Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study is to evaluate the characteristics of acute poisoning cases admitted to ICU over six months period.The demographic, clinical profile and outcome were analysed.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A hospital based study was carried out in the ICU in ESICMC &PGIMSR Bangalore.The study was carried out amongst inpatients admitted to ICU with acute poisoning.RESULTS: A total of 174 patients were admitted to the ICU with acute poisoning.86 were male and 98 were female.The female-to-male ratio was 1.2:1.Most poisoning occurred in the age group of 25-40 years.The mean age of female and male were 28.54 years and 42.32 years respectively.Most common poisoning was Drug overdose 34.76%(60), followed by Organophosphorus poisoning 21.37%(38), Unknown poisoning 14.36%(26), Kerosene poisoning 12.06%(21),Acid consumption 8.62%(12), Rat poison ingestion 8.62%(17).Among the cases of acute poisoning 9.19% were fatal.CONCLUSION: The following conclusions were reached: (1) Females were at greater risk for poisoning than males, (2) Drug overdosage was the most common poisoning in our study.
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/925
Authors: Manjula. M, Sanjeev S. G, Shruthi Shruthi
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2320241978