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  • Title: Treatment of acute self-poisoning in a respiratory intensive care unit. A 5-year review.
    Author: Elk JR, Linton DM, Potgieter PD.
    Journal: S Afr Med J; 1987 Oct 17; 72(8):532-4. PubMed ID: 3672269.
    Abstract:
    A study of 103 cases of drug-related suicide attempts admitted to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, over a 5-year period (1980-1984) was carried out. This group constituted 4.8% of all patients admitted to this hospital with acute self-poisoning. The majority of patients made an uneventful recovery (survival rate 91.7%). No association was found between initial admission status and ultimate recovery. Haemoperfusion was useful in treating patients with severe barbiturate poisoning.
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