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ArticleBasic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology2022

Short-term mortality following tramadol poisonings in Denmark.

Anne Mette Skov Sørensen, Janne Petersen, Mikkel Bring Christensen, Astrid Blicher Schelde, Jon Traerup Andersen, Espen Jimenez Solem, Tonny Studsgaard Petersen

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Article in Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anne Mette Skov SørensenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7399-8228
Janne PetersenCopenhagen Phase IV unit (Phase4CPH), Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Center of Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mikkel Bring ChristensenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Astrid Blicher ScheldeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jon Traerup AndersenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Espen Jimenez SolemDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tonny Studsgaard PetersenDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9974-2738
University of Copenhagen · DKFrederiksberg Hospital · DK

Funding

Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond 18-10-0527Helsefonden 18-B-0225ITvaerspuljen P-2019-2-11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tramadol is a commonly used opioid with a potential of addiction and abuse. Using Danish nationwide registers, we aimed to (1) characterise opioid poisonings; (2) assess the 30-day mortality following morphine, oxycodone, and mixed poisonings compared to tramadol poisonings; and (3) assess the development in tramadol poisonings during a 12-year period. Poisonings were identified from 2006 to 2017. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 30-day mortality following morphine, oxycodone or mixed poisonings compared to tramadol poisonings. We identified 7718 opioid poisonings among 6365 patients. The patients with a tramadol poisoning were younger and had less comorbidities than the patients with a morphine, oxycodone or mixed poisoning. Within 30 days, a total of 205 patients died. The 30-day mortality risk was higher following morphine (aHR 3.2, 95% CI 2.0-5.1), oxycodone (aHR 2.1, 95% CI 1.2-3.6) and mixed poisonings (aHR 1.6, 95% CI 1.0-2.7) compared to tramadol poisonings. The annual number of tramadol poisonings increased from 233 in 2006 to 501 in 2013 and declined to 348 in 2017. In conclusion, despite a lower mortality risk compared to other opioid poisonings, physicians should consider the poisoning and abuse risks when prescribing tramadol.

Indexed as

TramadolAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDenmarkHumansMorphineOxycodoneAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalMorphineOxycodoneTramadolepidemiologyintoxicationsmortalityopioidspoisonings

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PMID35538919
PMCPMC9324776
OpenAlexW4280583345

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