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Table 5 Management of cases and outcome

From: Pesticide poisoning in Chitwan, Nepal: a descriptive epidemiological study

Description

Frequency

Percent

Time elapsed since exposure to hospitala

 < 1 h

63

14.4

 1-3 h

263

59.9

 > 3 h

113

25.7

Hospitalization

 Yes

426

97.0

 No

3

0.7

 Referred to other hospitals

10

2.3

Treatment in ICUb

 Yes

176

41.3

 No

250

58.7

Total day of ICU stayc

 ≤ 3 days

79

44.9

 3-7 days

64

36.4

 > 7 days

33

18.8

Effectsa

 Local

18

4.1

 Systemic

410

93.4

 Both

6

1.4

Severitya

 None

17

3.9

 Minor

144

32.8

 Moderate

143

32.6

 Severe

130

29.6

Total days of hospital stayb

 ≤ 3 days

228

53.5

 3-7 Days

84

19.7

 > 7 days

114

26.8

Outcomeb

 Recovered

372

87.3

 Death related

16

3.8

 Unknown

38

8.9

  1. aDenominator: Total cases (n = 439)
  2. bDenominator: Hospitalized cases (n = 426)
  3. cDenominator: ICU cases (n = 176)