title: [Lung diseases complicating acute poisoning with psychotropic drugs].
abstract: 474 patients admitted in ICU between 1976 and 1981 were retrospectively analysed. Pneumonia (P) was assessed by condensation on chest X ray. P developed in 14,3%. 24 hours after admission 77,6% of P had appeared. Initial location was unilateral in 79,4% with predilection to the inferior half of the right lung. Fever was almost constant (89,5%). Promoting factors were observed: delay between ingestion and admission, vomiting and tracheobronchial embarrassment, coma depth. Recovery was simple in 83,3%. Among the 14 deads, 6 died because only of p, in 4 other P was aggravating. Duration in ICU was much longer when P was present (9 +/- 8,1 days) than when P was absent (2,5 +/- 2,1) p less than 0,001.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Pneumopathies compliquant les intoxications aiguës par les drogues psychotropes.