Pattern, presentation and treatment outcome of poisoned patients attended at tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 22634)
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| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000542/T/18 |
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| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000542/T/18 |
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| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
| Source | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/BP/3000542/T/18 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rahma A Nduka |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3000542/T/18 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 47266 |
| Relator term | Undergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 2259/2022 |
| 210 ## - ABBREVIATED TITLE | |
| Source | I, Rahma A. Nduka a Bachelor of Pharmacy student at the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, declare that this report presented is my original work and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the same or other purposes of degree award. |
| Abbreviated title | Abbreviations BMC Bugando Medical Centre. |
| 222 ## - KEY TITLE | |
| Key title | Operational definitions |
| Qualifying information | Poison A drug or any environmental substance resulting in hospital visit by a patient because they affect the human health. |
| Key title | Operational definitions |
| Qualifying information | Poisoned A person who visits the emergency department due to health |
| Key title | Operational definitions |
| Qualifying information | Patient problems caused by taking a harmful substance. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Pattern, presentation and treatment outcome of poisoned patients attended at tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©13.09.2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix; 28 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Poison is an agent that if consumed or come into contact may injure, kill or impair normal physiological function in human when the dose or exposure is sufficient. Changes in lifestyle and availability of chemical contribute to increase in magnitude of either intentional or accidental poisoning. Depending on the substance involved, clinical presentation of poisoned patients may vary thus, appropriate emergency management is required. <br/><br/>Methodology: A retrospective cross-sectional study which was conducted at BMC, Mwanza. Medical files of patients were used to obtain information which was filled in a well-structured checklist. Data was analysed using SPSS application version 20.<br/><br/>Results: Among 144 patients’ medical files, there were 86 (59.7%) males and 58 (40.3%) females with mean age of 25.4 ± 16.8. With type of poisoning being from snake bites 26.4% and medicines 17.4%. The cause was accidental 44.4%, unknown 29.9%. Patients presented with various clinical presentation such cholinergic manifestation 44.4% that is vomiting, diarrhoea, salivation. Majority of patients were properly managed and had good treatment outcome were 98.6% of patients were discharged.<br/><br/>Conclusion: Poisoning is among the medical emergency which require immediate therapy to maintain quality of life. Being a developing country commonly used agents are pesticides, medicines. Thus, they require appropriate control by the government.<br/> <br/> |
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| General subdivision | Pharmacology |
| 9 (RLIN) | 30211 |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 22956 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 12/12/2022 | CRECU/2259 | 12/12/2022 | CRECU/2259 | 12/12/2022 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |