Patterns and Emerging Trends in Acute Poisoning with Substances of Abuse Used for Recreational Purposes in Adolescents: A Six-Year Multicentre Study.

This six-year multicentre study investigated acute intentional poisoning with substances of abuse in adolescents to identify changes and patterns in substance use. Data from 562 adolescents were collected from three paediatric poison centres in Romania between January 2017 and December 2022. This study analysed the epidemiological and sociodemographic characteristics of the adolescents, including age, gender, place of residence, history of substance abuse, psychiatric history, and history of institutionalised care.

Clinical Assessment of Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning in Pediatric Patients Admitted to the Toxicology Emergency Department.

Pesticide poisoning in pediatric patients is still an important reason for presenting to the emergency department in Romania. In this context, the present study aims to raise awareness of the toxicological impact of pesticides on human health in pediatrics. For this purpose, the demographic characteristics, clinical assessment, and outcome of pediatric patients with acute pesticide poisoning admitted to the toxicology department of "Saint Mary" Emergency Children's Hospital from Iasi, were analyzed.

Epidemiological study on accidental poisonings in children from northeast romania.

Accidental poisonongs are an important cause of morbidity and even mortality, especially in young children.We performed a retrospective observational study on a group of children admitted at the Regional Center of Toxicology at the Children's Emergency Hospital "St. Mary" Iasi with accidental intoxication within a period of 3 years.

Epidemiologic profile and triggering factors of voluntary poisoning in teenagers.

Self-poisoning is an important medical and social problem in adolescents.We performed an observational cross-sectional retrospective study on a group of 219 adolescents admitted for voluntary intoxications at "St. Mary" Children's Emergency Hospital, Iasi during 1 year period.

[Cardiac arrhythmia in amitriptyline poisoning in children].

Unlabelled: Amitriptyline (Antideprin) determines severe intoxications, especially because of its cardiac side effects.

Method: We studied 8 children (2-14 years old) admitted with signs of amitriptyline intoxication.

Results: The clinical picture revealed altered general status, generalized hypertonia, arterial hypotension up to collapse, mydriasis, coma and cardiac arrhythmia.

[Clinical and developmental aspects of cardiac involvement in infant of diabetic mother].

The authors evaluated the main clinical and evolutive aspects of heart involvement in the newborn of diabetic mother (IDM). We studied the files of 35 IDM in a 4 years period; they were investigated the first week of life and at 6-12 months (18 cases). Most of the patients were asymptomatic/signs of extracardiac suffering; 15 had a systolic murmur.

[Aspects of left ventricular function in children with chronic renal failure].

Objective: To present the main morphological and functional cardiac modifications in children with chronic renal failure (CRF) and the effect of hemodialysis on systolic function of the left ventricle (LV).

Methods: 22 patients (5-19 years) with CRF of different degrees of severity. 16 of them were included in a hemodialysis (HD) program and they were followed-up for at least 1 year.