Hair dye poisoning: Retrospective analyses of patients admitted to ICU at a rural hospital in India

{Table 2} A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the determinant factors for dying due to hair dye ingestion [Table 3], showing that the longer time between ingestion and hospital admission and the higher volume of poison consumed were significant independent risk factors. [...]our...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) India : 1994), 2016-07, Vol.144 (1), p.134-137
Hauptverfasser: Sanchez, Laura, Handyal, Harish, Kannan, Shanmugamari, Alvarez-Uria, Gerardo, Gavalda, Laura, Corbella, Xavier
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Zusammenfassung:{Table 2} A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the determinant factors for dying due to hair dye ingestion [Table 3], showing that the longer time between ingestion and hospital admission and the higher volume of poison consumed were significant independent risk factors. [...]our study showed that most patients who consumed hair dye were young women. [...]age, volume of dye consumed and time between ingestion and hospital admission were significant factors determining the outcome.
ISSN:0971-5916
DOI:10.4103/0971-5916.193301