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- Title
€ocuk acil servisine başvuran zehirlenme olgularının geriye dnk olarak değerlendirilmesi.
- Authors
Smer, Veysel; Gler, Ekrem; Karanfil, Ramazan; Dalkıran, Tahir; Grsoy, Halil; Garipardı, Mesut; Davutoğlu, Mehmet
- Abstract
Aim: Childhood poisoning is a frequently seen health problem in our country. In this study; determination of epidemiological and clinical features of childhood poisoning in our region and for the necessary measures aimed inferences. Material and Method: In this study; epidemiologic features of 233 cases who applied to the Pediatrics Emergency Unit of Kahramanmaras Sütcü Imam University Faculty of Medicine between the years 2003-2009 were evaluated with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 (IBM Company Chicago, Illinois) statistic program retrospectively. Results: The ratio of poisoning cases to all pediatric emergency admissions was 1.14%. The gender distribution was 60.5% male and 39.5% female and the ratio of male/female 1.5/1. The highest proportion of poisoning was in the 7 months-4 years of age group (73.8%). Most commonly poisoning agents had been received by of the gastrointestinal route (91%) and accidently (97%). The most common factor leading to intoxication was non-pharmacological agents (54.9%). These were in order of frequency caustic-corrosive substances (25.3%), insecticides and pesticides (7.3%), carbon monoxide (6%), hydrocarbons (5.2%), rat poison (2.6%), fungi (2.6%), and herbal products (2.6%). Pharmacological agents that caused intoxication were the second most common (41.2%) factor. These were, respectively, antidepressants (15.5%), iron-containing medications (3%), antipsychotics (2.6%), anticholinergic (1.7%), paracetamol (1.7%), cardiovascular system drugs (1.7%), and gastrointestinal drugs (1.7%). Conclusions: In our region the most common poisoning agents were drugs followed by caustic-corrosive substances.
- Subjects
TURKEY; ACADEMIC medical centers; ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTIDEPRESSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; CARBON monoxide; EMERGENCY medical services; FUNGI; HYDROCARBONS; INSECTICIDES; BOTANIC medicine; PEDIATRICS; POISONING; WARFARIN
- Publication
Türk Pediatri Arşivi, 2011, Vol 46, Issue 3, p234
- ISSN
1306-0015
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/tpa.46.80