Medical Toxicology Consultations and Mortality Among Patients With Poisonings in the PICU
In this study of patients with toxicological exposures requiring PICU care, having a medical toxicology consultation was associated with lower mortality and shorter LOS compared with not having a consultation, which suggests that medical toxicology consultations may provide life-saving treatment, particularly for the most severe poisonings in the PICU.
Authors
- Theresa Mikhailov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-9739)
- Kim Aldy
- Nancy Brundage
- Rachel Culbreth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-2608)
- Christina Hantsch
- Paul M. Wax
- Jeffrey Brent
Institutions
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Baylor University Medical Center (US)
- Virtual High School (US)
- American College of Medical Toxicology (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.62139
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51