Epidemiological and cost analysis of self-poisoning cases in Ankara, Turkey
Joint Authors
Kavalci, Cemil
Kavalci, Gulsum
Ethemoglu, Filiz Banu
Batuman, Asli
Kumral, Dilber
Emre, Cengizhan
Surgit, Meltem
Akdikan, Alev
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 11 (30 Nov. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-11-30
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Poisoning is a global public health problem.
Self-poisoning has potentially serious consequences.
Follow-up studies have found that 3-10 % of self-harm patients eventually succeed.
Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the epidemiological, clinical and economical aspects of deliberate self-poisoning patients admitted to Yenimahalle State Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
Patients and Methods : The study was carried out retrospectively in Ankara Yenimahalle State Hospital.
It included Seventy-one patients over 16 years of age who were admitted to the hospital due to poisoning during 2012.
Exposed poisons were classified into one of three categories; pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and alcohols.
Cost account was based on the medical invoices at patient discharge.
Data were compared using Student’s T test and chi-square test.
A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results : The female / male ratio was 2.55.
The mean age of the 71 poisoned patients was 28.92 ± 11.51 years.
Most of the poisoning agents were pharmaceuticals (68 cases).
Among the pharmaceuticals, antidepressants were involved most often, followed by analgesics.
There was no statistically significant difference between pharmaceutical agents in terms of hospital cost (P > 0.05).
The mean length of hospital stay was 6.4 ± 4.3 days.
There was a statistically significant difference between the lengths of stay of patients in terms of hospital cost (P < 0.05).
Conclusions : The patient cost increased as the length of stay increased due to the policy of bundle pricing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kavalci, Gulsum& Ethemoglu, Filiz Banu& Batuman, Asli& Kumral, Dilber& Emre, Cengizhan& Surgit, Meltem…[et al.]. 2014. Epidemiological and cost analysis of self-poisoning cases in Ankara, Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 11, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-428181
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kavalci, Gulsum…[et al.]. Epidemiological and cost analysis of self-poisoning cases in Ankara, Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 11 (Nov. 2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-428181
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kavalci, Gulsum& Ethemoglu, Filiz Banu& Batuman, Asli& Kumral, Dilber& Emre, Cengizhan& Surgit, Meltem…[et al.]. Epidemiological and cost analysis of self-poisoning cases in Ankara, Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 11, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-428181
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5
Record ID
BIM-428181