27 Emergency (2015); 3 (1): 27-32

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Epidemiology of Alcohol Poisoning and Its Outcome in the North-West of Iran Hamid Reza Morteza Bagi1, Mohammad Tagizadieh2, Payman Moharamzadeh1, Mahboob Pouraghaei1, Aynaz Kahvareh Barhagi3, Kavous Shahsavari Nia4* 1. Department of Emergency medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Department of Pathalogy, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. 3. Department of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz, Iran. 4. Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. *Corresponding Author: Kavous Shahsavari Nia; Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Sina Hospital, Azadi Ave, Tabriz, Iran. Tel/Fax: +984115412101. Email: [email protected] Received: August 2014; Accepted: September 2014

Abstract Introduction: Alcohol poisoning is one of the main preventable causes of death, disability, and injury in many societies. Ethanol and methanol are the most prevalent kinds of alcohol used. There is no any exact reports of alcohol poisoning and its outcome in Iranian society. Therefore, the present study was assessed the status of alcohol poisoning and its outcome in referees to the emergency department. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which was done from July 2013 to 2014 in Sina Trauma Center, Tabriz, Iran. The studied population included all alcoholpoisoning cases referred to this center. Demographic variables, clinical evaluation, laboratory tests, and patient's outcome were evaluated. To assess the relation between evaluated factors and outcome of alcohol poisoning. After univariate analysis, a multivariate logistic regression was applied to evaluate independent risk factors for death. P

Epidemiology of Alcohol Poisoning and Its Outcome in the North-West of Iran.

Alcohol poisoning is one of the main preventable causes of death, disability, and injury in many societies. Ethanol and methanol are the most prevalen...
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