TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A descriptive study of acute pediatric poisoning age 0-12 years old presenting to pediatric emergency department hospital Tunku Azizah, Malaysia
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Ong, Yoon N.
SP  - e34527
EP  - e34527
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Acute pediatric poisoning poses significant morbidity and mortality to a country. This study looks at the pattern of acute pediatric poisoning in ages 0-12 years old presenting to a pediatric emergency department in a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur. <br><br>METHOD: We performed a retrospective review of acute pediatric poisoning aged 0-12 years old presenting to the pediatric emergency department of Hospital Tunku Azizah Kuala Lumpur from 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2022. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 90 patients were included in this study. The ratio of female to male patients was 2:3. Oral ingestion was the most common route of poisoning. 73% of patients were from 0-5 years old and primarily asymptomatic. Pharmaceutical agents were the most common agent of poisoning-no mortality in this study. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prognosis of acute pediatric poisoning was good in the 18 months of the study period.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34527
ID  - ref1
ER  -