| [severity factors of poisoning in children admitted to intensive care units]. | from 1964 to 1976, 854 children were admitted with poisoning to three intensive care units in paris. the severity of the condition has been assessed in terms of the patients received: 1. observation only (67%). 2. routine intensive care (27%). 3. very seriously ill (6%). at the time of discharge, 92% of children were normal, 3% had minor sequelae, 3% had major sequelae; 2% died. the outcome was closely related to the severity of the illness. the main factors affecting the severity were: 1. the n ... | 1979 | 444015 |