Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Hair Dye Poisoning in a Teaching Hospital in Nellore

Table 3

Clinical features and outcomes based on volume consumed.

Volume	<50 mL; (𝑁=23)	≥50 mL; (𝑁=27)	𝑃-Value
Male/female	6/17	3/24	0.27
Age (Yrs)	23.96±6.52	23.67±9.00	0.89
Volume ingested (mL)	46.74±15.12	99.44±35.50
Time to admission (Hr)	7.30±7.75	10.33±13.02	0.33
ICU stay (Days)	2.42±0.96	6.19±4.19	0.00
Duration of ventilator support (days)	1.42±0.96	5.78±4.23	0.00
TLC (1000 cells/mm3)	11.86 ± 2.62	18.96±5.33	0.00
CPK (U/Lin 1000)	11.13±10.11	37.63±18.84	0.00
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.78±0.19	1.65±2.46	0.10
SGOT (U/L)	757.00±526.54	2482.22±1440.89	0.00
SGPT (U/L)	515.43±380.92	1397.19±1312.18	0.00
ALP (U/L)	203.83±89.24	287.15±113.56	0.01
Cervicofacial edema	20	24	1.0
Difficulty in mouth opening	0	22	0.000
Muscle weakness	4	23	0.000
Seizures	0	2	0.49
Acidosis	6	23	0.000
Ventilator	1	23	0.000
ARF	0	3	0.24
Mortality	0	2	0.49