TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Intensive care costs of acute poisoning cases
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
A1  - Sut, Necdet
A1  - Memis, Dilek
SP  - 457
EP  - 460
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-3650
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650701644295
ID  - ref1
ER  -