The analysis of adult intoxication cases seen in Adıyaman Region and treated in intensive care unit
Journal Title: Medical Science and Discovery - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: We determined the patient profile and aim to look into the distribution of age and sex, intoxication route, the duration of the stay in ICU and prognosis of the cases we accepted to our ICU presenting with intoxication. Material and Methods: Before the research, approval was granted by the Ethical Committee. 259 intoxication patients, accepted and treated in the ICU of Adıyaman University Hospital between the dates of 2012-2014, were included in the research.Results: Total of 259 as 83 male, 176 female patients were examined. 75.7% of the cases were below age of 30. 92% of the cases received in ICU were suicidal and 8% of them were accidental intoxication cases. When the causes were observed, 85.7% of the cases were intoxicated by drug intake. Most frequently used drugs were antidepressants (43.6%). The mean number of the days in intensive care unit was 2.02 days.Conclusion: As a result, most of the intoxication cases in intensive care unit were made up by young age cases who received antidepressants with suicidal intentions. Acute drug intoxications have better response to intensive care treatments and shorter duration of stays while non-pharmacological intoxications have longer duration of stays.
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Mehmet Duran, Oznur Uludag, Nureddin Yuzkat
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