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Acil Servise Başvuran Bir Yıllık Zehirlenme Olgularının Analizi

The Analysis of Poisoning Cases Presented to the Emergency Department within a One-Year Period

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Unlike previous reports from the literature, we found that poisoning was most frequent in the summer.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives Intoxication is the emergence of unwanted signs and symptoms in an organism after exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physi- cal or organic materials.
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Key Findings & Data:Patients over the age of 14 years that were admitted to the Goztepe Training and Research Hospital during a 1-year period (September 2011-September 2012) with poisoning were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Unlike previous reports from the literature, we found that poisoning was most frequent in the summer.
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Objectives Intoxication is the emergence of unwanted signs and symptoms in an organism after exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physi- cal or organic materials. In our study, we evaluated demographic and etiological factors of adult patients admitted to the emergency depart- ment with suicidal or accidental poisoning. Methods This study was conducted retrospectively by using data from the foren- sics books, protocol notebooks and patient files. Patients over the age of 14 years that were admitted to the Goztepe Training and Research Hospital during a 1-year period (September 2011-September 2012) with poisoning were included in the study. Results A total of 430 patients were included in the study and 278 of those patients were females (64.7%). The male/female (F/M) ratio was 1.82/1 and the mean age of the patients was 27.4±11.75 years. The analyses showed that in 348 patients (80.93%) the cause of poisoning was med- icine, in 39 patients (9.06%) alcohol and drugs, in 37 patients (8.6%) rat poison, in 4 patients (0.93%) a caustic substance and organophos- phates in 2 patients (0.46%). The highest rate of admittance due to poi- soning was seen in July, followed by August and September. When the frequency of admittance was evaluated in terms of seasons: summer had the highest frequency with 35.6%, then autumn with 29.1%, spring with 19.8% and winter with 15.6%. Conclusions The results of our studies are similar to previously reported studies in Turkey. Poisoning cases are more common in women and the most com- mon way of poisoning is by medication. Unlike previous reports from the literature, we found that poisoning was most frequent in the summer.

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Amaç Zehirlenme potansiyel olarak zarar verebilen herhangi bir kimyasal, fizik- sel veya organik maddeye maruziyet sonrası organizmada bazı istenme- yen belirti ve bulguların ortaya çıkmasıdır. Biz bu çalışmamızda intihar amaçlı veya kazara zehirlenme nedeniyle acil servisimize başvuran erişkin hastaların demografik ve etiyolojik faktörlerini araştırdık. Gereç ve Yöntem Çalışma geriye dönük bir çalışma olup veriler adli defter, protokol defteri ve hasta dosyalarından elde edilmiştir. Bir yıllık süre içerisinde (Eylül 2011- Eylül 2012) Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesine zehirlenme ile baş- vuran 14 yaş üstü hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Bulgular Çalışmaya toplam 430 hasta dahil edildi. Olguların 278i kadın (%64.7), 152si erkekti (%35.3). Kadın/erkek (K/E) oranı 1.82/1, yaş ortalaması 27.4±11.75 idi. Zehirlenme nedeni incelendiğinde; 348inin (%80.93) ilaç, 39unun (%9.06) alkol ve ilaç, 37sinin (%8.6) fare zehiri, dördünün (%0.93) kostik madde, ikisinin (%0.46) organofosfat olduğu görüldü. En yüksek başvurunun sırasıyla temmuz, ağustos, eylül aylarında oldu- ğu görüldü. Mevsimlere göre başvuru sıklığına bakıldığında %35.6 yaz, %29.1 sonbahar, %19.8 ilkbahar ve %15.6 kışın başvuru olduğu tespit edildi. Sonuç Çalışmamızın sonuçları literatürde Türkiyede daha önce yapılan çalışma- larla benzerlik göstermektedir. Zehirlenme olguları kadınlarda daha sık olup en sık ilaç alımı yolu ile olmaktadır. Literatürden farklı olarak en sık yaz mevsiminde zehirlenme tespit edildi.

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SARI, F. D., ÖZAYDIN, V., VARIŞLI, B., İNCEALTIN, O., ÖZKÖK, Z. (2014). Acil Servise Başvuran Bir Yıllık Zehirlenme Olgularının Analizi. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 4, 160–164. https://ajindex.com/articles/394610

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