Aetiological and demographical characteristics of acute poisoning in the Celje region, Slovenia

Poplas-Susič, Tonka; Komericki-Grzinic, Marija; Klemenc–Ketiš, Zalika; Tušek-Bunc, Ksenija; Zelko, Erika; Kersnik, Janko

doi:10.1097/mej.0b013e32831cc1d0

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“…In a study conducted in 2009, Şencan et al [1] analyzed the medical records of 121 poisoning cases followed-up in the intensive care unit retrospectively and found that the average age of the cases was 38.15±14.38 years, which was similar to our results. Average age was found to be 33.4±16.0 years by Poplas-Susic et al [4], 25.87 years in women and 28.06 years in men by Katı et al [7] in 2004 and 23±8 years in acute poisoning cases followed-up at the internal diseases service by Akın et al [9]. As it is seen, average ages obtained in acute poisoning cases are similar.…”

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“…Şencan et al [1] reported a female to male ratio of 1.2/1, and that data was similar to the result that obtained in the present study. However, there were also other studies reported the number of males is slightly higher in poisoning cases [4,11,13]. patients with acute poisoning may be a result of the regional and cultural features.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…While ingestion of these agents may occur because of an accident, suicidal attempts has been the main cause of exposure recently. In the literature, it has been reported that 95% of poisonings involve self-ingestion [4,5].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Analysis of individual and clinical factors in acute poisoning cases in the intensive care unit

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Kol²,

Ak³

et al. 2014

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Analysis of individual and clinical factors in acute poisoning cases in the intensive care unit

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Kol²,

Ak³

et al. 2014

Basic Clin Sci

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“…Although similar results have been reported in some studies from Western and Eastern countries, alcohol and narcotic intoxications are stand in the forefront in some Western countries. 7,12,14,[21][22][23] Pesticide poisonings are more common in developing countries and regions where agriculture is the main activity. 24,25 Intensive care mortality varies from 0.24% to 27% for poisoning in literature.…”

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Predictors of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Poisoning: A Single Center Experience

Coşkun¹,

Gündoğan²,

Atağ³

et al. 2013

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Poisoning is among the common health care problems which may be fatal and 3-5% of the acutely poisoned patients need intensive care admission. The aim of this study was to examine the acutely poisoned patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) in terms of individual, etiological and demographical characteristics and also to determine the factors affecting mortality. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : This study was retrospectively conducted on the patients admitted to medical ICU of a university hospital due to acute poisoning over a six year period. The patients' age, gender, comorbid disease status, sociocultural characteristics, cause of the poisoning, transfer time to hospital and to the ICU, signs and symptoms, laboratory data, Glasgow coma score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, length of stay in ICU, the treatments employed and their results were analyzed. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The total number of the patients included in the study was 190. The median age of the patients was 28.5 (16-72) years and 97 (51%) patients were females. The mean length of stay in ICU was 4.2±3.6 days. The overall mortality rate was 8.4%. Independent risk factors for mortality were presence of concomitant physical disorders, time to ICU admission, and higher APACHE II scores. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Individual characteristics, cause of poisoning and type of toxic agent should be clearly determined since they are predictors for mortality. Early intervention is life saving. ICU scoring systems in predicting mortality are very valuable and should be used. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Intensive care; mortality; poisoning Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Zehirlenme ölümcül olabilen ve akut zehirlenmiş hastaların %3-5'inin yoğun bakıma yatışını gerekebilen yaygın bir sağlık problemidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı mortaliteyi etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yoğun bakım ünitesine (YBÜ) kabul edilen akut zehirlenmiş hastaların bireysel, etyolojik ve demografik özelliklerini incelemektir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Bu çal-ışma retrospektif olarak altı yıl içinde akut zehirlenme nedeniyle bir üniversite hastanesi medikal yoğun bakımına yatan hastalar üzerinde yapıldı. Hastaların yaş, cinsiyet, eşlik eden hastalık durumu ve sosyokültürel özellikleri, zehirlenme nedeni, hastane ve yoğun bakıma transfer süresi, belirti ve bulguları, laboratuvar verileri, Glasgow koma skoru, Akut Fizyoloji ve Kronik Sağlık Değerlendirmesi II (APACHE II) skoru, Ardışık Organ Yetersizliğinin Değerlendirilmesi skoru, YBÜ yatış süresi, tedavileri ve sonuçları analiz edildi. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların toplam sayısı 190 idi. Hastaların ortanca yaşı 28,5 (16-72) yıldı ve 97 (%51) hasta kadın idi. Yoğun bakımda kalış süresi ortalama 4,2±3,6 gün idi. Mortalite oranı % 8,4 idi. Mortalite için bağımsız risk faktörleri fiziksel alt hastalığı...

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“…These results are contrary to the studies reported in other developing countries. 24,25) Socio-Economic Patterns of Poisoning The poisoning incidents were also classified as per the social-economical classes on the basis of Modified Prasad Classification. 26) Irrespective of type of poisoning, higher incidents occurred in middle (n=108) and low (n=101) socio-economic stratum (see Table 4).…”

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Prospective Assessment of Patterns, Severity and Clinical Outcome of Indian Poisoning Incidents

Churi

Ramesh

Bhakta

et al. 2012

CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

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The objective of this study was to assess the patterns, severity and clinical outcome of poisoning incidents. A prospective assessment was conducted over a period of 1 year in tertiary-care teaching hospitals. Glasgow coma scale (GCS), poisoning severity score (PSS), and snake bite severity score (SSS) were used to predict the severity of poisoning, and then compared to the clinical outcome. The study involved 212 patients with a mean age of 26.7 12.7 years. Pesticides were found to be the most common poisoning agents. The incidents of intentional poisoning (n 178) were higher than accidental (n 34) poisoning. Poisoning incidents were higher in male population (n 132) compared to female population (n 80). The poisoning incidents were predominantly higher among literates (n 155). The poisoning incidents were higher in rural areas (n 129), followed by urban (n 53) and semi-urban (n 30) areas. The poisoning incidents were highest in the middle class population (n 108), followed by poor class (n 101) and rich class (n 3) population. A majority of patients whose severity of illness was predicted to be mild to moderate recovered from the poisoning. In contrast, patients whose illness was predicted to be severe were either discharged with severe morbidity or deceased. There was a moderate correlation between GCS and PSS scoring systems (r 0.51, p<0.001).

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Aetiological and demographical characteristics of acute poisoning in the Celje region, Slovenia

Abstract: The pattern of poisoning is contrasted with that in other countries. The EMS proved to be a valuable resource for treatment of acute poisoning.

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References 6 publications

Analysis of individual and clinical factors in acute poisoning cases in the intensive care unit

Analysis of individual and clinical factors in acute poisoning cases in the intensive care unit

Predictors of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Poisoning: A Single Center Experience

Prospective Assessment of Patterns, Severity and Clinical Outcome of Indian Poisoning Incidents

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