Comparison of Breath Alcohol Screening Test Results with Alcohol Concentration in Venous Blood in Drivers During Traffic Inspection.

IF 0.6 4区医学 Q4 MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Clinical laboratory Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.7754/Clin.Lab.2025.250110

Sibel Kulaksizoğlu, Ökkeş Zortuk, Fatih Selvi, Engin Karsli

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Abstract

Background: Alcohol has been demonstrated to impair an individual's cognitive and motor abilities, resulting in a range of adverse consequences. Moreover, the probability of vehicular accidents is elevated in the aftermath of alcohol-impaired driving. The objective of this study was to evaluate the concordance between alcohol breath tests and blood alcohol tests used to determine alcohol levels, as well as the effect of time.

Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively in a tertiary education and research hospital. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the results of alcohol breath tests performed by traffic police officers in the field and the ethanol levels detected in the blood after hospital admission.

Results: The present study encompassed 500 participants, with a mean age of 35.63 years (± 9.92) and a female percentage of 13.6%. The mean alcohol breath test result was 0.64 ± 0.35 per mill, while the mean blood alcohol test result was 0.40 ± 0.32. A comparison of the two sets of results revealed a deviation of 0.12 per mill between 0 and 1 hour without correction, which was statistically significant (p = 0.001). Additionally, a deviation of 0.202 per mill was observed between 0 and 2 hours (p = 0.001), and a deviation of 0.04 per mill was detected after correction according to time (p = 0.0015).

Conclusions: The alcohol breath test (ABT) exhibits a correspondence with the blood ethanol test (BET), thereby permitting the safe use of the ABT performed at the scene.

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交通检查中驾驶员呼吸酒精筛查结果与静脉血酒精浓度的比较

背景：酒精已被证明会损害个体的认知和运动能力，导致一系列不良后果。此外，酒后驾车后发生交通事故的可能性也会增加。本研究的目的是评估用于确定酒精水平的酒精呼气测试和血液酒精测试之间的一致性，以及时间的影响。方法：对某高等教育研究型医院进行回顾性研究。本研究的目的是分析交通警察在现场进行的酒精呼气测试结果与入院后血液中检测到的乙醇水平之间的关系。结果：本研究纳入500名参与者，平均年龄为35.63岁（±9.92），女性比例为13.6%。呼气酒精测试结果平均为0.64±0.35 / ml，血液酒精测试结果平均为0.40±0.32 / ml。两组结果的比较显示，在未经校正的情况下，0和1小时之间每磨的偏差为0.12，这具有统计学意义（p = 0.001）。此外，在0到2小时之间，每磨机的偏差为0.202 (p = 0.001)，根据时间进行校正后，每磨机的偏差为0.04 （p = 0.0015）。结论：酒精呼气试验（ABT）与血液乙醇试验（BET）具有一致性，因此可以在现场安全使用ABT。

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Clinical laboratory 医学-医学实验技术

CiteScore

1.50

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0.00%

发文量

494

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Clinical Laboratory is an international fully peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of laboratory medicine and transfusion medicine. In addition to transfusion medicine topics Clinical Laboratory represents submissions concerning tissue transplantation and hematopoietic, cellular and gene therapies. The journal publishes original articles, review articles, posters, short reports, case studies and letters to the editor dealing with 1) the scientific background, implementation and diagnostic significance of laboratory methods employed in hospitals, blood banks and physicians'' offices and with 2) scientific, administrative and clinical aspects of transfusion medicine and 3) in addition to transfusion medicine topics Clinical Laboratory represents submissions concerning tissue transplantation and hematopoietic, cellular and gene therapies.