Poisoning in older adults: characterization of exposures reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center ...

Introduction: The annual number of patients > 65 years old about whom the Dutch Poisons Information Center (DPIC) was consulted has more than doubled in the last decade. We aimed to gain insight in the type and circumstances of exposures reported to the DPIC involving older patients, in order to help prevent future poisonings. Methods: Enquiries to the DPIC involving patients > 65 years old were prospectively included from January 2019 to June 2019. Data were collected on patient characteristics (e.g., age, gender, and living situation) and exposure characteristics (e.g., type and exposu... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Rietjens, Saskia J.
van der Heijden, Joyce E. M.
de Lange, Dylan W.
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Verlag/Hrsg.: Taylor & Francis
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Pharmacology / Biotechnology / 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / FOS: Biological sciences / Science Policy / 111714 Mental Health / FOS: Health sciences
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29398416
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21197381

Introduction: The annual number of patients > 65 years old about whom the Dutch Poisons Information Center (DPIC) was consulted has more than doubled in the last decade. We aimed to gain insight in the type and circumstances of exposures reported to the DPIC involving older patients, in order to help prevent future poisonings. Methods: Enquiries to the DPIC involving patients > 65 years old were prospectively included from January 2019 to June 2019. Data were collected on patient characteristics (e.g., age, gender, and living situation) and exposure characteristics (e.g., type and exposure scenario). Results: In the first half of 2019, the DPIC was consulted about 1051 patients > 65 years old. The median age of the patients was 77 years old (range: 66–104 years) and women were over-represented (61%). A total of 1650 different substances were reported, 1213 pharmaceutical exposures (74%) and 437 non-pharmaceutical exposures (26%), mostly household products ( n = 162). Most pharmaceutical exposures ...