Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital
Introduction COVID-19 struck the economies of every country, but the low- and middle-income countries had the most impact. Suicides during these times have increased, depicting the mental health of individuals. In this research, suicide rates and risk factors pre-COVID-19 and during the COVID-19 pan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Public Health and Toxicology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.publichealthtoxicology.com/Impact-of-COVID-19-pandemic-on-intensive-care-admissions-and-mortality-due-to-self,172893,0,2.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction
COVID-19 struck the economies of every
country, but the low- and middle-income countries had the
most impact. Suicides during these times have increased,
depicting the mental health of individuals. In this research,
suicide rates and risk factors pre-COVID-19 and during the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as pre- and post-lockdown, were
examined.
Methods
The study was comparative and conducted in
2021 with retrospective data taken pre-COVID-19 from an
ICU setting in Karachi. All admitted patients, aged ≥14 years,
due to self-poisoning were included in the study. Data on
demographics, outcomes, and risk factors were compared in
the pre- and post-COVID-19 periods using a questionnaire
and entered in SPSS and analyzed.
Results
We found a greater percentage of females (n=135;
62.2%) admitted for self-ingestion of poison compared to
males (p<0.29) during both pandemic and pre-pandemic
periods. A statistically significant difference has been
reported in the pandemic and pre-COVID-19 periods for ICU
length of stay (LOS) (8.5 ± 3.18 vs 6.8± 2, p<0.001), APACHE
II score (25.0 ± 8.1 vs. 22.3 ± 9.1 (p=0.006), and duration of
mechanical ventilation (2.6 ± 4.2 vs 1.6 ± 2.6 (p=0.019).
Conclusions
There was a significant rise in suicidal cases
as well as morbidity in the COVID-19 period, indicating
compromised mental health affecting the population. |
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| ISSN: | 2732-8929 |