Publications by authors named "Elin Lindqvist"
A nationwide Swedish retrospective study on poisoning deaths between the years 2000 and 2022.
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
January 2025
Background: Approximately 1% of Sweden's 90 000 annual deaths were reported caused by poisoning. In this study, we aim to describe this poisoning population's characteristics, autopsy frequency and results of toxicology testing.
Method: A national cohort study based on Swedish national registers.
Introduction: The epidemiology and outcomes for patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) caused by poisoning are largely unknown and may differ from OHCA of other causes. The study's aim is to compare key characteristics and outcomes between OHCA caused by poisoning vs. other causes.
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- The INTOXICATE study created the first multicenter database on poisoned patients in ICUs, aiming to assess the rate of patients requiring significant interventions upon admission.
- Conducted across 78 ICUs from Europe, Australia, and the Eastern Mediterranean, the study involved 2,273 adults, with 68% experiencing what was classified as an 'eventful admission' due to severe intoxication.
- Findings revealed that while 95.5% of patients survived their ICU stay, about one-third did not receive major interventions, shedding light on the treatment patterns for acute poisoning cases in intensive care.
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- - The study aimed to evaluate how common atrial fibrillation (AF) is in ICU patients, the risk factors linked to it, and the management practices being used across different settings.
- - Among 1,415 ICU patients, AF was found in about 15.6%, with newly developed cases accounting for most; common risk factors included hypertension and sepsis.
- - Patients with AF faced worse outcomes, including higher rates of bleeding events and mortality compared to those without AF, although the link to 90-day mortality wasn't statistically significant after adjustments.
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Different management strategies exist, but the evidence is limited and derived from non-ICU patients. This international survey of ICU doctors evaluated the preferred management of acute AF in ICU patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The management of COVID-19 ARDS is debated. Although current evidence does not suggest an atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the physiological response to prone positioning is not fully understood and it is unclear which patients benefit. We aimed to determine whether proning increases oxygenation and to evaluate responders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Poisoned patients treated in the Intensive Care Unit are common, representing up to 6% of all ICU admissions. The in-hospital mortality is generally low but little is known about the long-term mortality in these patients. The aim of this study was to describe long-term mortality and cause of death in patients treated in the ICU for poisoning.
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