An analysis of 1344 consecutive acute intoxication cases admitted to an academic emergency medicine department in Turkey

Sacak M., Akoğlu H., Onur Ö. E., Denizbaşi Altinok A.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.8, sa.4, ss.377-384, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2020.98957
  • Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.377-384
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Demographics, poisoning, toxicity, DEPARTMENT PATIENTS, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, ARTERIAL LACTATE, DRUG-OVERDOSE, POISONINGS, PROFILE, LEVEL
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: One of the major causes of emergency department (ED) visits is acute poisoning. Acute intoxications occur soon after either single or multiple exposures to toxic substances, and they started to be a more serious problem in developing countries. The objective of this study was to investigate the local patterns of acute intoxications, as well as clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients with acute poisoning, admitted to our hospital's ED.