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KMID : 0378119770040010240
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Chungnam Medical Journal
1977 Volume.4 No. 1 p.240 ~ p.245
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Clinical Studies of Acute Drug Intoxications
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Abstract
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Acute drug intoxication is continually increasing and despite of proper management, mortality rate is still high. We analyzed about 213 cases of drug intoxications admitted in the department of internal medicine of medical school of Chungnam National University from Jan 1976 to Dec. 1976 and following results were obtained.
1. From Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1976, total number of cases of acute drug intoxication was. 213 which is 17.5% of total patients of admission in department of internal medicine during the same period.
2. Male were affected more frequently(66.4:37.6). On seasonal prevalence, the intoxic￢ation was common from spring to summer, especially in August and May.
3. Most common drugs were organophosphate(44.6%), the remainder were hypnotics, rodenticides and miscellaneous drugs in order of frequency.
4. Complications were developed in 13 cases(6. 1%) among 213 cases.
5. Mortality rate was most prominent in organophosphate(21. 1%) and overall mortality rate of total cases was 10.3%.
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