Treatment outcome and Associated Factors among Patients Admitted with Acute Poisoning in Selected Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024
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2024-06-15
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Addis Ababa University
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Poisoning is one of the public health problems worldwide with a significant impact on developing countries. Acute poisoning is a medical emergency in which the toxic effects occur almost immediately, usually within hours from the time of exposure. In Ethiopia, the burden of acute poisoning is increasing due to changes in lifestyle, availability of chemicals, and social behavior organophosphate, herbicide, and rodenticides are responsible for the highest number of case fatalities. By this time there is no multicenter study done on the outcome and associated factors of acute poisoning cases presenting to the emergency room in Addis Ababa governmental hospitals and this study will fill the gap in this area
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Treatment, Outcome, Poisoning, Organophosphate