The discharge outcome and clinical influential factors of acute poisoning in children

VernacularTitle:小儿急性中毒出院转归的影响因素研究
Author: Dan LOU ; Yan LIU ; Juan WU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acute poisoning; Discharge outcome; Influential factors; Children
From: Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2010;17(6):499-501
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the discharge outcome and its clinical influential factors of acute poisoning in children, and to provide the clinical references for prevention. Methods Questionaire about acute poisoning in children made by the research group,the hospitalized children and the influential factors were analyzed according to the outcome. Results Among 168 cases of acute poisoning hospitalized children,the curative rate was 80.95%, 16 cases(9.52%) were improved,6 cases (3.57%)were quitted,1.20% was ' not curative' and 4. 76% died. The factors including age,treatment time, route of entry, varieties of poison, medical examination of admission were statistically associated with the discharge outcome.Conclusion The outcome can be improved through an intensive nurse of the children under the age of three and early treatment. The cases who were not poisoned by the invasion of gastrointestinal tract,paraquat poisoning,and those with abnormalities of breathing, pupilla, awareness in medical examination of admission would have poor discharge outcomes, and should be monitored closely and treated timely.