Table 2.
Hospital admissions with substance related overdoses pre- and post-implant procedure
| Type of presentation | 6 months pre | 0–3 months | 4–6 months | 7–9 months | 10–12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid poisoning | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Sedative poisoning | 8 (6) | 8 (8)a | 6 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) |
| Other drug poisoning | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) |
| Total | 10 (8) | 10 (10) | 7 (6) | 5 (3) | 5 (5) |
Note: Some people had more than one type of event and an admission may involve more than one substance: thus the total persons and total events are not the sum of their respective columns. See analysis section for full definitions: in brief, opioid poisoning = e.g. heroin overdose: sedative poisoning = e.g. benzodiazepine overdose: Other drug poisoning = e.g. amphetamine overdose. The table shows the number of admissions and the number of persons (in parenthesis) involved in those admissions.
a
Six occurred within the first 10 days of implant treatment.