Table 3.
Factors associated with deaths due to poisoning
| Treatment outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Discharged (Survived during the period of stay) | Expired | p-value |
| Age-group | |||
| 0–14 (N = 172) | 171 (99.42%) | 1 (0.58%) | <0.001 |
| 15–24 (N = 718) | 707 (98.47%) | 11 (1.53%) | |
| 25–44 (N = 878) | 839 (95.56%) | 39 (4.44%) | |
| 45–60 (N = 267) | 226 (84.64%) | 41 (15.36%) | |
| >60 (N = 88) | 70 (79.55%) | 18 (20.45%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male (N = 1,198) | 1,112 (92.82%) | 86 (7.18%) | <0.001 |
| Female (N = 925) | 901 (97.41%) | 24 (2.59%) | |
| Type of poison | |||
| Corrosive poison (N = 351) | 349 (99.43%) | 2 (0.57%) | <0.001 |
| Insecticide (N = 710) | 623 (87.75%) | 87 (12.25%) | |
| Oleander (N = 431) | 427 (99.07%) | 4 (0.93%) | |
| Rat killer (N = 308) | 299 (97.08%) | 9 (2.92%) | |
| Tablet poisoning (N = 281) | 278 (98.93%) | 3 (1.07%) | |
| Unknown poisoning (N = 42) | 37 (88.1%) | 5 (11.9%) | |
| GCS | 14.78 ± 0.89 | 7.26 ± 1.14 | <0.001 |
| Time B/T intake and admission | |||
| ≤1 hour (N = 453) | 442 (97.57%) | 11 (2.43%) | 0.006 |
| 1.01–3 hours (N = 818) | 776 (94.87%) | 42 (5.13%) | |
| 3.01–12 hours (N = 815) | 762 (93.5%) | 53 (6.5%) | |
| >12 hours (N = 37) | 33 (89.19%) | 4 (10.81%) | |