Trends and Outcomes of Acute Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Navi Mumbai

Acute poisoning is a major health problem causing morbidity and mortality throughout the world. With the availability of a vast number of chemicals and drugs, acute poisoning is a common medical emergency in any country. Based on the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), it is responsible for the loss of over 7.4 million years of healthy life.

To study the patterns and outcomes of patients admitted to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital as acute poisoning cases.

Retrospective study conducted at a Tertiary Care Hospital over a period of 3 years from Jan 2015-December 2017 wherein all acute poisoning cases admitted were included.

The Incidence of Poisoning was higher in the Females (68.2%) as compared to males (40%). Age group 21–30 (45%) was commonly affected followed by age group 11–20 (35%). Higher cases of poisoning were reported in Hindu Patients (95.5%) with majority of the patients belonging to an Urban Area (95%) and 64.1% being married. Oral (90.9%)was the most preferred route of intake. The most frequent time of consumption was between mornings 6 am to 12pm and 12 pm to 6 pm (35%). Majority (61.4%) of poisoning cases were found to be due to corrosives with Phenyl being the commonly used substance.

Various socio-economic factors along with psychiatric morbidities can influence suicidal ideation in Youth Age group thereby making them a high risk group for such cases.