Retrospective evaluation of emergency service patients with poisoning: A 3-year study
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Ahmet Baydin Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Turker Yardan Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Dursun Aygun Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Zahide DOĞANAY Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Cemil Nargis Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Onur Incealtin Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Advances in Therapy | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0741-238X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 11-2005 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 22 / 6 / 650–658 | DOI | 10.1007/BF02849959 |
| Özet |
| The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the characteristics of cases of acute poisoning in adults who were admitted to emergency service over a 3-year period. Clinical charts were analyzed retrospectively for etiologic and demographic patient characteristics. A total of 810 adults were admitted to the emergency center with acute poisoning. The female-to-male ratio was 2:1. Mean ages of female and male patients were 28.8±12.9 years and 35.1±15.4 years, respectively, and many patients (46.9%) were between the ages of 16 and 25 years. Medicinal drugs were found to be the primary cause (60.5%) of poisoning, and tricyclic antidepressants were the most frequent causative agents (36.3%). Seasonal distribution of poisoning cases suggested a peak in the summer months (35.4%). Overall, 68.6% of acute poisonings were suicide attempts, and of these patients, 84.9%, 14%, and 1.1% were attempting suicide for the first, second, and third times, respectively. Among 810 cases of acute poisoning, 15 were fatal. The following conclusions were reached by investigators: (1) in the test region, younger females, especially single females, were at greater risk for poisoning than other patient groups, (2) self-poisoning cases constituted the majority of all poisonings, and (3) the main agents of self-poisoning were medicinal drugs, with antidepressants used most frequently. It was also found that unintentional poisoning commonly resulted from intake of foods, especially mushrooms. ©2005 Health Communications Inc. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Adult poisoning cases | Emergency medicine |
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| Scopus | 32 |