The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Sniffing death - Death from inhalation of compound
Publications
Sudden death due to butane abuse - An overview.
Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2024 Apr;103;102662 — 2024 Apr — 102662
Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask.
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology 2020 Jun 09;; — 2020 Jun 09
Death From Butane Inhalation Abuse in Teenagers: Two New Case Studies and Review of the Literature.
Journal of forensic sciences 2018 Jan;63;330-335 — 2018 Jan — 330-335