Amaç: İlaç zehirlenmeleri çocukluk çağının önlenebilir morbidite ve mortalite nedenidir. Çalışmanın amacı, Çukurova bölgesinde üçüncü basamak bir hastanede, yatarak tedavi edilen ilaç zehirlenmesi olgularının değerlendirilmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2006-2010 yılları arasında 570 ilaç zehirlenmesi olgusu çalışmaya alındı. Olguların; demografik özellikleri, adres, başvuru tarihi, anne ve baba eğitim durumları, zehirlenmenin nerede gerçekleştiği, ek hastalık varlığı, olayın kaza mı, intihar mı olduğu, kaçıncı başvurusu olduğu, olay ile başvuru arasında geçen süre, uygulanan tedaviler, hangi ilaç ile zehirlendiği, semptom ve bulguların varlığı, laboratuvar sonuçları, hangi serviste ne kadar süre tedavi gördüğü, uygulanan tedavi yöntemleri kaydedildi.Bulgular: İlaç zehirlenmeleri toplam zehirlenme olgularının %62.7’sini oluşturmakta idi. Olguların 364’ü (%63.9)’u kız, 206’sı (%36.1) erkekti. Olguların 375’inin (%65.8) kaza, 195 (%34.2)’inin intihar amaçlı ilaç içtikleri belirlendi. Merkezi sinir sistemi ilaçları (%29.2) her iki grupta da en sık belirlenen zehirlenme nedeniydi. Olguların 162 (%28.4)’sinde klinik bulgu ve semptomlara rastlandı. Olgularımızın 569 (%99.9)’u şifa ile taburcu edildi.Sonuç: Çalışmamız sonucunda, bölgemizde ilaç zehirlenmelerinin toplam zehirlenme içindeki payının arttığı görülmektedir. Bu nedenle ilaç zehirlenmelerini önleyici sağlık politikaları geliştirilmelidir.
Objective: Drug poisoning is preventable morbidity and mortality cause in the childhood period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hospitalized drug poisoning patients at a tertiary health center in the Çukurova region.Material and Methods: 570 drug poisoning patients were included in the study between 2006 and 2010. The demographic characteristics, address, date of presentation, educational status of the mother and father, where the poisoning occurred, presence of additional disease, whether it was accident or suicide, the number of presentations, the elapsed time between the event and the treatment used, the drug, the presence of symptoms and signs, laboratory results, duration of medical treatment, department administering the treatment and the methods of treatment were recorded.Results: Drug poisonings constituted 62.7% of the total number of poisoning patients. 364 patients (63.9%) were female and 206 (36.1%) were male. 375 patients (65.8%) were accidental poisoning and 195 patients (34.2%) were suicidal poisoning cases. Central nervous system drugs (29.2%) were the most common agent in both groups. 162 (28.4%) patients had clinical signs and symptoms. 569 cases (99.9%) were discharged home and 1 case (0.2%) was referred to another health center. None of the cases died.conclusion: We found that the percentage of drug poisoning within the total number of intoxication cases was increasing in our region. Development of drug poisoning preventive health policies is therefore required
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2015 |
Submission Date | June 1, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 9 Issue: 2 |
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