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

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

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

 

Diazepam2,3

   
 

Respiratory depression

2

 
 

Hypotension

1

 
 

Aspiration pneumonia

1

 

Penicillin3,4

   
 

Allergic reaction

1

 

Total

 

21

 
  1. 1 Four patients with convulsions prior to flumazenil and/or naloxone administration were excluded.
  2. 2 Treatment of convulsions.
  3. 3 Antibiotics and diazepam were not routinely registered.
  4. 4 Treatment of complications.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241