Cocaethylene cardiotoxicity in emergency department patients with acute drug overdose.

Siri ShastryOmid ManoochehriLynne D RichardsonAlex F Manini

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)

When compared to cocaine exposure alone, CE exposure in ED patients with acute drug overdose was significantly associated with higher occurrence of cardiac arrest, higher mean lactate concentrations, and lower occurrence of myocardial injury.

Keyphrases

emergency department
cardiac arrest
risk assessment
adverse drug
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
drug induced