- Title
- Growing burden of gamma-hydroxybutyrate intoxication on emergency department resource utilisation
- Creator
- Berling, Ingrid; Isoardi, Katherine; Harris, Keith; Downes, Michael A.; Lovett, Caitlyn; Isbister, Geoffrey K.
- Relation
- EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia Vol. 36, Issue 5, p. 792-794
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14467
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Objective: Recreational gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use is rising in Australia. We aimed to describe ED presentation patterns related to GHB over time and the impact this has on ED resource use. Methods: Retrospective review of prospective data collection from two clinical toxicology units based in Queensland and New South Wales. Results: There were 751 GHB-related presentations to the two units (Newcastle, 127; Princess Alexandria, 624), with marked increases in presentations occurring in 2019 and 2023. The major intervention was intubation, with 95 (13%) patients intubated. Conclusion: GHB presentations to ED are rising and the impact on acute bed space and clinical resources is significant.
- Subject
- epidemiology; gamma-hydroxybutyrate; overdose; severity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1516173
- Identifier
- uon:56952
- Identifier
- ISSN:1742-6731
- Rights
- © 2024 The Author(s). Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Language
- eng
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