Reality of clonidine poisoning in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed to describe the severity of clonidine poisonings in a paediatric population referred to a tertiary toxicology service.

Methods

We undertook a retrospective review of all presentations of clonidine poisoning in children or adolescents reported to a tertiary toxicology service from March 2014 to February 2020. Cases were divided into young children (0-6 years), older children (7-11 years) and adolescents (12-17 years). We report clinical effects: bradycardia, hypotension and abnormal Glasgow coma score (GCS), based on standard paediatric observation charts, interventions, length of emergency department stay, proportion admitted to a medical ward or paediatric intensive care unit.

Results

We identified 111 clonidine poisonings, 41 young children, 9 older chi

SUBMITTER: Duong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature