COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL MORTALITY RATES AMONG FEMALE PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH PARAPHENYLINE DI-AMINE AND ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING AT NAWABSHAH
| Main Author: | Ejaz Ahmed Awan, Shahla Imran, Nadia Aslam, Afzal Memon and Muhammad Muneeb |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1291467 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: To compare the individual mortality rates exclusively among female patients presenting with paraphenylene di-amine and organophosphate poisoning at Nawabshah during 2013-2015. Methodology: This comparative analysis comprised of a sample of 380 patients female patients presenting to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah with Paraphenylene di-amine or organophosphate poisoning from January 2013 to December 2015. The information that constituted the variables of the study, apart from the individual mortality rates, was about basic socio-demographics. The data was analyzed on SPSS version-20 and presented as frequencies and percentages whereas age was presented as mean±SD. Chi square test was used for comparison between types of poisons and their outcomes, and frequency tables and cross tabulation was used to present the study findings. Results: Out of the total 380 cases of poisoning, there was 235 (61.8%) paraphenylene diamine and 145 (38.2%) organophosphate poisoning cases. Most of the population (76.8%) belonged to the age group 16-30 years. Majority of the cases 162 were reported in 2014 and most of the patients (108 cases) expired during 2014. There was a significant difference (p value = 0.001) when comparison between the types of poisons and their outcomes was done. Conclusions: In female population of our region, paraphenylene diamine poisoning was the main source of poisoning compared to the rates of organophosphate poisoning with a higher mortality rates, especially in youth. Keywords: Organophosphate, Poisoning, Paraphenylene Diamine and Suicide