2019
DOI: 10.1590/1980-549720190018
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Tendências de eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos atendidos por um Centro de Informações Toxicológicas

Abstract: RESUMO: Introdução: Os eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos têm alto impacto na morbimortalidade, representando a primeira causa de intoxicação no Brasil. Objetivo: Descrever as tendências de casos de eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos atendidos por um Centro de Informações Toxicológicas. Método: Estudo com abordagem quantitativa (transversal e de tendência), com análise dos dados referentes aos casos de eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos atendidos pelo Centro d… Show more

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“…It was observed that the most frequent circumstance was suicide attempt. In other studies conducted in Brazil, similar results are found, as in the study by Mathias et al (2019), where suicide was the main circumstance found in intoxication by drugs in the city of Londrina-PR, with 53.1% of cases. Likewise, in the case of intoxications caused by anticholinesterase pesticides in Recife-PE, it was noted that 79.4% of the cases were suicide attempts (Medeiros et al, 2014).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…It was observed that the most frequent circumstance was suicide attempt. In other studies conducted in Brazil, similar results are found, as in the study by Mathias et al (2019), where suicide was the main circumstance found in intoxication by drugs in the city of Londrina-PR, with 53.1% of cases. Likewise, in the case of intoxications caused by anticholinesterase pesticides in Recife-PE, it was noted that 79.4% of the cases were suicide attempts (Medeiros et al, 2014).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Porem, esta não é a única responsável, pois há casos que ocorrem erros na prescrição médica em relação à dosagem, ou até mesmo na medicação (Carvalho, et al, 2017). Ressalta-se também a associação com outros medicamentos tóxicos, como drogas abusivas que proporciona uma intoxicação mais potente e comprometedora para o organismo (Mathias et al, 2019).…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…Suicide attempts are observed to account for 15.5-47% of poisoning cases, especially in girls over 10 years of age. [16][17][18][19] Multiple drug use is observed with a frequency of 33-59%, especially in suicide attempts during the adolescent period. 9,17,18 In our study, it was observed that the rate of accidental poisonings increased, while the proportion of suicide attempts decreased.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%