Prevalencia de intoxicación por plaguicidas inhibidores de la colinesterasa en niños de 1 a 10 años de edad atendidos en el hospital Dr. Francisco De Icaza Bustamante, 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning is a problem in any stratum of the population at the health care level, which can lead from mild to serious complications to death. General objective: To determine the prevalence of cholinesterase inhibitor pesticide poisoning between 1 to 10 years of age treated at the Dr. Francisco De Icaza Bustamante hospital, 2019. Methodological design: retrospective, observational, cross-sectional or prevalence study. Patients between 1 to 10 years of age treated at the Dr. Francisco De Icaza Bustamante Hospital in 2019 were included. Data collection was obtained from a database and medical records. Results: The frequency of organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitors was 23.1%, followed by coumarins with 16.7%, while no cases of carbamate poisoning were reported. Conclusions: The highest frequency of intoxications were organophosphate-type cholinesterase inhibitors, with an average age of 3 years and in males.