Management of acute intoxication in Hai Ba Trung Hospital.
- Author:
Hai Van To
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acute toxication
- MeSH:
Poisoning;
therapy
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
1998;9():28-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Acute poisoning was more frequently in the Internal - Pediatric pathology. During the past 3 years (1996-1998), there were 392 acute intoxicated patients hospitalized at the Department of Reanimation and Emergency (13.23% of total patients treated at the department). The degree of toxicity in severe and fatal situations accounts for 36.03%. The Department of Reanimation - Emergency in Hai Ba Trung Hospital have applied many methods of intensive care such as isotonic solution perfusion 77.3%, stomach washing 50.51%, active charcoal drinking 36.73%, specific medicine drinking 32%, diuretic, supportive respiration, nausea provoking... Therapeutic results were high (complete recovery 89.8%), the average therapeutic day with acute poisoning was only 1.28 days. Mortality rate was higher in the later comers (especially late after 6 hours), insecticides have provoked high death rate (10%) and by opium poisoning (9.78%), then the rest percentages were by Gardenal, alcohol, Seduxen...
