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- Title
The prevalence and natural history of urinary symptoms among recreational ketamine users.
- Authors
Winstock, Adam R; Mitcheson, Luke; Gillatt, David A; Cottrell, Angela M
- Abstract
Study Type--Symptom prevalence (prospective cohort) Level of Evidence 1b. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Case series have described lower urinary tract symptoms associated with ketamine use including severe pain, frequency, haematuria and dysuria. Little is known regarding the frequency of symptoms, relationship of symptoms with dose and frequency of use and natural history of symptoms once the ketamine user has stopped. This study describes the prevalence of ketamine use in a population of recreational drug users in a dance music setting. It shows a dose-frequency relationship with ketamine use. It shows that urinary symptoms associated with recreational ketamine use may lead to a considerable demand on health resources in the primary-, secondary- and emergency-care settings. It shows that symptoms may improve once ketamine use is decreased.
- Publication
BJU international, 2012, Vol 110, Issue 11, p1762
- ISSN
1464-410X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11028.x