Intensive care management of organophosphate insecticide poisoning

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Sungur M., Guven M.

CRITICAL CARE, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.211-215, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/cc1025
  • Dergi Adı: CRITICAL CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-215
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anticholinesterase, atropine, organophosphate pesticides, poisoning, pralidoxime, INTOXICATION, PESTICIDES
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction Organophosphate (OP) insecticides inhibit both acetylcholinesterase and pseudocholinesterase activities. The clinical course of OP poisoning may be quite severe and may need intensive care management. We report our experience with the intensive care management of serious OP insecticide poisonings.