A retrospective study on non-drug related poisoning in the community among children from south India
| Autor: | Saibal Das, Blessed Winston A, Debasis Das Adhikari, Margaret Shanthi Fx, Indira Agarwal, Kaysina Vazhudhi, Aniket Kumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Antidotes India Tertiary care law.invention Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences Age Distribution 0302 clinical medicine law Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Organic Chemicals Sex Distribution Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn Infant 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Plants Plant poison Intensive care unit Total mortality Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Inorganic Chemicals Child Preschool Female Emergency Service Hospital business Paediatric emergency |
| Zdroj: | Hospital Practice. 45:39-45 |
| ISSN: | 2377-1003 2154-8331 |
| Popis: | This retrospective study was performed to determine the incidence, demographic distribution, types and outcomes across various non-drug related poisonings among children attending a tertiary care center in south India.All children from 0-16 years who presented to the Paediatric Emergency Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore with non-drug related poisoning from October 2004 to September 2013 were included.Out of the total 997 cases of poisoning, 629 (63.1%) cases were contributed by chemicals and plants: mainly hydrocarbons (kerosene) 309 (49.1%); organophosphates 72 (11.5%); corrosive acids and alkalis 57 (9.1%); insecticides 51 (8.1%); and plant poisons 20 (3.2%). Males (62.79%) and children5 years (77.42%) were mostly affected. Although many children developed complications requiring intensive care unit admissions, the total mortality was only 9 (1.4%). The incidence of poisoning showed a decreasing trend over the last 4 years.This study for the first time gives an elaborative insight on non-drug related pediatric poisoning from a tertiary care center in south India for almost a decade. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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