Poisoning-related emergency department visits: the experience of a Saudi high-volume toxicology center

Autor: Mohammad Ali Alghafees, Abdullah Abdulmomen, Mahmoud Eid, Ghadah Ibrahim Alhussin, Mohammed Qasem Alosaimi, Ghadah Saad Alduhaimi, Mohammed Talal Albogami, Mohammed Alhelail
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 36-44 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.36
Popis: BACKGROUND: Acute poisoning is a major contributing factor to mortality and morbidity. There is a lack of research on the epidemiology of acute poisoning risk factors in Saudi Arabia. OBJECTIVES: Descriptive overview of poisoning cases at a tertiary care center. DESIGN: Descriptive, medical record review. SETTINGS: Tertiary care center in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From the electronic medical record system, we collected demographic information, medical history, and the poisoning history on all emergency department visits diagnosed as acute poisoning from January 2016 to January 2021. Patients were classed as children (
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