The burden of intentional self-poisoning on a district-level public Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intentional self-poisoning is a significant part of the toxicological burden experienced by emergency centres. The aim of this study was to describe all adults presenting with intentional self-poisoning over a six-month period to the resuscitation unit of Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town.

Methods

Adult patients with a diagnosis of intentional self-poisoning between 1 November 2014 and 30 April 2015 were retrospectively analysed after eligible patients were obtained from the Khayelitsha Hospital Emergency Centre database. Missing data and variables not initially captured in the database were retrospectively collected by means of a chart review. Summary statistics were used to describe all variables.

Results

A total of 192 patients were included in the analy

SUBMITTER: van Hoving DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6223584 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature