대한임상독성학회지 (Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology)
- 제8권2호
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- Pages.61-68
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- 2010
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- 1738-1320(pISSN)
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- 2508-6332(eISSN)
노인 중독 환자의 특성
Characteristics of elderly patients with acute poisoning
- Kim, Bo-Kyeong (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine) ;
- Jung, Si-Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine) ;
- Jung, Koo-Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ewha Womans University, School of Medicine)
- 투고 : 2010.07.28
- 심사 : 2010.09.20
- 발행 : 2010.12.31
초록
Purpose: Poisoning is a major health problem for the elderly, and poisoning can cause fatal side effects. However, the characteristics and clinical features of elderly patients with acute poisoning have not been well studied in the previous domestic research. So, we tried to analyze the clinical characteristics and toxic substances of the patients who were 65 years old or older and who were admitted to the regional emergency medical center due to acute poisoning. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and poisoning protocols of the patients who were 65 years of age or older and who had with acute poisoning and who visited the ED in our emergency center from January 2005 to December 2009. We collected the demographic information, the gender, the underlying diseases, the causes and toxic substances, the initial presentation, the treatment and the outcomes. Results: A total of 2179 poisoned patients visited the hospital during 5 years, and among them 244 were 65 years of age or older (11.2%). The mean age was