Acute Poisoning among Children Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

IF 0.5 4区医学 Q3 Medicine

Journal of Nepal Medical Association Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI:10.31729/jnma.8482

Surabhi Aryal, Susmin Karki, Machhindra Lamichhane

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Abstract

Introduction: Acute poisoning is one of the critical causes of hospital admission in children worldwide. Understanding the clinico-demographic profile of childhood poisoning will help in developing targeted prevention strategies. This study aimed to find the prevalence of acute poisoning cases among children admitted to a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 4972 children admitted in the pediatric ward, High Dependency Care Unit, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital in Nepal. The data were collected from the hospital records from over three years between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. A convenience sampling method was used. Data related to the clinical and demographic data were collected from the patients with acute poisoning and analyzed. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated.

Results: Out of 4972 paediatric cases admitted to the hospital, acute poisoning was seen in 57 (1.14%) (0.81-1.39, 95% Confidence Interval) patients. Out of these acute poisoning cases, 31 (54.39%) were accidental. The mean age was 10.10±5.40 years with 35 (61.40%) patients from the adolescent age group.

Conclusions: This study conducted in a Nepalese tertiary care hospital identifies acute poisoning as a notable concern among pediatric admissions.

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一家三级医院收治的急性中毒儿童：描述性横断面研究。

导言：急性中毒是全球儿童入院治疗的重要原因之一。了解儿童中毒的临床-人口学特征有助于制定有针对性的预防策略。本研究旨在了解在一家三级医院住院的儿童中急性中毒病例的发病率：方法：对尼泊尔一家三级医院儿科病房、高危护理病房和儿科重症监护病房收治的 4972 名儿童进行了描述性横断面研究。在获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准后，研究人员从医院病历中收集了2020年1月1日至2022年12月31日三年多的数据。研究采用方便抽样法。对急性中毒患者的临床和人口统计学相关数据进行了收集和分析。计算出95%置信区间的点估计值：在医院收治的 4972 例儿科病例中，有 57 例（1.14%）（0.81-1.39，95% 置信区间）患者急性中毒。在这些急性中毒病例中，31 例（54.39%）为意外中毒。平均年龄为（10.10±5.40）岁，其中 35 例（61.40%）患者为青少年：这项在尼泊尔一家三甲医院进行的研究表明，急性中毒是儿科住院病人中一个值得关注的问题。

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Journal of Nepal Medical Association PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

CiteScore

1.00

自引率

0.00%

发文量

233

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Nepal Medical Association is an internationally peer-reviewed, MedLine/PubMed indexed, a monthly general medical journal published by Nepal Medical Association. JNMA is the first and oldest medical journal from Nepal since 1963 AD.