Audit on Organophosphate Poisoning requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission
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Intensive care management of organophosphate insecticide poisoning
INTRODUCTION Organophosphate (OP) insecticides inhibit both cholinesterase and pseudo-cholinesterase activities. The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase causes accumulation of acetylcholine at synapses, and overstimulation of neurotransmission occurs as a result of this accumulation. The mortality rate of OP poisoning is high. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is often life saving. Treat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2279-1965,1391-8834
DOI: 10.4038/slja.v17i1.418