A 24/7 hospital toxicology service: Experience of a new start-up:

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Gabriel JosephArciaga¹ 

关键词: Poison;    antidote;    decontamination;    toxicology service;    poisoning severity;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2010105818758783

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:A toxicology team providing round-the-clock consultations for poisoning was established in Changi General Hospital in November 2014. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of patients referred to this service in 2015.Methods:A retrospective electronic and paper records review of all patients referred to the toxicology service from January to December 2015 was performed for demographics, poisoning, clinical, and outcome data. The cases were graded for poisoning severity score (PSS), likelihood of poisoning exposure and relative contribution to fatality for death cases.Results:A total of 306 cases were referred to this service in 2015. The median age was 34 years with majority being females (54%). The most common cause of poisoning was deliberate self-harm (62%) and the most common route of poisoning was oral (85%). Analgesics (21%) and sedatives (19%) were the most common poisoning classes. Six per cent of patients received decontamination and 17% received antidotes. The likelihood of pois...

【 授权许可】

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