대한임상독성학회지 (Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology)

  • 제21권2호
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  • Pages.108-116
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  • 2023
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  • 1738-1320(pISSN)
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  • 2508-6332(eISSN)
대한임상독성학회 (Korean society of Clincal Toxicology)
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코로나바이러스감염증-19 대유행 이후 응급실로 내원한 급성 일산화탄소 중독 환자의 특성 변화

Changes in the characteristics of acute carbon monoxide poisoning patients who visited the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • 심준보 (인하대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 안태규 (인하대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실) ;
  • 김현 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 응급의학교실)
  • Jun bo Sim (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Tae kyu Ahn (Department of Emergency Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun Kim (Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
  • 투고 : 2023.06.05
  • 심사 : 2023.08.23
  • 발행 : 2023.12.31
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Purpose: This study investigated the differences between patients with acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning who visited the emergency department (ED) before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective observational study. Patients with CO poisoning who visited the ED during the period from February 2020 to January 2023 were classified as the COVID-19 pandemic group, and those from February 2019 to January 2020 were classified as the non-pandemic group. Patients' medical records were reviewed, their demographic and clinical characteristics were compared, and the length of stay in ED was checked. The time from admission to the ED to the start of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) was defined as the door-to-HBO time, and this parameter was compared between both groups. Results: In total, 672 patients were included in this study. The proportion of intentional poisoning was significantly higher in the COVID-19 pandemic group than in the non-pandemic group (p=0.028). The proportion of intentional poisoning significantly increased in the 20- to 29-year-old age group during the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.001). In addition, it took longer to initiate HBO in the COVID-19 pandemic group than in the non-pandemic group (p=0.001). Conclusion: These findings suggest that pandemics of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, increase the proportion of intentional CO poisoning, and it may take longer to initiate HBO after visiting the ED. Efforts will be needed to decrease intentional CO poisoning and length of stay in ED.

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본 연구는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 범부처전주기의료기기연구개발사업단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(과제고유번호: RS-2020-KD000247).

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