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KMID : 1013220120100010008
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Jouranl of the Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
2012 Volume.10 No. 1 p.8 ~ p.14
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Comparison between Emergency Patient Poisoning Cases and the Tox-Info System Database
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Kim Hyun-Jong
Kim Yang-Weon
Kim Hyun
Park Chang-Bae
So Byung-Hak
Lee Kyeong-Ryong
Lee Kyung-Woo
Lee Kyung-Won
Lee Sung-Woo
Lee Jang-Young
Cho Gyu-Chong
Cho Jun-Ho
Chung Sung-Phil
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Abstract
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Purpose: The Tox-Info system is a poisonous substance information database developed by the Korean National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation. The aim of this study was to estimate the coverage effectiveness of the Tox-Info system by comparing the toxic substances included in the database with the distribution of the toxic substances implicated in the cases of intoxicated patients presenting to emergency departments. The secondary aim of the study was to propose any additional substances that should be added to the database.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients suffering with toxic exposure who had visited any of 12 selected emergency departments in Korea from January 2010 to December 2011. The identified toxic substances were classified into groups including prescription drugs, agricultural chemicals, household products, animals or plants, herbal drugs, and others. We calculated the coverage rate of the Tox-Info database relative to the number of intoxication cases and the type of toxic substances involved.
Results: A total of 5,840 intoxicated patient records were collected. Their mean age was 46.6±20.5 years and 56.2% were female. Of the total intoxication cases, 87.8% of the identified toxic substances were included in the Tox-Info database, while only 41.6% of all of the types of identified toxic substances were included. Broken down by category, 122 prescription drugs, 15 agricultural chemicals, 12 household products, 14 animals or plants and 2 herbal drugs involved in poisoning cases were not included in the Tox-info database.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated the clinical usefulness of the Tox-Info system. While 87.8% of the substances involved in the cases were included in the Tox-Info database, the database should be continuously updated in order to include even the most uncommon toxic substances.
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KEYWORD
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Poisoning, Database, Registry
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