RESEARCH ARTICLE
Nobel Med 2007; 3(2): 18-22

EVALUATION OF INTOXICATION CASES

Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate demographics, etiologies and prognostic findings in intoxication patients who were seen in Vakıf Gureba Training Hospital Emergency Unit between December-January 2005

Patients and Methods: Age of patients, sex, anamnesis and prognostic findings were evaluated retrospectively.

Results: 794 patients (564 -71%- females, mean age 27.65±11.12 years, range 12-86) had intoxication. Of those patients, 593 (74.68%) had drugs intoxications, 86 (10.8%) food intoxications, 83 (10.4%) carbon monoxide (CO) intoxications, 13 marijuana-ecstasy , 10 alcohol intoxications, 9 insecticide -mouse poison intoxications. 716 of those patients (90.3%) were admitted to emergency unit, 60 (7.5%) were in taken in intensive care unit (ICU), 12 (1.5%) were sent to internal medicine unit, 2 were treated at dialysis unit, 2 were given hyperbaric oxygen therapy, 1 dead in arrival and 1 was died in ICU.

Conclusion: The most common intoxication reason was drugs, followed by food and CO intoxications. Intoxications were observed mostly in young (mean age 27) females (71%). Of all the patients 7.5% needed to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Keywords
Intoxication Intensive care unit Prognosis

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    Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek . [İNTOKSİKASYON VAKALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med 2007; 3(2): 18-22, Turkish.
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    Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek . [İNTOKSİKASYON VAKALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. www.nobelmedicus.com/en/Article.aspx?m=1716 [Access: Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
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    Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek . [İNTOKSİKASYON VAKALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med 2007; 3(2): 18-22, Turkish.
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    Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek . [İNTOKSİKASYON VAKALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med (2007); 3(2): 18-22, [cited Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
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    Ahmet Uyanıkoğlu, Emel Zeybek, İlker Cordan, Suzan Avcı, Tufan Tükek . (2007) [İNTOKSİKASYON VAKALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med, 3(2): 18-22, Turkish.