Epidemiology of acute drug poisoning in a tertiary center from Iasi County, Romania
| Autor: | Victorita Sorodoc, I.M. Jaba, Laurentiu Sorodoc, O. C. Mungiu, Catalina Lionte |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adult
Male Drug medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Suicide Attempted Toxicology Young Adult Age Distribution Cause of Death Epidemiology medicine Humans Aged Retrospective Studies media_common Cause of death Polypharmacy Romania business.industry Poisoning Incidence (epidemiology) Retrospective cohort study Environmental Exposure General Medicine Middle Aged Acute Disease Etiology Female business |
| Zdroj: | Human & Experimental Toxicology. 30:1896-1903 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0903 0960-3271 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0960327111403172 |
| Popis: | The aim of this retrospective epidemiological study was to investigate the demographical, etiological and clinical characteristics of acute drug poisonings in Iasi County, Romania. All patients were referred and admitted in the Toxicology Clinic of “Sf. Ioan” Emergency Clinic Hospital Iasi, Romania. Between 2003 and 2009, 811 cases of acute drug poisonings were recorded, counting for 28.43% from the total number of poisonings. The majority of these poisonings resulted in mild (51.94%) and medium (28.35%) clinical forms, while 19.71% were coma situations. In all, 63.51% of patients originated from urban areas, 39.94% were unemployed and the patients were predominantly women (66.46%). A high percentage (97.27%) were suicide attempts, using only one type of drug (65.88%) and the 21–30 years group (29.8%) records the highest incidence, for both women and men. The most frequently involved drugs were benzodiazepines 13.69%, anticonvulsive drugs 8.63%, barbiturates 8.51% and cardiovascular drugs 5.92%. Drugs combinations were recorded in 32.92% of cases and 1.2% were combinations between drugs and other substances. Mortality was the outcome in 0.3% of the total registered number of acute drug poisonings. This study underlines that in order to provide a proper management of these situations, a Regional Poison Information Center is absolutely necessary. |
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