[Acute poisoning in patients over 65 years of age]. / Intoxicaciones agudas en pacientes mayores de 65 años.
An Sist Sanit Navar
; 37(1): 99-108, 2014.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24871115
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There are few Spanish studies on acute poisoning in the elderly despite the associated risk factors of this group of patients. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Retrospective descriptive study of acute poisonings treated in the Emergency Service of the University Hospital of Zaragoza from 1995 to 2009 on patients 65 years old or older.RESULTS:
A total of 762 patients were selected in the study (4.74% of all acute poisonings) with a mean age of 74.16 (SD ± 6) years. Ingestion was the major route of exposure (85%) and alcohol overdose (28,7%) was the most frequent type of poisoning. A trend was also observed showing a lower emetic treatment and gastric lavage and an increase in activated charcoal. Benzodiazepines (14.3%) and toxic household products (11%) with caustic properties were also the main toxics found in the study.CONCLUSIONS:
Acute poisonings in the elderly required more hospitalizations, have a higher mortality and more autolytic attempts which result in death.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poisoning
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
An Sist Sanit Navar
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain