TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Treatment of acute self-poisoning in a respiratory intensive care unit. A 5-year review
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Elk, J. R.
A1  - Linton, D. M.
A1  - Potgieter, P. D.
SP  - 532
EP  - 534
VL  - 72
IS  - 8
N2  - A study of 103 cases of drug-related suicide attempts admitted to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, over a 5-year period (1980-1984) was carried out. This group constituted 4.8% of all patients admitted to this hospital with acute self-poisoning. The majority of patients made an uneventful recovery (survival rate 91.7%). No association was found between initial admission status and ultimate recovery. Haemoperfusion was useful in treating patients with severe barbiturate poisoning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -