AIM: To examine the costs of acute poisoning patients admitted to an intensive care unit. METHODS: Retrospective review of intensive care unit records of patients admitted for treatment of acute poisoning from January 1, 2002 to September 30, 2006. RESULTS: The study group consisted of 94 patients and 18.1% of them died in the intensive care unit. The 62 suicidal cases were significantly younger than the accidental cases (p = 0.006). The average cost per intensive care unit stay was US $821 +/- 1149 (US $711 +/- 695 for suicidal and US $1,036 +/- 1,713 for accidental cases). CONCLUSIONS: Poisoned patients admitted to an intensive care unit represent a considerable cost for the health care system in Turkey.
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