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Prognostic Factors of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning in Urmia: A-five-years Cross-sectional Study
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2021 Background: Aluminum phosphide is a highly toxic fungicide. It causes such severe adverse effects as cardiac arrhythmias, metabolic acidosis, acute renal failure, shock, and even death.
Mohammad Majidi +2 more
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Polyserositis: An Unusual Complication of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2012 Background: Aluminum phosphide is the common cause of poisoning in adults in India, with a very high case fatality ratio. We studied five patients of aluminum phosphide poisoning with polyserositis.
Ashish Bhalla +3 more
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Prognostic factors of acute aluminum phosphide poisoning [PDF]
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 In Morocco, acute aluminum phosphide poisoning (AAlPP) is a serious health care problem. It results in high mortality rate despite the progress of critical care.The present paper aims at determining the characteristics of AAlPP and evaluating its severity factors.We studied consecutive patients of AAlPP admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU)
Louriz, M +5 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, 2022 Introduction. Aluminum phosphide (rice tablet) was first introduced as a pesticide in India. Rice tablets are commonly used in Iran due to their high efficacy against rodents and insects, low cost, and availability.
Fatemeh Vafapour, Moslem Sedaghattalab
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Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning: Two Pediatric Patients and Two Different Clinical Outcomes
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2017 Aluminium phosphide is an insecticide that turns into a quite toxic gas called phosphine when contacts with gastric fluids. Aluminium phosphide poisoning causes severe metabolic acidosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ failure with ...
Faruk Ekinci +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The use of metal phosphides, particularly aluminum phosphide, poses a significant threat to human safety and results in high mortality rates. This study aimed to determine mortality patterns and predictive factors for acute zinc and aluminum phosphide ...
Sara Abdelghafar +5 more
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Potential Clinical and Laboratory Prognostic Factors for Prediction of Need for ICU admission in Acute Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning [PDF]
Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, 2021 Background: Aluminum phosphide (AlP) is a type of fumigant which became a leading factor for suicidal poisoning in developing countries. In the absence of specific antidote, acute aluminum phosphide poisoning is considered a major public health problem ...
Aliaa Hodeib +3 more
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Effect of hydroxyethyl starch on acidosis in patients with aluminum phosphide poisoning [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019 Background: Given the fact that various studies have reported the positive effects of hydroxyethyl starch therapy in controlling shock, this study aimed to compare the effects of hydroxyethyl starch on modifying acidosis and treating patients with ...
Gholamabbas Kafi +5 more
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Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning, an Institutional Experience: Case Series
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022 Background: The growing concern over pesticide use has been linked to self-harm and suicide especially in agricultural countries like Nepal. Pesticides like organophosphorus and aluminum phosphide cause the majority of deaths. Although organophosphorus
Angela Basnet +7 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Aluminum phosphide (rice tablet) is a highly efficient agent for preserving grains against rodents and insects. It accounts for a large number of poisoning cases. Aluminum phosphide poisoning has a high mortality rate of about 90%, and to date,
Moslem Sedaghattalab
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