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Clinico - demographic profile of pediatric patients with acute poisoning in a tertiary hospital during the covid-19 pandemic. / [author]: Bayta, Marian Kate DA. [co-author]: Geli, Tricia May V.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City: Department of Childhealth, FEU-NRMF, 2023Description: ( in folder ) with flash drive (soft copy)Content type:
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Online resources: Summary: ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic had brought a big change in our daily living. Children stayed at home for longer periods of time. This led to more frequent exposure to certain substances than can sometimes lead to poisoning. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was done at FEU-NRMF to determine the clinico-demographic profile of children with acute poisoning seen at the Emergency Room from 2020 to 2023. Their age, sex, substance of exposure, manner, place and route of poisoning, past medical history were noted. The treatment done, outcome and poison severity score were also included. The frequency and percentage distribution of each variable were obtained. RESULTS: A total of 161 patients were included in the study, there was almost equal distribution among male (n=74, 46.0%) and female patients (n=87, 54.0%). Almost half of the patients were aged less than 6 years old (n=78, 48.4%). There were more cases of unintentional poisoning than intentional poisoning. The most common nonpharmaceutical agents involved were disinfecting (n=23, 14.3%) and cleaning products (n=20, 12.4%), while the most common involved pharmaceutical products were paracetamol (n=15,9.3%) and multivitamins (n=7, 4.3%). CONCLUSION: Acute poisoning in children occurs more in children less than 6 years old and has a higher occurrence among female children. Most cases involve nonpharmaceutical substances with alcohol and other cleaning products being the most common substances involved. Among the pharmaceutical substances, Paracetamol is most commonly involved in acute poisoning. Majority of the acute poisoning cases among children occur via ingestion or oral route, are unintentional, and occur at home. These poisoning cases are mostly minor in severity with a Poison Severity Score of 1 and are discharged after doing laboratory workup. While poisoning is not a direct effect of COVID- 19, it is still an important problem that parents, guardians and healthcare providers alike should be aware of.
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ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic had brought a big change in our daily living. Children stayed at home for longer periods of time. This led to more frequent exposure to certain substances than can sometimes lead to poisoning.
METHODS: A retrospective observational study was done at FEU-NRMF to determine the clinico-demographic profile of children with acute poisoning seen at the Emergency Room from 2020 to 2023. Their age, sex, substance of exposure, manner, place and
route of poisoning, past medical history were noted. The treatment done, outcome and poison severity score were also included. The frequency and percentage distribution of each variable were obtained.
RESULTS: A total of 161 patients were included in the study, there was almost equal distribution among male (n=74, 46.0%) and female patients (n=87, 54.0%). Almost half of the patients were aged less than 6 years old (n=78, 48.4%). There were more cases
of unintentional poisoning than intentional poisoning. The most common nonpharmaceutical agents involved were disinfecting (n=23, 14.3%) and cleaning products (n=20, 12.4%), while the most common involved pharmaceutical products were
paracetamol (n=15,9.3%) and multivitamins (n=7, 4.3%).
CONCLUSION: Acute poisoning in children occurs more in children less than 6 years old
and has a higher occurrence among female children. Most cases involve nonpharmaceutical substances with alcohol and other cleaning products being the most common substances involved. Among the pharmaceutical substances, Paracetamol is most commonly involved in acute poisoning. Majority of the acute poisoning cases among children occur via ingestion or oral route, are unintentional, and occur at home. These poisoning cases are mostly minor in severity with a Poison Severity Score of 1 and are discharged after doing laboratory workup. While poisoning is not a direct effect of COVID- 19, it is still an important problem that parents, guardians and healthcare providers alike should be aware of.

Department of Child Health Research - Department of Child Health

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