@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of patients with organophosphorus poisoning at a tertiary care hospital of Sindh",
journal="Medical channel",
year="2011",
author="Shaikh, M.A. and Ujjan, I. and Memon, S.H.",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="51-53",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the modes of presentation of patients with organophosphorus poisoning at tertiary care hospital of Sindh. Patients and Method: The descriptive study was conducted at medical unit of Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad/Jamshoro from Jan 2009 to May 2011 inpatients with Organophosphorus poisoning. 200 patients were enrolled for evaluation of presentation, clinical course and outcome. For statistical analysis SPSS 11 was used. <br><br>RESULTS: During the period of study 200 patients were admitted at LUMHS Hospital with the diagnosis of Organophosphorus poisoning. Their age ranged 20-65 years with mean age of 38.4±3.5 years and median age was 45 years. Males were 162 (81%) and females were 38 (19%). Organophosphate ingestion was most common mode of poisoning and was noted in 110 (55%). Among the clinical features the meiosis, hyper salivation, wheezing and drowsiness were present in all (100%) of the patients. Other modes of presentation were chest crepitations 122 (61%), hypotension 144 (72%), lacrimation 182 (91%), vomiting 124 (62%), diarrhea 102 (51%), abdominal pain 138 (69%), cyanosis 68 (34%), bradycardia 118 (59%), Fasciculations 82 (41%). Mechanical ventilator was required in 57 (28.5%) patients with inotropic support. Average duration of hospital stay was 6.3 days ±SD 4.2 (range 2-26) days. Out of 200 patients 39 (19.5%) patients died and 161 (80.5%) survived. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study concluded that organophosphate poisoning especially with suicidal tendency is not an uncommon entity with high mortality rate in our part of the world.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2077-9135",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}