ANALYSIS OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE POISONING IN THE EMERGENCY OF A GUAYAQUIL HOSPITAL

Abstract

Acute poisonings in the pediatric age remain a major public health problem and represent a frequent cause of admission to emergency units. The objective was to establish the demographic-age and clinical correlation of acute intoxications. The methodology used was analytical, retrospective and cross-sectional, consisting of 90 pediatric patients with acute intoxication that were compared with a group of patients admitted for a diagnosis other than intoxication at the Francisco de Icaza Bustamante Hospital Emergency in the 2015-2016 period. Statistical software SPSS version 21, descriptive and inferential statistics was used to represent the results. It was found that the group of preschoolers (39%) was the most frequent, especially the male sex with 64.40% (69), urban (48.90%) and urban-marginal (46.70%). of the province of Guayas (98.90%). The age of both the mother (43.30%) and the person in charge (52.20%) of the infants corresponded in the majority of adolescents. The schooling of the parents was secondary school in 91.10% (82) and primary school in 3.30% (3). Household toxicants were the most frequent with 91.10% (82), while those of pharmacological type only represented 8.90% (8). The main factor of exposure was the carelessness (91.10%) on the part of the parents or the person in charge of the care of the patients and the low schooling of the parents (5.60%).

Keywords: Pediatric poisoning, infant mortality, health complications.

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