title: Cases of fatal intoxication with Ketogan.
abstract: A survey of 76 cases of fatal intoxication with Ketogan which occurred in Eastern Denmark over the period 1985-1991 showed that the cause of death was Ketogan alone in 27 cases, in combination with alcohol in 23 cases, and in combination with other drugs in 26 cases. The average age, percentage of females, drug addicts and alcohol abusers and the manner of death were also recorded. There was a significant difference between the median values of the blood concentrations of ketobemidone where the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was zero and where it was greater than 1 mg/g, and also between the median values of the blood concentrations from fatal intoxications and those from living persons.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steentoft
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Worm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000499:Allylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning; D002423:Cause of Death; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008614:Meperidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D000499:Allylamine; C010597:ketobemidone, N,N-dimethyl-3,3-diphenyl-1-methylallylamine drug combination; D008614:Meperidine