Clinical and Post-Mortem Toxicology
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Drugs Toxicity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 31679
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit papers in the field of clinical, post-mortem, and forensic toxicology. Papers (also review papers) addressing the methodology of comprehensive toxicology screening (e.g., LC-MS libraries), as well as the presentation of clinical cases and case series, are welcome. Further, we will welcome papers dealing with post-mortem and forensic toxicology.
This Special Issue will address the challenges in detecting exposure and intoxications of various (recreative) drugs and novel active psychoactive drugs that are widely available on the internet. How do we detect these agents and their metabolites in body fluids? What are the potentials and limitations of comprehensive and targeted toxicology screening in both clinical and forensic settings? What are the options and challenges for drugs testing at the point of care and crime? This Special Issue also addresses novel options for the clinical management of intoxicated patients, including the prevention of (re)absorption, and the extracorporally enhanced elimination of drugs and specific antidotes. In cases of post-mortem toxicology, how do we interpret drug levels in blood and how do we deal with post-mortem redistribution and degradation?
Dr. Eric J. F. Franssen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- clinical toxicology
- comprehensive toxicology screening
- post-mortem toxicology
- forensic toxicology
- drugs testing and analysis
- point-of-care drug testing
- LC-MS toxicology screening
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