Childhood acute poisoning in the Italian North-West area: a six-year retrospective study.
Giovanni N BertaFederica Di ScipioFrancesca M BosettiBarbara MognettiFederica RomanoMaria E CarereAnna C Del GiudiceEmanuele CastagnoClaudia BondoneAntonio F UrbinoPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2020)
Despite acute poisoning being a relevant problem in pediatric emergency, our results would seem to paint a less worrying picture if compared to other countries, mainly when considering the children hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit and the number of deaths. Nevertheless, our study might represent a tool for public health authorities to program incisive interventions.