Effectiveness of Different Dosage Regimen of Pralidoxime in Organophosphorus Poisoning in Tertiary Care Hospital

High-dose pralidoxime for organophosphorus poisoning.

Profile of Acute Poisoning Cases Treated in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Study in Navi Mumbai

Background: Periodic epidemiological studies are necessary to understand the pattern of poisoning in each region. This study was designed to evaluate the pattern of acute poisoning cases treated in a tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai, India. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre during July 2012 to July 2013. All c...

A Study on Comparative Evaluation of Add-on Pralidoxime Therapy over Atropine in the Management of Organophosphorus Poisoning in a Tertiary Care Hospital

From the Department of Pharmacology & *Medicine R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700 004 & **Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700 073 Correspondence to : Dr Indranil Banerjee, Demonstrator, Department of Pharmacology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700 004 A Study on Comparative Evaluation of Add-on Pralidoxime Therapy over Atropine in ...

Pralidoxime in Acute Organophosphorus Insecticide Poisoning—A Randomised Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND Poisoning with organophosphorus (OP) insecticides is a major global public health problem, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths each year. Although the World Health Organization recommends use of pralidoxime, this antidote's effectiveness remains unclear. We aimed to determine whether the addition of pralidoxime chloride to atropine and supportive care offers benefit. METHODS AND FI...

Clinico-Epidemiological study of poisoning in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

 Objective: The scale of the problem of poisoning is enormous hence clinico epidemiological spectrum of all poisoning cases need to explore to generate the management tool. Methods: This prospective study was done at two medicine units (Unit 5 and 10) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital from July to December 2010 where all poisoning cases were seen. A tot...