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Table 3 Patient outcomes

From: Acute Toxic Effects of the New Psychoactive Substance “Voodoo” among Patients presented to the Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals (PCC-ASUH), Egypt, during 2017

Outcome

Number (71)

Frequency (%)

Observation and discharge

23

32.4

Ward admission

11

15.5

ICU admission

37

52.1

Endotracheal intubation

9

12.6

Mechanical ventilation

7

9.8

Duration of hospital stay

  

<6 hours

23

32.4

1–2 days

38

53.5

>2 days

10

14.1

Recovery

69

97.2

Death

2

2.8

  1. ICU: intensive care unit
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

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