Clinical Toxicology
mohammad naghizadeh; Nastaran Eizadi-mood; laaya mokhtar; shiva samsamshariat; Gholamali dorooshi; arman otroshi; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 April 2024
Abstract
Introduction: Poisoning is one of the most common methods of suicide in developing countries. We assessed the frequency of impaired hematological indices in patients with acute poisoning.
Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional retrospective. Using the census sampling method, all patients ...
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Introduction: Poisoning is one of the most common methods of suicide in developing countries. We assessed the frequency of impaired hematological indices in patients with acute poisoning.
Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional retrospective. Using the census sampling method, all patients who had attempted suicide by poisoning and were admitted from 2013 to 2023 were included in this study. Different variables, including age, gender, hematological index on admission, hospital stay, and outcome (mortality), were recorded in a data-gathering form. ANOVA and chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests were used for analysis.
Results: This study was conducted on 48186 patients, 53.4% of whom were male. The average age of the patients was 34.92 (± 13.23). Of all patients, 6% had anemia, 15.1% leukocytosis, 15% higher than average hemoglobin, and 9.1% lower than average platelet count. White blood cell (WBC) count was higher (mean difference = 3741.85, SD = 151.35, 95% CI = 3445.21–4038.5) in deceased patients, while platelet count was significantly lower in deceased patients (mean difference = 17.19, SD = 2.57, 95% CI = 12.14–22.24) (P < 0.001). Anemia correlated with more extended hospital stay by an average of 1.61 days (SD = 0.27, 95% CI = 0.98–2.24) compared to patients with normal hemoglobin. Thrombocytopenia also correlated with more extended hospital stays by an average of 1.38 days (SD = 0.21, 95% CI = 0.88–1.89).
Conclusion: The frequency of abnormal hematological indices was not high in patients with acute poisoning. Deceased patients had higher WBC and lower platelet counts compared to surviving patients. Patients with anemia and thrombocytopenia had more extended hospital stays.
Emergency medicine
Nazanin Jannati; Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi; Roghayeh Ershad Sarab; Simin Salehinejad
Volume 7, Issue 2 , July 2021, , Pages 127-129
Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health crisis of our time. The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed urgently. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health ...
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health crisis of our time. The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed urgently. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in many countries worldwide. One way to overcome this situation is to use Telemental health services and people can take advantage of these services to meet their mental health needs. However, there are some barriers to provide Telemental health services, which should be considered by policymakers before the crisis.