Anual Evaluation of “Drug Poisonings, Emergency Service” Studies Published in Pubmed 01.01.2019-01.01.2020

Abstract

Aim:This study aimed to evaluate studies on drug poisoning and emergency servics published in PubMed between January 2019 and January 2020.Materials and Methods:The literature review was carried out using the terms “drug poisoning and emergency medicine” in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez) January 2019 and January 2020. All summaries defined in the searches were reviewed, and suitable studies were selected.Results:Eighty-five studies were identified in PubMed between January 2019 and January 2020. 28.24% (24) of these studies are retrospective, prospective, and cohort studies and meta-analyses. 56.47% (48) were original studies, of which 20.83% (20) were on narcotic poisoning (opioid, synthetic cannabinoids, cannabis, and heroin), 8.33% (4) were on overdose paracetamol poisoning, 8.33% (4) were on allergic reactions due to drug use, 6.25% (3) were on acute alcohol poisoning, and 56.25% were other original studies. Studies on treating intoxication complications were 15.29%.Conclusion:According to this annual evaluation, the most common studies on applications in emergency departments and poison centers were original articles on drug poisoning, 56.47%. Retrospective, prospective, and cohort studies and meta-analyses were 28.24%, and studies on the treatment of complications resulting from drug poisoning were 15.29%.

Keywords

• drug poisonings
• emergency service
• clinical toxicology