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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| author | Aneela Α. Kidwai Komal Fareed Jamal Ara Mahnoor Khalil Shaista Ahmed Syeda Urooj Riaz Yumna Ahmed |
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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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| spelling | doaj-art-86d8eb93da0f44d9aa31562b4dfab8ec2025-08-20T01:49:40ZengEuropean PublishingPublic Health and Toxicology2732-89292023-09-01331810.18332/pht/172893172893Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospitalAneela Α. Kidwai0Komal Fareed1Jamal Ara2Mahnoor Khalil3Shaista Ahmed4Syeda Urooj Riaz5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-1606Yumna Ahmed6Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanJinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanKarachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanIntroduction 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.https://www.publichealthtoxicology.com/Impact-of-COVID-19-pandemic-on-intensive-care-admissions-and-mortality-due-to-self,172893,0,2.htmlcovid 19suicidesmental healthpublic healthpoverty |
| spellingShingle | Aneela Α. Kidwai Komal Fareed Jamal Ara Mahnoor Khalil Shaista Ahmed Syeda Urooj Riaz Yumna Ahmed Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital Public Health and Toxicology covid 19 suicides mental health public health poverty |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self-poisoning: A retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic on intensive care admissions and mortality due to self poisoning a retrospective comparative study from a tertiary care hospital |
| topic | covid 19 suicides mental health public health poverty |
| url | 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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