Epidemiological Surveillance of Exogenous Intoxication Attended in a Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Objective: Describe the profile of exogenous intoxication attended in a teaching hospital, between June 2015 and June 2019. Method: Documental, retrospective, descriptive study, with qualitative analysis. The data collection was done on the Information System of Notification Aggravation (SINAN), between June 2015 and June 2019. The total sample was 152 exogenous notifications. Results: The predominant gender was the female, with 85 cases, there was the predominance of the ages between 20 and 34 years old, in the local of exposition, 132 cases took place in the recidence, in 2017 and 2018 there was a higher incidence. 127 toxicological agents were identified among these 98 cases, the anticoagulants, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants had higher incidence. Conclusion: Young adults aged between 20 and 34 years old, especially of the female gender are predominant in notifications of exogenous intoxication, with bigger concentration of people with incomplete educational attainment.