Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Outcome and Determinants of Adult Poisoning at an Ethiopian Tertiary Care Center: A Five-Year Retrospective Data Analysis
  Author(s): Belayneh Dessie Kassa* and Berhanu Tesfaye
  
  Introduction: Due to the abundance of drugs and chemicals, poisoning has become a common medical emergency that affects people worldwide. Even though it has been identified that this issue is a serious community health concern in Ethiopia, the exact extent of this problem has not yet been correctly surveyed. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the factors that influence the outcome of adult patients with poisoning at a tertiary care center. Materials and methods: A 5-year institution-based cross-sectional study was done. Data were gathered by retrospective chart review using structured questionnaires. The data were entered into version 26 of the SPSS software program after coding and cleaning for further analysis. Descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis, and bivariate analysis were performed to evaluate th.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0495.23.13.543

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