Aziza Mohammed Hussain, Tipu Sultan.
Organophosphorus insecticide poisoning: management in surgical Intensive Care Unit.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;15(2):100-2.

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of patients with organophosphorus poisoning. Design: Descriptive (non-interventional) study. Place and Duration of Study: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Civil Hospital Karachi, from January 1996 to December 2002. Patients and Methods: Medical records of all the patients with organophosphorus poisoning, admitted during the study period, were reviewed. Their clinical features, complications, management and survival were noted. Results: Out of 52 patients, admitted to surgical intensive care unit during the study period, 92.31% survived and were discharged to medical wards. Major cause of mortality (7.69 %) was acute respiratory distress syndrome. Conclusion: The common cause of mortality in organophosphorus poisoning is aspiration pneumonia leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome that is preventable by securing the airway early in emergency room.

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