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The Toxicology Investigators Consortium Case Registry-the 2018 Annual Report.

Authors :
Spyres MB
Farrugia LA
Kang AM
Calello DP
Campleman SL
Pizon A
Wiegand T
Kao L
Riley BD
Li S
Wax PM
Brent J
Source :
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology [J Med Toxicol] 2019 Oct; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 228-254. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 22.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Registry was established by the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) in 2010. The Registry collects data from participating sites with the agreement that all bedside medical toxicology consultation will be entered. The objective of this ninth annual report is to summarize the Registry's 2018 data and activity with its additional 7043 cases. Cases were identified for inclusion in this report by a query of the ToxIC database for any case entered from 1 January to 31 December 2018. Detailed data was collected from these cases and aggregated to provide information which included demographics, reason for medical toxicology evaluation, agent and agent class, clinical signs and symptoms, treatments and antidotes administered, mortality, and whether life support was withdrawn. A total of 51.5% of cases were female, 48% were male, and 0.6% transgender. Non-opioid analgesics were the most commonly reported agent class, followed by antidepressants and opioids. Acetaminophen was once again the most common agent reported. There were 106 fatalities, comprising 1.5% of all registry cases. Major trends in demographics and exposure characteristics remained similar to past years' reports. Sub-analyses were conducted to describe exposures in elderly patients, addiction consultation practices, and risk factors for bupropion-induced seizures. The launch of the ToxIC Qualified Clinical Data Registry (TQCDR) is also described.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1937-6995
Volume :
15
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31642014
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-019-00736-9