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Vol. 123. Issue 3.
Pages 90-92 (June 2004)
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Vol. 123. Issue 3.
Pages 90-92 (June 2004)
Análisis de las consultas generadas por el consumo de éxtasis en un servicio de urgencias
Analysis of patients attended in an emergency department due to ecstasy consumption
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Eduard Sanjurjoa, Santiago Noguéb,
Corresponding author
snogue@clinic.ub.es

Correspondencia: Unidad de Toxicología Clínica. Hospital Clínic. Villarroel, 170. 08036 Barcelona. España
, Óscar Miróa, Pere Munnéb
a Servicio de Urgencias. Hospital Clínic. Barcelona
b Unidad de Toxicología Clínica. Hospital Clínic. Barcelona. España
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Fundamento y objetivo

En los últimos años se ha asistido a un incremento en el número de urgencias derivadas del consumo de drogas de diseño. Se investigaron las características de las urgencias generadas por el consumo de derivados anfetamínicos

Pacientes y método

Durante el período 2000–2002 se han revisado las historias clínicas de los enfermos que consultaron a urgencias y que referían consumo de éxtasis u otros derivados anfetamínicos y/o en quien el análisis toxicológico fue positivo para anfetaminas

Resultados

Se han identificado 230 casos, en 135 de los cuales el motivo de consulta estuvo relacionado directamente con el consumo de éxtasis. La edad media fue de 23 años y el 68% eran varones. La mayoría acudió durante el fin de semana y por la noche. Los principales motivos de consulta fueron ansiedad, agitación o alteraciones del pensamiento, disminución del nivel de conciencia y crisis comiciales o movimientos anormales. El 80% de los pacientes reconocieron el consumo de éxtasis y el 65%, otros tóxicos. Se registraron 3 casos graves (1 ingreso en la unidad de cuidados intensivos y 2 fallecidos)

Conclusiones

El consumo de éxtasis genera con frecuencia consultas en los servicios de urgencias, con manifestaciones clínicas potencialmente mortales

Palabras clave:
Éxtasis
MDMA
Anfetamina
Intoxicación aguda
Droga de diseño
Urgencias
Background and objective

There has been in recent years an increase in the number of medical emergencies due to the consumption of designer drugs. We decided to study the characteristics of medical emergencies generated by the consumption of amphetamine derivates

Patients and method

For the period 2000–2002, the medical records of patients attending the Emergency Department (ED) who claimed to have consumed ecstasy or other amphetamine derivates or whose toxicological tests were positive for amphetamines were reviewed

Results

A total of 230 cases were identified, of whom 135 attended the ED due directly to ecstasy consumption. The average age was 23 years and 68% were men. Most patients were attended on weekend nights. The main reasons for attendance at the ED were anxiety, agitation or cognitive disturbances, reduced consciousness and fits or motor disturbances. Eighty per cent of patients admitted having consumed ecstasy and 65% of patients had consumed additional drugs. Three severe cases were recorded: two died in the ED and another was admitted to the ICU

Conclusions

TheEcstasy consumption generates common attendance at the Emergency Department and can be potentially fatal

Key words:
Ecstasy
MDMA
Amphetamine
Acute poisoning
Designer drug
Emergency department

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