Complications of heroin abuse

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-106

  O'Connor, Gabrielle ^a,b   McMahon, Geraldine ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b 12 The Phoenix ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Intravenous drug abuse; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; COCAINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY CARE; FASCIOTOMY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MYDRIASIS; MYOGLOBINURIA; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; REHYDRATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN NECROSIS; TACHYCARDIA; UREMIA; URINALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 45549097703     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f08aa4     Document Type: Article

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