Situación Epidemiológica De La Intoxicación Por Sustancias Químicas en El Departamento Del Metacolombia, Periodo 2009-2014

Gutiérrez-Lesmes, Óscar; Rodríguez, Nelly Johana Loboa; Casas, Laura Inés Plata

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“…In two descriptive studies, one performed by Vargas et al utilizing data from the municipal health secretariat of a city in the center of the country during the period between 2009 and 2014 30 , and another study performed by Gutiérrez et al using public health data of the municipalities in a western city during 2014 31 , described the epidemiological situation of poisoning in each of these in these respective regions. Despite variations in the number of cases examined in each study (5208 cases—440 cases), the characteristics were similar in both, characterized by a high prevalence in the urban population and predominantly affecting males.…”

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Principal causes of acute poisoning in an emergency service: experience between 2014 and 2021 at a University Hospital in Southwestern Colombia

Hurtado,

Quintero,

Rodríguez

et al. 2024

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Acute poisonings are a global public health problem, which implies costs and disease burden for society. In Colombia, there is a significant underreporting of data on acute poisoning and data gaps on the toxicological profile of the population. This study aims to identify the epidemiology of acute poisoning in a high-complexity hospital in southwestern Colombia. A descriptive study with retrospective data collection was performed. The variables were expressed through the measure of central tendency and dispersion. Categorical variables were described in proportions. A total of 406 patients were included. The median age was 31 years (IQR 23–48), 56.2% were male, and only 19.2% had a history of mental illness. Suicidal intent represented 58.8% of the cases, and the most frequent route of exposure was the oral route (81.6%). The most prevalent groups of substances were pesticides (34.2%) and medicines (32%). The most common etiological agent was organophosphates (16.5%). Cholinergic toxidrome was the most common. The average stay in the ICU was 4.5 days (± 4.8), and the mortality was 4.2%. The principal causes of acute poisoning were drugs and pesticides, with a predominant etiology of organophosphates and depressants of the central nervous system. There was a significant predominance of young male patients with suicidal intent, low mental disorders, elevated unemployment rate, and similar mortality reported in other studies. This study improves the knowledge about acute poisoning in southwestern Colombian to carry out multicenter analytic studies.

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Principal causes of acute poisoning in an emergency service: experience between 2014 and 2021 at a University Hospital in Southwestern Colombia

Hurtado,

Quintero,

Rodríguez

et al. 2024

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Determinantes ambientales que afectan el perfil de salud de población del Meta 2012-2014

Gutiérrez-Lesmes

2017

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Se construyeron indicadores sintéticos basados en la morbilidad y la mortalidad como método para describir los factores ambientales presentes en los municipios del Meta en el periodo 2012 a 2014. Mediante transversal retrospectivo, utilizando las bases de datos estatales de vigilancia en salud pública y el registro único de afiliados (RUAF) de 2012 a 2014, las cuales posterior a validación fueron analizadas en fases: construcción de los indicadores simples, índices temáticos e indicadores sintéticos. Se obtienen cuatro indicadores que permiten medir el grado de afectación en salud de cada uno de los municipios del Meta y la diferencia entre los mismos, permitiendo evidenciar la existencia de efectos diferenciales en cada municipio relacionados con factores ambientales como: sustancias químicas, agua, aire y fauna, la evidencia sobre la existencia de un efecto causado por estos factores se deriva de la presencia de morbilidad y mortalidad en diferentes eventos en salud.

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Situación Epidemiológica De La Intoxicación Por Sustancias Químicas en El Departamento Del Metacolombia, Periodo 2009-2014

Cited by 2 publications

References 14 publications

Principal causes of acute poisoning in an emergency service: experience between 2014 and 2021 at a University Hospital in Southwestern Colombia

Principal causes of acute poisoning in an emergency service: experience between 2014 and 2021 at a University Hospital in Southwestern Colombia

Determinantes ambientales que afectan el perfil de salud de población del Meta 2012-2014

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