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- Title
Grado de cumplimiento de los indicadores de calidad según el sexo del paciente en las intoxicaciones agudas en urgencias.
- Authors
Llorens, Pere; Lirón-García, Álvaro; Santos-Redondo, Miriam; Marín-Aparicio, Juan; Espinosa, Begoña; Martínez, Elena; Chico-Sánchez, Pablo; Sánchez, Rosario; Ramos-Rincón, José-Manuel
- Abstract
Objective. To study differences in the emergency department treatment of acute poisoning according to biological sex of patients and to assess adherence to care quality indicators. Methods. Retrospective observational study including all cases of acute poisoning diagnosed in patients over the age of 14 years treated in a tertiary care hospital emergency department over a period of 4 years. We analyzed demographic variables, substance type and reason for acute poisoning, degree of adherence to quality indicators, and discharge destination. Results. A total of 1144 cases were included; 710 patients (62.1%) were female and 434 (37.9%) were male. The proportion of deliberate self-poisoning was higher in females (52.3% vs 41.4% in males; P < .001); unintentional poisoning was less frequent in females (in 24.9% vs in 30.3% of males; P = .047). Benzodiazepine poisoning was more frequent in females (in 49.6% vs 41.2%; P = .007). Street drug and alcohol poisoning was less common in females. Adherence to quality indicators was high (> 85%) for both sexes. Conclusions. The epidemiologic profile of poisoning is different in females and males. General emergency department adherence to quality indicators can be considered optimal. We detected no qualitative sex-related differences in the care of patients with acute poisoning.
- Subjects
SPAIN; CLINICAL medicine; MEDICAL protocols; ACCIDENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; HEALTH services accessibility; ACUTE diseases; MEDICAL quality control; SEX distribution; KEY performance indicators (Management); SCIENTIFIC observation; EMERGENCY medical services; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DISCHARGE planning; TERTIARY care; TRANQUILIZING drugs; SELF-mutilation; ALCOHOLS (Chemical class); POISONING; DRUGS of abuse
- Publication
Emergencias, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 2, p97
- ISSN
1137-6821
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.55633/s3me/028.2024