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<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2312-3893</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2312-38932018000100042</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2018.05(01)42-048</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de las intoxicaciones en el Hospital General Docente Ambato de Ecuador, 2013 a 2014]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of poisonings in the Hospital General Docente Ambato of Ecuador, 2013 to 2014]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Rios González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Miguel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Toscano Ponce]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés Gustavo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[De Benedictis-Serrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ginno Alessandro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guerra-Tello]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María José]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cnel. Oviedo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica de Ambato Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Aragua ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>42</fpage>
<lpage>48</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2312-38932018000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2312-38932018000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2312-38932018000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivos:  determinar las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de las intoxicaciones en el Hospital General Docente Ambato de Ecuador desde septiembre del 2013 a agosto del 2014.  Materiales y métodos:  se realizó un estudio, observacional descriptivo de corte transversal sobre los casos de intoxicación registrados en el Hospital General Docente Ambato. Para la recolección de los datos se creó una planilla electrónica con las variables de interés. Los datos se expresan en proporciones, medidas de tendencia central y dispersión.  Resultados:  durante el periodo estudiado se registraron 58 casos, en el rango etario de 19 a 30 años se presentó 31,03% de los casos, correspondiendo a organofosforados en 25,86%, alcohol 22,41% y medicamentos 18,96%.  Conclusión: se identificó que el porcentaje mayor de las intoxicaciones fueron ocasionadas por organofosforados, los pacientes son atendidos oportunamente y los intentos autolíticos constituyen la principal causa por la que acuden los pacientes intoxicados al Servicio de Emergencia del Hospital Ambato de Ecuador.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objectives:  To determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of poisonings in the Hospital General Docente Ambato of Ecuador from September 2013 to August 2014.  Materials and methods:  A cross-sectional descriptive, observational study was conducted on intoxication cases registered at the Hospital General Docente Ambato. An electronic spreadsheet with the variables of interest was created for data collection. The data are expressed in proportions, measures of central tendency and dispersion.  Results:  During the studied period 58 cases were registered, there were 31.03% of the cases in the age range of 19 to 30 years, corresponding to organophosphorus in 25.86%, alcohol 22.41% and medicines 18.96%.  Conclusion:  It was identified that the highest percentage of poisonings were caused by organophosphates. Patients are treated promptly and autolytic attempts are the main cause of poisoned patients coming to the Emergency Service of the Hospital Ambato of Ecuador.]]></p></abstract>
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