TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Acute opium poisoning: a report of two hundred cases in Iran
JO  - Anaesthesia
A1  - Bordbar, A.
A1  - Mesry, S.
A1  - Yousofic, A.
SP  - 223
EP  - 227
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - The diagnosis and management of 200 cases of self-poisoning due to orally ingested crude opium in Iran is reported and discussed. Gastric lavage supported when necessary by nalorphine was effective treatment in the majority of cases because of the slow absorption of opium. Mechanical ventilation was required in twelve cases (6%) only. There were three deaths; two of these were due to pulmonary oedema which was apparently not the result of hypoxia.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-2409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -