Table 5 Comparison of clinical outcome between current and published studies (sample size > 5) from different geographic areas
From: Outcomes of patients with rodenticide poisoning at a far east poison center
Study | Year | Area | Sample size | Proportion of brodifacoum | Outcome | Mortality rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chua and Friedenberg (1998) | 1998 | USA | 11 | Brodifacoum (9/11) | Ecchymosis (1/11) | 0 |
Hematuria (1/11) | ||||||
Ingels et al. (2002) | 2002 | USA | 545 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
Shepherd et al. (2002) | 2002 | USA | 10762 | Brodifacoum (10762/10762) | Not reported | 0 |
Wu et al. (2009) | 2009 | Taiwan | 9 | Brodifacoum (7/9) | Ecchymosis (5/9) | 0 |
Hematuria (8/9) | ||||||
Hong et al. (2010) | 2010 | Korea | 10 | Brodifacoum (5/10) | Ecchymosis (4/10) | 0 |
Hematuria (4/10) | ||||||
Current study | 2011 | Taiwan | 20 | Brodifacoum (8/20) | Ecchymosis (4/20) | 0 |
Hematuria (4/20) |