Paraphenylene Diarnine Poisoning Among Females in Nawabshah: Reterospective Study From 2013 to 2015

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the frequency of paraphenylene diamine poisoning in Nawabshah and its outcomes, Study Design: Retrospective Study. Place & Duration: Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah from January 2013-December 2015, Materials and Methods: We extracted the data from the medical records of Surgical intensive Care Unit at Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah over a period of 3 years (January 2013-December 2015). A retrospective review of all records of females with PPD poisoning was conducted and the relevant information was extracted. Variables under study were age and outcome (expired, cured, and referred). Information on post-referral state of the patient was neither obtained nor documented in the medical records. Categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages whereas continuous variables were presented as mean±SD. Results: During the three years (January 2013-December 2015), we had a total of 235 cases of females with PPD poisoning reported in our hospital. The age of study population in our study was 24.4719.88 years. In context to the outcomes, there were 54.9% patients cured and 38.3% cases expired during three years. Conclusions: We found that female youngsters use paraphenylene diamine as a poison for committing suicide. It should be ensured that the access to paraphenylene diamine be restricted and kept distant from young generation particularly females.