Bhakti Patel, Jideofor Omeh, Gary Tackling, Rohun Gupta, Tiffany Sahadeo, Viliane Villcant, Tashina Dussie, Mirette Atnas, Ofek Hai, Roman Zeltser, Amgad N Makaryus
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning accounts for over 50,000 estimated emergency room visits and approximately 1200 deaths per year in the US. Despite the high prevalence, there is a paucity of data looking at the association between laboratory biomarkers and clinical outcomes. Our study investigates the association between myocardial injury as assessed by increased troponin levels and its effect on in-hospital outcomes in CO poisoning. A total of 900 sequential charts of patients presenting with CO poisoning between 1 January 2012, and 31 August 2019, at our tertiary center with regional hyperbaric chamber and burn unit, were reviewed...
August 25, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine