Citation

Zubiaur O, Salazar J, Azkunaga B, Mintegi S. An. Pediatr. 2015; 83(4): 244-247.

Vernacular Title

Ingesta de psicofármacos: causa más frecuente de intoxicaciones pediátricas no intencionadas en España.

Affiliation

Servicio de Urgencias de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Universidad del País Vasco, Barakaldo, España. Electronic address: santiago.mintegi@osakidetza.net.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Asociacion Espanola de Pediatria, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.12.017

PMID

25649673

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article is to determine the most common substances involved in unintentional poisoning in children attending Pediatric Emergency Departments (PED) in Spain.

METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted based on a prospective registry of the poisonings registered in the 57 PED participating in the Toxicology Surveillance System of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Emergencies between October 2008 and September 2013.

RESULTS: A total of 639 poisoning were registered during the study period, 459 of them (71.8%) were unintentional. The most commonly involved substances were drugs (253, 55.1%) followed by household products (137, 29.8%). The drug groups most involved were psychotropic drugs (62, 24.5%), which included benzodiazepines (54), anti-catarrhal (41, 16.2%), and antipyretics (39, 15.4%).

CONCLUSIONS: The most common reason for consulting Spanish PEDs is the unintentional ingestion of psychotropic drugs, mainly benzodiazepines.

Language: es