@article{ref1,
title="Distribution, structure of diseases and lethality in a Department of Toxicology for adults for the period 2009-2011",
journal="General medicine (Sofia)",
year="2013",
author="Radenkova-Saeva, J.",
volume="15",
number="3",
pages="9-13",
abstract="A retrospective epidemiological study was carried out of the hospitalized patients in the Department of Toxicology for adults, Clinic of Toxicology - MHATEM 'N.I. Pirogov' for a 3-year period - 2009-2011. Incidence of acute exogenous poisoning, toxoallergic reactions, suicide attempts, hospital lethality were analyzed. The results of the study show the following: Acute exogenous poisoning accounted for around 60% of diseases, severe toxoallergic reactions - for about 40% of them, in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. There is a high proportion of patients with suicide attempts. The frequency of deaths for the period under review was 1.50%. Lethality was highest in 2010. Mortality is higher in male patients. Most deaths occur in the patients aged over 40 years - three quarters of them with a fatal outcome. The most common cause of death is acute poisoning with alcohol (methanol) with drugs and corrosive poisoning.<p /><p>Language: bg</p>",
language="bg",
issn="1311-1817",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}