Pulmonary distress following attempted suicidal hanging.
Indian J Med Sci
;
2009 Feb; 63(2): 53-7
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-66305
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the incidence of post-hanging pulmonary distress in cases of attempted suicidal hanging and predictors of outcome among these patients.DESIGN:
Five-year retrospective analysis.SETTING:
Tertiary care center in south India. PATIENTSA total of 335 patients who attempted suicidal hanging, aged above 16 years, were admitted during this period. Thirty-eight of them with pulmonary distress established clinically and with radiological evidence of pulmonary injury post hanging met the inclusion criteria. MEASUREMENTS Data from ICU records of 5 years, X-rays and laboratory investigations were reviewed. In patients identified to have post-hanging pulmonary distress, the neurological status, chest x-rays, arterial blood gas values and outcome data were collected and analyzed.RESULTS:
Eleven percent (n = 38) of the 335 patients admitted following attempted suicidal hanging were diagnosed to have post-hanging pulmonary distress. The overall mortality among post-hanging patients was 5%, which increased to 34.2% (n = 13) in the presence of pulmonary distress (P < or = 0.001). Among the prognostic factors evaluated, a PaO 2 / FiO 2 (P/F) ratio of < 100 at admission predicted a poor outcome (P < or = 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Post-hanging pulmonary distress is a relatively common complication of hanging and is associated with increased mortality. P/F ratio from arterial blood gas at admission was the only significant predictor of outcome in this group of patients.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Med Sci
Ano de publicação:
2009
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