Prevalence of pulmonary edema among the deceased cases with acute Methadone poisoning: A report from Iran

• Main Authors: Nastaran Eizadi-Mood (Author), Seyed Amir Hossein Madani Naeini (Author), Mahrang Hedaiaty (Author), Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee (Author), Maryam Moudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Methadone poisoning is common in our society, mainly in drug addicts. One of its lethal complications is pulmonary edema. Therefore, we evaluated the prevalence of pulmonary edema in the deceased cases with methadone poisoning and its possible relationship with some medical variables. Met...