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Clinical and laboratory findings of rhabdomyolysis in opioid overdose patients in the intensive care unit of a poisoning center in 2014 in Iran.

Khoshideh BabakArefi MohammadGhorbani MazaherAkbarpour SamanehTaghizadeh Fatemeh
Published in: Epidemiology and health (2017)
Toxicity caused by opioids is associated with clinical complications and laboratory disorders, such as electrolyte disorders, which can lead to lethal or life-threatening results in some cases. Abnormal laboratory test findings should be identified in patients with opioid toxicity in order to initiate efficient treatment.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • end stage renal disease
  • oxidative stress
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • acute kidney injury
  • prognostic factors
  • risk factors