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- Title
CLINICAL & DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH POISONING, OVERDOSE, DRUG ADVERSE EFFECTS & ANAPHYLAXIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
- Authors
Burande, Amit R.; Vora, Tanmay U.; Powar, Siddhi N.; Malviya, Akanksha; Burande, Adwait A.; Burande, Meeta A.
- Abstract
Background: To describe Clinical & demographic profile of the patient admitted with poisoning, drug overdose, drug adverse effects and anaphylaxis. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective hospital record-based study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Medical records of 408 admitted patients were included from May 2018 – Dec 2023 after permission from the Institutional Ethics Committee. Medical records having incomplete details were excluded from the study. Data was collected in predefined proforma. Results: Maximum Patients admitted were of 21 to 30 years of age group with duration of stay up to 4 days. Male (224, 54.90%) were predominant over female (184, 45.09%).Most common diagnosis at admission was poisoning (209, 51.22%), followed by drug adverse effects (115, 28.18%), overdose (57, 19.97%) and drug induced anaphylaxis (27, 6.61%). At early age (up to 40 years) poisoning and drug overdose were common, at middle age (41 to 60 yrs) anaphylaxis was common while at elderly age (51 yrs and more) drug adverse effects were most common. Organophosphorus poisoning is most common with male predominance while household poisoning is commoner in females. Drug induced hypoglycemia is most common drug adverse effect with male predominance followed by drug induced hyponatremia with female predominance. Most common outcome at the time of discharge was complete recovery (283, 69.36%) followed by leave against medical advice (81, 19.85%), and death (31, 7.59 %). Paraquat poisoning is the most common cause of death followed by Organophosphorus. Conclusion: Maximum admissions were from 21 – 30 years of age.Overall males are predominating over female but up to 20 years of age females are more than males.Poisoning and overdose is most common in young generation while in middle age anaphylaxis is common and in old age group drug adverse effects are commonest. Among causes of hospital admissions poisoning is most common in which Organophosphorus poisoning is commonest followed by paraquat poisoning.
- Subjects
DRUG side effects; DRUG overdose; PHARMACODYNAMICS; MIDDLE age; POISONING; DRUG toxicity; HYPONATREMIA
- Publication
International Journal of Medicine & Public Health, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 3, p118
- ISSN
2230-8598
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.70034/ijmedph.2024.3.21