Accuracy of substance exposure history in patients attending emergency departments after substance misuse; a comparison with biological sample analysis.
Ishita VirmaniAlberto OteoMichael DunnDaniel VidlerClair RoperJane OfficerGareth HardyPaul I DarganMichael EddlestonJamie Gray CooperSimon L HillRebecca MacfarlaneLiza KeatingMark HadenSimon HudsonSimon Hugh Lynton ThomasPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)
Multiple undeclared substances were detected analytically in most patients reporting single substance use. Clinicians should be alert to the potential presence and toxicity of unreported substances when managing patients presenting after substance misuse.