Drug poisoning and associated factors in Western Saudi Arabia: A five-year retrospective chart review (2011

Authors

  • Sami Hamdan Alzahrani 1. Affiliation: Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Postal address: PO Box 80205, Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia. Phone: 009669500004062 Email: drsamihz@gmail.com
  • Ali H. Alqahtani
  • Fayssal Mostafa Farahat
  • Mohammed Abdel Galil Elnour
  • Jamil Bashawri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13119

Keywords:

Drug poisoning, Prevalence, Pattern, Jeddah.

Abstract

Objective: Drug poisoning is a globally common cause of emergency-room admissions. This study explores drug-poisoning prevalence patterns, associated risk factors (gender, age and exposure circumstances), and outcomes in western Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of Clinical drug poisoning cases (2011-2016). The data were retrieved from the Saudi Ministry of Health

Author Biography

Sami Hamdan Alzahrani, 1. Affiliation: Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Postal address: PO Box 80205, Jeddah 21589 Saudi Arabia. Phone: 009669500004062 Email: drsamihz@gmail.com

Assistant professor, Family Medicine Physician, Medical Researcher

Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Published

2017-10-20

How to Cite

Alzahrani, S. H., Alqahtani, A. H., Farahat, F. M., Galil Elnour, M. A., & Bashawri, J. (2017). Drug poisoning and associated factors in Western Saudi Arabia: A five-year retrospective chart review (2011. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13119

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 5 (2017): September – October 2017

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Original Articles