CLINICAL, SUBCLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT RESULTS OF SUICIDAL POISONED PATIENTS ADMITTED POISON CONTROL CENTER, BACH MAI HOSPITAL

Tuấn Vũ Lê1, Thị Nhung Huỳnh1, Hồng Diệp Nguyễn2, Thị Lan Ngọc Đặng2, Quang Thuận Lê3,
1 VNU Hanoi-University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Viet Nam University Of Traditional Medicine & Pharmacy
3 Bach Mai Hospital Poison Control Center

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Objectives: To describe the clinical and subclinical characteristics and evaluate the treatment results of suicidal poisoned patients admitted Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital. Subjects and methods: A retrospective descriptive study of 317 patients who committed suicide by poisoning and were treated at Bach Mai Hospital, Poison Control Center. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective. Research period: 9/2021-5/2022. Result: The average age was 35.3 ±15.4. The male/female ratio was 0.8. Family conflict accounted for 48.6% of all causes. There were 54 patients diagnosed with pre-existing mental illness. 30.9% of suicide poisoning causes were due to herbicide ingestion. 46.7% of patients had gastrointestinal symptoms. The average white blood cell count in the mortality group was 17.19 ± 8.84 G/L. Urea and creatinine concentrations in the mortality group were 7.11±5.05 mmol/L and 146.17±180.07 µmol/L, respectively. Fluid transfusion and activated charcoal were the most commonly used with 100% and 62,1%. There were 36/317 deaths, corresponding to 11.4%. Conclusion: Suicidal poisoned patients had many causes, the most common cause was family conflicts. Common toxic agents were herbicides, psychotropic drugs and other drugs. Symptoms were most common in digestive system. Severe poisoning patients in the group often had renal failure, coagulopathy condition, and leukocytosis. The mortality rate was 11.4%. 

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