A quarter of admitted poisoned patients have a mild poisoning and require no treatment: An observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: The majority of poisoned patients presented to the ED was admitted, while in retrospect, a quarter of these admissions were uneventful. Predictive parameters should be sought to identify patients who can be sent home safely.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - May 17, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hondebrink L, Rietjens SJ, Donker DW, Hunault CC, van den Hengel-Koot I, Verputten PM, de Vries I, Kaasjager KAH, Dekker D, de Lange DW Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research