Clinical profile of poisoning cases admitted to intensive care unit at tertiary health care centre
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Poisoning, organophosphorus and snake bite, both are commonly encountered in rural areas of India. Acute poisoning is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The widespread use of organophosphorus agents in agricultural purposes as pesticides and in domestic as household insecticide has made it an easy available all-purpose poison. Aims and Objectives: To study Clinical Profile of Poisoning Cases Admitted to Intensive Care Unit at Tertiary Health Care Centre Methodology: The present study was carried out in intensive respiratory care unit, Department of respiratory diseases and tuberculosis Govt. medical college and SGGS Memorial Hospital Nanded during 29th Feb. 2004 to 29thjune 2005.The study includes patients of acute poisoning including organophosphorous and snakebite and those who needed artificial respiratory support. We studied 76 patients in IRCU of acute poisoning both organophosphorous and snakebite. Result: The patients in the present study were between the age of 12-60 out of 76 patients, maximum patients were in the age group of 21-30 yrs. (32.89%), followed by 12-20 years (25%), 31-40 yrs (21-05%). 78.8% were below 40 yrs. Age which forms young age group. Comparatively males were more common victims than female in present study. Males of Female Ration: 1.81. Among 76 patients of respiratory failure, acute respiratory failure was seen in 64 patients (84.21%) % sub acute respiratory failure seen in 8 patients (10.52%)and 4 patients of intermediate syndrome (5.26%). Type-II respiratory failure was seen in all Neuroparalytic patients. In OPC Type-I R.F. was seen in 41 patients (73.21%). Conclusion: OP Poisoning was most common type of Poisoning and predominantly in Males and Respiratory failure was the most common complication.
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Arjun Shelke
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