The most dangerous complication of intranasal cocaine abuse in a young man: cardiac arrest

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;34(8):1731.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.043. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Authors

Muhammed Keskin¹, Mert İlker Hayıroğlu², Ümran Keskin³, Adnan Kaya⁴, Berat Arıkan Aydın², Edibe Betül Börklü², Göksel Çinier², Mehmet Eren²

Affiliations

¹ Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital Department of Cardiology, Istanbul,Turkey. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital Department of Cardiology, Istanbul,Turkey.
³ Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul,Turkey.
⁴ Suruc State Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey.

PMID: 26778640
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.043

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Intranasal
Cocaine / administration & dosage
Cocaine / toxicity*
Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications*
Cocaine-Related Disorders / diagnosis
Heart Arrest / chemically induced*
Heart Arrest / diagnosis
Humans
Illicit Drugs / toxicity*
Male
Young Adult

Substances

Illicit Drugs
Cocaine