Clinical and Social Characteristics of Deliberately Intoxicated Minors Treated in Pediatric Intensive Care.
Deliberate intoxication
intensive care unit
minors (adolescents)
self-harm
suicide attempt
Journal
Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics
ISSN: 1179-5565
Titre abrégé: Clin Med Insights Pediatr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101595023
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
25
02
2021
accepted:
03
06
2021
entrez:
5
8
2021
pubmed:
6
8
2021
medline:
6
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The aim of the study was to determine and compare the clinical and social characteristics of minors using alcohol and drugs for inebriation, and the same for those using them for suicide. This study includes an analysis of case histories of adolescents hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit because of acute alcohol or/and drug intoxication in 2015 to 2017. Two groups (group I: inebriation, and group II: suicide) were compared on age, sex, severity of intoxication, used substances, presence of other self-harm evidence, and social status. A total of 390 cases were registered: 78.21% in Group I and 21.79% in Group II. The Glasgow-Coma-Scale scores showed that patients from Group I were more severely intoxicated, with an average score of 11.47, whereas patients from Group II averaged 13.45 ( The substance used for deliberate intoxication was mostly alcohol. Minors experiencing inebriation were hospitalized in worse clinical condition in comparison to those who had attempted suicide. Other signs of self-harm were significantly more common among suicidal minors. Living in children's care homes is a possible risk factor for deliberate intoxication among young people in Lithuania.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The aim of the study was to determine and compare the clinical and social characteristics of minors using alcohol and drugs for inebriation, and the same for those using them for suicide.
METHODS
METHODS
This study includes an analysis of case histories of adolescents hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit because of acute alcohol or/and drug intoxication in 2015 to 2017. Two groups (group I: inebriation, and group II: suicide) were compared on age, sex, severity of intoxication, used substances, presence of other self-harm evidence, and social status.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 390 cases were registered: 78.21% in Group I and 21.79% in Group II. The Glasgow-Coma-Scale scores showed that patients from Group I were more severely intoxicated, with an average score of 11.47, whereas patients from Group II averaged 13.45 (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The substance used for deliberate intoxication was mostly alcohol. Minors experiencing inebriation were hospitalized in worse clinical condition in comparison to those who had attempted suicide. Other signs of self-harm were significantly more common among suicidal minors. Living in children's care homes is a possible risk factor for deliberate intoxication among young people in Lithuania.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34349583
doi: 10.1177/11795565211029258
pii: 10.1177_11795565211029258
pmc: PMC8287355
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
11795565211029258Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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