acute poisonings in Oslo: complications, treatment and sequelae

Table 3 Treatment-related complications in 21 out of 884 admissions in Oslo during one year 2008–2009

Treatment	Complication	n	% of treated
N-acetylcysteine			5%
n = 120	Urticaria	5
	Bronchospasm	1
Flumazenil and naloxone			4%
n = 109¹	Convulsions	4
Naloxone			3%
n = 74¹	Convulsions	1
	Allergic reaction	1
Flumazenil			2%
n = 96¹	Convulsions	2
Gastric decontamination			2%
n = 93	Aspiration pneumonia	2
Diazepam^2,3
	Respiratory depression	2
	Hypotension	1
	Aspiration pneumonia	1
Penicillin^3,4
	Allergic reaction	1
Total		21

¹ Four patients with convulsions prior to flumazenil and/or naloxone administration were excluded.
² Treatment of convulsions.
³ Antibiotics and diazepam were not routinely registered.
⁴ Treatment of complications.