ArticlePloS one2019
Characteristics and costs in adults with acute poisoning admitted to the emergency department of a university hospital in Belgium.
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- Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting of patients with acute sedative-hypnotic overdose admitted to the intensive care unit.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and associated cost of acute poisoning: a retrospective study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on Emergency Department Visits in a Tertiary Hospital.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- Prospective analysis of intoxicated patients developing shock and/or organ failure.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2022Observational
- Acute Poisoning Readmissions to an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital: Evaluation through an Active Toxicovigilance Program.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- [Acute intoxications in the intensive care unit: A 10-year analysis].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2022Article
- Comparing Logistic Regression Models with Alternative Machine Learning Methods to Predict the Risk of Drug Intoxication Mortality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Socioeconomic factors and substances involved in poisoning-related emergency department visits in British Columbia, Canada.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe aims of this study were to assess the characteristics of all acute poisoning admissions among adult emergency department (ED) patients, to identify factors associated with admission and to calculate direct medical cost.
methodsData of 2017 (1st January to 31st December) were collected and analyzed retrospectively using patients' medical records and hospital invoices. Factors associated with type of hospitalization were identified using appropriate statistics.
resultsA total of 1,214 hospital admissions were included, accounting for 3.6% of all ED admissions. Men (62.2%) and the age group 21-40 years (43.0%) accounted for the largest proportion. Substances most commonly involved were ethanol (52.9%), benzodiazepines (9.7%), cocaine (4.9%), cannabis (4.6%), antidepressants (4.6%) and psychostimulants (4.6%). A total of 4,561 treatment acts were recorded, most commonly monitoring of vital signs (63.6%) and medication and/or intravenous drip administration (62.9%). Patients were discharged home after having received care in the emergency department (ED-amb) in 54.5% of admissions, were admitted to the emergency-department-24-hours-observation unit (ED-24h) or were hospitalized (Hosp) in 24.6% and 20.9% of admissions, respectively. Factors found to be associated with hospitalization type were age, hour of admission, victim location, degree of severity, use of antidotes, involvement of antidepressants, antipsychotics, psychostimulants, benzodiazepines and ethanol. Total cost was €1,512,346 with an average of €1,287 per admission.
conclusionPoisonings entail a considerable percentage of patients admitted to an ED and financial burden. In particular, ethanol poisonings account for the largest proportion of all ED admissions. Comparison of our figures with other data is hampered by the heterogeneity in inclusion criteria. Availability of a uniform template would facilitate comparison and allow better monitoring policies for prevention and cost reduction.
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