Research Article

ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Volume: 23 Number: 3 December 31, 2021
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ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Abstract

Objective: Intoxication is one of the most acute causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Analyzing poisoning cases is considered noteworthy in terms of both adopting appropriate clinical practice approaches and taking relevant preventive measures.
Material and Methods: We reviewed a total of 674 pediatric intoxication cases admitted to our hospital over a 5-year period (2014-2019). We retrospectively extracted clinical data of all cases from the hospital information system and forensic records.
Results: Among all cases, we found the rate of intoxication to be 0.54% and the mean age at presentation to be 8.65±6.0 years. While 51.5% of the cases were girls and 48.5% were boys. The most common cases were seen in children aged 1-5 years mostly boys with accidents and 15-17 years mostly girls with suicide causes. We detected that medical drugs ranked first place in poisoning with a rate of 39.5% and followed by intoxications due to carbon monoxide and chemical corrosive substances, respectively. Nervous system drugs (21.7%) were more common in intoxication, while the most common drugs taken for suicide purposes were anti-depressants (n = 20; 16%). Symptomatic treatment was applied to the majority of the cases (61.7%). The mean length of hospitalization was 1.23±1.22 days and none of our patients were lost.
Conclusion: While drug intoxication is seen with a high frequency in all age groups, accidental intake is at the forefront at young ages, while suicide attempts are seen at a high rate in adolescent group and girls.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

August 18, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 4, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 23 Number: 3

APA
Şenses, O., Tursun, S., & Alpcan, A. (2021). ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 23(3), 599-606. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.984228
AMA
1.Şenses O, Tursun S, Alpcan A. ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021;23(3):599-606. doi:10.24938/kutfd.984228
Chicago
Şenses, Oğuzhan, Serkan Tursun, and Ayşegül Alpcan. 2021. “ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23 (3): 599-606. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.984228.
EndNote
Şenses O, Tursun S, Alpcan A (December 1, 2021) ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23 3 599–606.
IEEE
[1]O. Şenses, S. Tursun, and A. Alpcan, “ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 599–606, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.984228.
ISNAD
Şenses, Oğuzhan - Tursun, Serkan - Alpcan, Ayşegül. “ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23/3 (December 1, 2021): 599-606. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.984228.
JAMA
1.Şenses O, Tursun S, Alpcan A. ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021;23:599–606.
MLA
Şenses, Oğuzhan, et al. “ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 23, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 599-06, doi:10.24938/kutfd.984228.
Vancouver
1.Oğuzhan Şenses, Serkan Tursun, Ayşegül Alpcan. ANALYSIS OF POISONING CASES ADMITTED TO THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: 5 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021 Dec. 1;23(3):599-606. doi:10.24938/kutfd.984228

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