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CON: Oximes should not be used routinely in organophosphorus insecticide poisoning

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2022
Organophosphorus (OP) insecticide poisoning causes respiratory failure due to acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition. The AChE reactivating antidote pralidoxime was developed in the 1950s and was soon noted to benefit patients occupationally poisoned ...
M. Eddleston
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A profile of acute poisonings: A retrospective study

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2015
Background and Objective: Intentional self-poisoning is a major problem in developing countries. Thus, the main objective of this study was to characterize the poisoning cases and related mortality among patients admitted with poisoning in a tertiary ...
Thalappillil Mathew Celine, Jimmy Antony
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Incidence and pattern of poisoning cases admitted in a tertiary care center

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020
Background: Poisoning, either accidental or intentional, is a major consideration in relation to health-care systems. It is one of the important causes of mortality and morbidity.
Geetha Rani A, Bhuvaneshwaran B, Inba Idhaya   +2 more
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Zebrafish models for human acute organophosphorus poisoning [PDF]

, 2015
Terrorist use of organophosphorus-based nerve agents and toxic industrial chemicals against civilian populations constitutes a real threat, as demonstrated by the terrorist attacks in Japan in the 1990 s or, even more recently, in the Syrian civil war ...
Le Bihanic, Florane, Faria, Melissa, Zorzano, Antonio, II, Mark Arick, Cachot, Jérôme, Padrós, Francesc, Knoll-Gellida, Anja, Zorzano Olarte, Antonio, Raldúa, Demetrio, Sebastián, David, Babin, Patrick J., Rial, Eduardo, Escalon, B. Lynn, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Arick II, Mark, Arick, Mark, II, Prats, Eva, Sebastián Muñoz, David, Mathieu, Guilaine, Garcia-Reyero, Natàlia   +19 more
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Biochemical indicators and the Peradeniya Organophosphate Poisoning scale in prediction and prognosis of organophosphorus poisoning: An observational prospective study

Journal of Acute Disease, 2023
Objective: To study the value of some biochemical indicators and Peradeniya Organophosphate Poisoning scale in prediction and prognosis of organophosphorus poisoning. Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective, observational study.
Shivcharan Jelia, Banwari Lal, Divya Airan   +2 more
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Efficacious Oxime for Organophosphorus Poisoning: A Minireview [PDF]

, 2011
Oximes are well known as acetylcholinesterase reactivators and are used in organophosphorus poisoning to reactivate inhibited acetylcholinesterase. Therapeutically available oximes, namely, pralidoxime (2-PAM), obidoxime, trimedoxime and Hagedorn oxime ...
Nurulain, Syed M
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Pseudo cholinesterase-diagnostic and prognostic value in organophosphorus poisoning [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Organophosphorus compound poisoning is a common clinical situation encountered in emergency department. The estimation of pseudo cholinesterase levels in plasma help to identify OP poisoning.
Deepak U. G, B., Venkatesh K., Lokesh A. J., Venkatesh K. B., J., Lokesh A., G, Deepak U., K., Yuvaraj M., Yuvaraj M. K.   +7 more
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Lethality of suicidal organophosphorus poisoning in an Indian population: exploring preventability

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2006
Background Suicide by organophosphorus poisoning is common in India. Study of factors associated with lethality may suggest methods for prevention. Methods Severity of symptoms, biochemical manifestation of poisoning, degree of lethality and the outcome ...
Kar Nilamadhab
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Acute Poisoning with Organophosphorus Pesticide: Patients Admitted to A Hospital in Bijapur, Karnataka. [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2012
Background: Organophosphorus compounds are the pesticides most often involved in human poisoning. Toxicity of these compounds is due to the inhibition of acetyl cholinesterase at cholinergic junctions of the nervous system.
Indira A. Hundekari, Adinath N. Surykar, Nilima N. Dongre, Dileep B. Rathi   +3 more
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Killer Secretions Organophosphorus Poisoning Practice Eessentials and Protocols

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020
Organophosphorus pesticide self-poisoning is an important clinical problem in rural regions of the developing world and kills an estimated 200,000 people every year.
K. P. Amrithachandra, T. P. Sreekrishnan, K. P. Gireesh Kumar   +2 more
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