@article{ref1,
title="Intensive care costs of acute poisoning cases",
journal="Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)",
year="2008",
author="Sut, Necdet and Memis, Dilek",
volume="46",
number="5",
pages="457-460",
abstract="AIM: To examine the costs of acute poisoning patients admitted to an intensive care unit. METHODS: Retrospective review of intensive care unit records of patients admitted for treatment of acute poisoning from January 1, 2002 to September 30, 2006. RESULTS: The study group consisted of 94 patients and 18.1% of them died in the intensive care unit. The 62 suicidal cases were significantly younger than the accidental cases (p = 0.006). The average cost per intensive care unit stay was US $821 +/- 1149 (US $711 +/- 695 for suicidal and US $1,036 +/- 1,713 for accidental cases). CONCLUSIONS: Poisoned patients admitted to an intensive care unit represent a considerable cost for the health care system in Turkey.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1556-3650",
doi="10.1080/15563650701644295",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650701644295"
}