Acute renal failure secondary to suicidal behavior: a systematic minireview of case reports referred to the ED

Abstract

According to the data from the National Poison Data System, more than 2 million cases of exposure to toxic agents occur annually in the United States [8], and approximately one half is due to suicidal episodes, with a fairly constant trend during the last 20 years [9]. [...]high risk of recurrence was found for antidepressants (OR, 2.1 [1.1-4]), pesticides (OR, 1.3 [0.5-3.9]), and sedatives (OR, 1.7 [0.9-3.2]) [17].