Objective: To assess in-hospital and long-term mortality of Dutch ICU patients admitted with
an acute intoxication. Design: Cohort of ICU admissions from a national ICU registry linked …

Context: Intoxicated patients are frequently admitted from the emergency room to the ICU for
observational reasons. The question is whether these admissions are indeed necessary …

Early risk stratification of acutely poisoned patients is essential to identify patients at high risk
of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We aimed to develop a prognostic model and risk …

Objectives. To evaluate the gravity and mortality of those patients admitted to the intensive
care unit for poisoning. Also, the applicability and predicted capacity of prognostic scales …

Background Poisoning represents a significant part of admissions to intensive care units.
The aim of this nationwide study was to describe recent national quality register data of …

BACKGROUND: The share of patients receiving intensive care treatment because of acute
drug poisoning is 2% to 14% of all patients receiving intensive care. The outcome is mainly …

Introduction: Acute poisoning represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and many
of these patients are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). However, little is known …

We aimed to determine the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II and
simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II in poisoned patients admitted to the poisoning …

In their 2000 annual report, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported a
total of 2,168,248 human toxic exposure cases. Only 3% required critical care. Nine hundred …

This is the second of a three-part series that reviews the generalized care of poisoned
patients in the ICU. This article focuses on specific agents grouped into categories, including …