Citation

Perelló R, Aused M, Saubí N, Quirós C, Luis Blanco J, Martínez-Rebollar M, Galicia M, Salgado E, Nogué S. Emergencias 2018; 30(6): 405-407.

Vernacular Title

Intoxicación aguda por drogas de abuso en el paciente VIH: papel del chemsex.

Affiliation

Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SEMES - Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias)

DOI

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PMID

30638344

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify the drugs usually abused in cases of acute poisoning in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of episodes of acute street drug poisoning in HIV-infected patients in our emergency department over a period of 1 year. Chemsex was defined as the use of methamphetamines, -hydroxybutyrate (GHB), -butyrolactone (GBL), and/or mephedrone in order to prolong sexual activity.

RESULTS: We included 101 patients, 93 (92%) of whom were men. The drug that caused the most cases of acute poisoning was cocaine, detected in 52 patients (51%). GHB and amphetamines were the next most frequently implicated street drugs. The prevalence of chemsex in this series was 87%. Mortality was 2%. Amphetamine poisoning was related to intensive care unit admission (odds ratio, 9,2 [95% CI, 1.6-52.2], P=.012).

CONCLUSION: Cocaine use was the main cause of acute poisoning in this series. The prevalence of chemsex was high.

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Keywords

Chemsex; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Acute poisoning; Chemsex; Drogas de abuso; Intoxicación aguda; Party and play (PNP); Street drugs; VIH