Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning

Abstract Objective We aimed to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning. Methods Sixty-seven children with mushroom poisoning who were hospitalized at the Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were retrospectively enrolled. The clinic...

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Main Authors: Jie Cheng, Ya Liu, Shaojun Li, Kaibin Pu, Junming Huo, Liping Tan
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00906-3
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Ya Liu
Shaojun Li
Kaibin Pu
Junming Huo
Liping Tan
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Liping Tan
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description Abstract Objective We aimed to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning. Methods Sixty-seven children with mushroom poisoning who were hospitalized at the Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were retrospectively enrolled. The clinical characteristics of the children in the surviving and non-surviving groups were compared. Variables with a P value < 0.1 in the univariate logistic regression analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated to determine the optimal cutoff point. Results The mortality rate of children with mushroom poisoning was 23.88% (16/67), and the incidence of death during hospitalization was 35.02 per 1,000 person-days. The median pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score was 1.00 (interquartile range [IQR] 0.00–3.00). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the pSOFA score was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio [OR] 4.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.59–62.21; P = 0.040). The optimal cutoff point of the pSOFA score for predicting mortality was 2.00, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.84 (95% CI 0.71–0.88, P < 0.001*). Conclusions In this study, the incidence of death among children with mushroom poisoning was retrospectively evaluated. The pSOFA score may serve as a good prognostic indicator in children with mushroom poisoning, and children with a pSOFA score ≥ 2 have a significantly increased risk of mortality.
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spelling doaj-art-3a8b7d57d36e408487edd086e6cd4ad82025-08-20T02:36:50ZengBMCInternational Journal of Emergency Medicine1865-13802025-06-011811810.1186/s12245-025-00906-3Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoningJie Cheng0Ya Liu1Shaojun Li2Kaibin Pu3Junming Huo4Liping Tan5Department of Emergency, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Chongqing Youyoubaobei Women and Children’s HospitalDepartment of Emergency, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Emergency, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Emergency, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityAbstract Objective We aimed to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning. Methods Sixty-seven children with mushroom poisoning who were hospitalized at the Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were retrospectively enrolled. The clinical characteristics of the children in the surviving and non-surviving groups were compared. Variables with a P value < 0.1 in the univariate logistic regression analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated to determine the optimal cutoff point. Results The mortality rate of children with mushroom poisoning was 23.88% (16/67), and the incidence of death during hospitalization was 35.02 per 1,000 person-days. The median pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score was 1.00 (interquartile range [IQR] 0.00–3.00). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the pSOFA score was independently associated with mortality (odds ratio [OR] 4.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.59–62.21; P = 0.040). The optimal cutoff point of the pSOFA score for predicting mortality was 2.00, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.84 (95% CI 0.71–0.88, P < 0.001*). Conclusions In this study, the incidence of death among children with mushroom poisoning was retrospectively evaluated. The pSOFA score may serve as a good prognostic indicator in children with mushroom poisoning, and children with a pSOFA score ≥ 2 have a significantly increased risk of mortality.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00906-3IncidenceRisk factorsMushroom poisoningMortalityChildren
spellingShingle Jie Cheng
Ya Liu
Shaojun Li
Kaibin Pu
Junming Huo
Liping Tan
Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Incidence
Risk factors
Mushroom poisoning
Mortality
Children
title Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
title_full Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
title_fullStr Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
title_full_unstemmed Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
title_short Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
title_sort incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning
topic Incidence
Risk factors
Mushroom poisoning
Mortality
Children
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00906-3
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