TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pediatric Intoxication Cases Followed in the PICU; 2-year Experience
AB  - Introduction: There is no regional study presenting the pediatricintoxication cases followed in pediatric intensive care units(PICUs). As they show regional features, we aimed to present thepediatric intoxication cases followed in our PICU, and indicate ourself-constituted protocol about the PICU admission rules in thesepatients.Methods: Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients whoadmitted with intoxication and followed in PICU between October2015 and October 2017 were noted. PICU admission indicationswere evaluated.Results: Twenty-four (14%) of the 171 intoxication cases formedthe study group. Fourteen (58.3%) were female. Ten cases (41.7%)were under 5 years old, 6 (20.8%) were 5-12 years and 8 (37.5%)were over 12 years. In first group, all intoxications were by accident.In second, intoxications were due to accident (n=3), during drug usein treatment dose (n=2) and as a result of child abuse (n=1). In lastgroup, it was by accident in 2, but as a result of suicide in 6 cases.Active ingredients were; central nervous system drugs (n=9), plant(atropa belladona) (n=3), decongestant drugs (n=3), multiple drugs(n=4), intoxication by inhalation (n=1) and other drugs (n=4). Fifteenpatients (62.5%) had clinical indications for PICU admission. In five(20.8%) the poison control center advised PICU admission. In fourpatients (16.7%) we decided PICU admission because of the fatalnature of the ingested drugs.Conclusion: Our results suggest that every clinic, by taking theiravailabilities into account, should form its own protocols for PICUadmission for pediatric intoxication cases.
AU  - Keskin, Halil
AU  - KARA, MUSTAFA
AU  - akat, hülya
AU  - Ceviz, Naci
DO  - 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2018.19484
PY  - 2019
JO  - Çocuk Acil ve Yoğun Bakım Dergisi
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SN  - 2146-2399
SP  - 150
EP  - 155
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/368739
ER  -