Poisoning cases in Trakya Uiversity Hospital, Turkey
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2009
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Introduction: Poisonings are important causes of emergency department visits. It is especially very common in youth and women. In this study we aimed to define clinical and demographic features of poisoning cases admitted to our hospital.Material and Methods: Poisoning cases admitted to the emergency department of Trakya University Hospital between the dates of January 2008 and January 2009 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic features of patients, poisoning agents, aim of intake of poisonous agent, admission times, treatment methods, department treatment and outcomes were recorded. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and percentage.Results: Between these dates, 2.2% of emergency department visits were poisonings. 460 patients were included in the study. Mean age of the patients was 25.6±11.5 years. 40% of the patients were male (n=184) and 60% were female (n=276). Mean admission time to the hospital was 229.6±150.6 minutes. It was detected that 62.4% of the patients were poisoned with a single agent and 95.1% took the agent orally. The most common poisoning agents were tablets (75.7%, n=348), carbon monoxide (CO) (5.4%, n=25) and alcohol (14.8%, n=68). 77.8% of the patients were discharged from the hospital, 21.3% were hospitalized, and 0.2% were sent to another hospital, and 0.7% were terminal.Conclusion: It was seen that poisoning cases were mostly seen in young females, occurring with single agent, and requiring good clinical care.
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Discharge; Emergency Department; Poisoning, Adult; Age Distribution; Alcohol Intoxication; Article; Carbon Monoxide Intoxication; Drug Intoxication; Female; Hospital Admission; Human; Major Clinical Study; Male; Sex Difference; Turkey (Republic)
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Internet Journal of Toxicology
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6
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