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A prospective observational study on different poisoning cases and their outcomes in a tertiary care hospital.
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- Trend Analysis of Deaths With Unintentional Poisoning and Years of Life Lost in the South of Iran: 2004-2019.Journal of research in health sciences · 2023Article
- Study of pattern and outcome of acute poisoning cases at tertiary care hospital in North India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
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- Epidemiological Trends of Acute Chemical Poisoning among Children over a Recent Three-Year Period in Saudi Arabia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Outcome of Poisoning and Associated Factors Among Patients Admitted at Referral Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2023Article
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- Hospital admission profile related to poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychotropic drugs in England and Wales: An ecological study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022Article
- Epidemio-toxicological profile and reasons for fatal suicidal poisoning: A record-based study in South India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Paradigm shift in pattern and prevalence of poisoning during COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Pattern of food, drug and chemical poisoning in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia from January 2017 to December 2017.Toxicology reports · 2020Article
- Profile of acute poisoning cases and their outcome in a teaching hospital of north India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Pattern of acute organophosphorus poisoning at University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Kerosene Oil Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka.International journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Plant Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka.International journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Changing spectrum of acute poisoning in North India: A hospital-based descriptive study.Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
- Drug poisoning and associated factors in western Saudi Arabia: A five-year retrospective chart review (2011-2016).Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Five-year epidemiological trends for chemical poisoning in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Emerging Trend of Acute Poisonings Presenting to an Emergency Department in South India.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockArticle
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Abstract
objectivesPoisonings and snake bites constitute major health-care problems worldwide. This observational study was conducted to identify factors associated with outcomes in such cases and to suggest strategies to improve them.
methodsThis is a prospective study conducted in the emergency medicine department of a tertiary care hospital. The study included 102 poisoning and 64 snake bite cases. Data regarding demographics, mode of poisoning, lag time in treatment, first aid, outside and indoor treatment, co-morbid illness, duration of hospitalisation and final outcome were collected in a prestructured proforma.
resultsThe age of the patients ranged from 11 to 68 years and incidence was more common among males (69.9%) compared to females (30.1%). The major types of poisonings included organophosphorus compounds (16.3%), aluminium phosphide (12%), drug overdose (10.8%) and corrosives (6%). There were 18 (18.6%) and 1 (1.6%) deaths in poisoning and snake bite cases, respectively. In poisoning cases, the duration of hospitalisation was significantly decreased if patient received outside treatment (p = 0.02) and if he or she had lesser lag time in reaching the hospital (p = 0.009).
conclusionsMeasures to reduce lag time and provide immediate treatment at initial encounter may be effective in reducing duration of hospitalisation and possibly mortality in poisoning and snake bite cases.
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