| Title : Organophosphorus insecticide poisoning: management in surgical intensive care unit - Hussain_2005_J.Coll.Physicians.Surg.Pak_15_100 |
| Author(s) : Hussain AM , Sultan ST |
| Ref : J Coll Physicians Surg Pak , 15 :100 , 2005 |
| Abstract : OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of patients with organophosphorus poisoning. DESIGN: Descriptive (non-interventional) study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Civil Hospital Karachi, from January 1996 to December 2002. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records of all the patients with organophosphorus poisoning, admitted during the study period, were reviewed. Their clinical features, complications, management and survival were noted. RESULTS: Out of 52 patients, admitted to surgical intensive care unit during the study period, 92.31% survived and were discharged to medical wards. Major cause of mortality (7.69 %) was acute respiratory distress syndrome. CONCLUSION: The common cause of mortality in organophosphorus poisoning is aspiration pneumonia leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome that is preventable by securing the airway early in emergency room. |
| ESTHER : Hussain_2005_J.Coll.Physicians.Surg.Pak_15_100 |
| PubMedSearch : Hussain_2005_J.Coll.Physicians.Surg.Pak_15_100 |
| PubMedID: 15730836 |
Hussain AM, Sultan ST (2005)
Organophosphorus insecticide poisoning: management in surgical intensive care unit
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
15 :100
Hussain AM, Sultan ST (2005)
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
15 :100