Chibishev, Andon and Simonovska, Natasa and Bozinovska, Cvetanka and Pereska, Zanina and Smokovski, Ivica and Glasnovic, Marija (2014) Respiratory Complications from Acute Corrosive Poisonings in Adults. Materia Socio Medica, 26 (2). pp. 80-83. ISSN 1512-7680
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Abstract
Introduction: Acute corrosive poisonings are caused by ingestion of corrosive chemicals which are most commonly used as household agents. Intoxications with these kind of agents produce numerous and severe post-corrosive complications of the upper gastrointestinal tract. On the
other hand, our experience showed that corrosive agents may also cause injuries of the respiratory system, which makes the treatment very hard and additionally complicates the severe clinical condition of the patient. Objective: The aim of the study is to show the incidence of respiratory complications in acute corrosive poisonings, the need of various clinical investigations and also the treatment and final outcome of these kind of
poisoning. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical records of 415 patients hospitalized and treated at the University clinic for toxicology and urgent internal medicine, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, in the period between 2007 and 2011. The protocol consisted of methods for analyzing the systemic complications, with an accent on the post-corrosive respiratory complications. Results: From the total number of patients even 98 (23.61%) exhibited systemic complications, from which 51 (52.04%) are respiratory complications. The majority of patients are female (n=40, 78.43%) and the most common complication is pneumonia (n=47). The youngest patient in this study was 14 and the oldest was 87 years
old. Conclusion: Besides the gastrointestinal complications in the acute corrosive poisonings respiratory complications are also very often. They
complicate the clinical state of patient and very often lead to fatal endings.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Ivica Smokovski |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2015 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2015 12:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/14594 |
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