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Clinical Patterns and Outcome of Acute Poisoning Cases at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal

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Observational analysis reveals high mortality rates from acute poisoning in young adults, indicating urgent need for better awareness.

Acute poisoning leads to a mortality rate of 6.3% among emergency admissions at the hospital.
Gastrointestinal symptoms were reported in 81.1% of cases, primarily among adults aged 21-30 years.
Organophosphates and rat killers were the most common substances involved in intentional suicides.
A notable 78.4% of patients survived despite significant prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms.

Mandal et al. (2025) studied this question.

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