Antídotos y servicios de urgencias

Nogué, Santiago; Miró, Òscar; Aguilar, Ruth

doi:10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.11.004

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“…Knowing the clinical profile of Acute Poisoning (AP) is essential for the correct diagnosis and treatment of medical emergencies ( 1 , 2 ). Any substance can be poisonous if used incorrectly, in the wrong amount or by the wrong person ( 2 – 4 ). This means that the products involved in poisoning can be very varied.…”

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“…Poisoning accounts for around 1% of all hospital emergencies, which is a common clinical situation in these services ( 7 ). In addition, it is considered the ideal place to study intoxicated patients, although it can sometimes be complex ( 2 , 4 , 8 ). The assessment of these patients can be affected by factors such as the patient's level of consciousness, their willingness to collaborate, the type of toxic agent and the availability of complementary tests, among others ( 4 ).…”

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Clinical and sociodemographic profile of acute intoxications in an emergency department: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Aguilón-Leiva¹,

Tejada-Garrido²,

Echániz-Serrano³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundEpidemiological studies about acute poisoning are useful for developing clinical toxicology, especially those carried out in hospital emergency departments. We aimed to evaluate acute intoxication clinical and sociodemographic profile in South Aragon Hospital, Spain.MethodsWe carried out a retrospective cross-sectional study. We included 442 patients treated for acute poisoning in the emergency department during the 3 years 2015–2018. In the inferential analysis, the Chi-square test was used to compare proportions, and the Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare ranges. A confidence level of 95 per cent was considered in all tests.ResultsThe mean age was 44.1 years. 57.2% were men. Drugs of abuse were present in 243 patients (55%), drugs in 172 (38.9%), chemicals in 57 (12.9%) and three patients (0.7%) were poisoned by mushrooms. Nine different drugs of abuse, 73 drugs, 15 chemical compounds and 2 varieties of mushrooms were registered. Of the intoxicated patients, 92.3% had symptoms, 84.2% received treatment and 78.7% were discharged from the emergency department.ConclusionsWe obtain a clear clinical and sociodemographic profile of intoxicated patients who come to the emergency department; the five toxins that cause most acute poisoning are: alcohol, benzodiazepines, antiarrhythmics, cannabis and carbon monoxide.

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confidence: 99%