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Table 4 Risk of Hospital admission of Group “ED”, cases accessing PPCc at Emergency Department

From: Acute toxic exposures in children: analysis of a three year registry managed by a Pediatric poison control Center in Italy

Hospital admitted

Yes

Total

Univariable analysis

Multivariable logistic regression

n(%)

n(%)

OR

95%CI

OR

95% CI

Sex

 Female

245 (50.2)

488

1.2

   

 Male

266 (45.3)

587

1.0

1.0–1.5

  

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Age category

 Infant

42 (44.2)

95

1.00

0.7–1.6

  

 Pre School

340 (44)

773

1.00

   

 School

50 (50.5)

99

1.29

0.9–2.0

  

 Adolescent

79 (73.1)

108

3.46*

2.2–5.5

  

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Time of exposure

 Morning

77 (39.5)

195

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Afternoon

188 (49)

384

1.5*

1.0–2.1

1.5*

1.0–2.2

 Evening

215 (47.4)

454

1.4

1.0–1.9

1.4

1.0–2.0

 Night

31 (73.8)

42

4.3*

2.0–9.4

3.2*

1.4–7.0

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Location of poison exposure

 Outside

57 (66.3)

86

2.3*

1.45–3.7

  

 Home

454 (45.9)

989

1.0

   

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Reasons for poison exposure

 Intentional exposure

71 (84.5)

84

    

  Suicide attempt

41 (97.6)

42

86.82*

5.3–1400

  

  Abuse substance

30 (71.4)

42

5.29*

2.0–13.9

  

 Accidental exposure

440 (44.4)

991

    

  General accidental exposure

420 (44.9)

935

1.72

1.0–3.1

  

  Medication error

17 (32.1)

53

1.00

   

  Adverse reaction

3 (100)

3

5.29*

   

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Substance

 Substance of abuse

43 (72.9)

59

17.5*

4.1–75.2

15.9*

4.7–53.1

 Caustic

100 (70.4)

142

15.5*

4.5–53.7

15.6*

5.1–47.6

 Other

29 (65.9)

44

12.6*

3.0–53.1

11.7*

3.4–40.0

 Food

10 (43.5)

23

5.0*

1.2–21.0

5.0*

1.3–19.0

 Domestic product

80 (38.5)

208

4.1*

1.3–12.3

4.1*

1.4–12.3

 Plant

11 (35.5)

31

3.6

0.9–13.6

3.7*

1.0–13.3

 Industrial product

53 (29.1)

182

2.7

0.9–8.1

2.7

0.9–8.2

 Drug

178 (52.4)

340

7.1*

2.4–21.5

2.2

0.5–10.4

 Pesticide

3 (18.8)

16

1.5

0.3–7.9

1.7

0.3–8.6

 Cosmetic

4 (13.3)

30

1.0

 

1.0

 

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Pharmaceutical

 Neuroactive

55 (74.3)

74

8.7*

2.2–34.0

8.7*

2.5–30.2

 Antistaminic

13 (65)

20

5.6*

1.1–27.9

5.5*

1.3–23.9

 Other

9 (64.3)

14

5.4

0.9–30.8

5.3*

1.1–25.6

 Cardioactive

35 (61.4)

57

4.8*

1.3–17.9

4.9*

1.4–17.1

 Analgesic

33 (48,5)

68

2.8

0.8–9.9

2.8

0.8–9.4

 Homeopathic

2 (40)

5

2.0

0.2–17.9

2.0

0.2–16.9

 Gastrointestinal

2 (33.3)

6

1.5

0.2–12.2

1.6

0.2–12.6

 Supplements

4 (36.4)

11

1.7

0.3–9.5

1.5

0.3–8.1

 Respiratory

6 (35.3)

17

1.6

0.4–7.6

1.5

0.3–7.0

 Hormones

11 (29.7)

37

1.3

0.3–4.9

1.3

0.3–4.8

 Topic

4 (26.7)

15

1.1

0.2–5.6

1.1

0.2–5.4

 Antibiotic

4 (25)

16

1.0

 

1.0

 

 None

333 (45.3)

735

2.5

0.8–7.8

  

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Route of exposition

 Inhalation

19 (65.5)

29

8.2*

1.6–43.4

  

 Ingestion

464 (48.6)

955

4.1*

1.2–14.5

  

 Cutaneous

15 (37.5)

40

2.6

0.6–11.0

  

 Other

2 (28.6)

7

1.7

0.2–14.5

  

 Mucosa

7 (25.9)

27

1.5

0.3–7.1

  

 Ocular

3 (18.8)

16

1.0

   

 Injection

1 (100)

1

    

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

    

Clinical presentation

 Neurologic Symptom

62 (80.5)

77

5.6*

2.2–14.0

  

 Gastrointestinal Symptoms

137 (76.5)

179

4.4*

2.1–9.3

  

 Respiratory Symptom

6 (66.7)

9

2.7

0.6–12.9

  

 Others

5 (55.6)

9

1.7

0.4–7.4

  

 Multiple Symptom

4 (44.4)

9

1.1

0.2–4.7

  

 Dermatological Symptoms

17 (42.5)

40

1.0

   

Total

231 (71.5)

323

    

Decontamination

 Gastric lavage & carbon

22 (88)

25

29.3*

1.2–703.8

  

 Charcoal

100 (70.9)

141

9.8*

1.0–94.9

  

 None

378 (43)

880

3.01

0.3–27-1

  

 Ocular irrigation

4 (22.2)

18

1.1

0.1–14.1

  

 Topic wash

1 (20)

5

1.0

.

  

 Gastric lavage

5 (100)

5

 

.

  

 Intestinal Irrigation

1 (100)

1

    

Total

511 (47.5)

1075

     
  1. OR with* are those with p-value <0.05
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