PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF GLASGOW COMA SCALE, POISONING SEVERITY SCORE AND SERUM ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE LEVELS IN ORGANOPHOSPHORUS POISONING

The prognostic value of the Glasgow coma scale, serum acetylcholinesterase and leukocyte levels in acute organophosphorus poisoning

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Organophosphate poisoning (OP) is a serious clinical condition that may sometimes be fatal. The aim of this study was to determine whether the Glasgow coma scale (GCS), and serum acetylcholinesterase and leukocyte levels have prognostic value in acute OP poisoning. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective review of records of patients admitted to the intensive care unit of S...

The Prognostic Value of Admission Glasgow Coma Scale and AVPU in Acute Drug Poisoning Patients

Predicting outcome in acute organophosphorus poisoning with a poison severity score or the Glasgow coma scale.

BACKGROUND Organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning kills around 200,000 people each year, principally due to self-poisoning in the Asia-Pacific region. AIM We wished to assess whether patients at high risk of death could be identified accurately using clinical parameters soon after hospital admission. DESIGN We evaluated the usefulness of the International Program on Chemical Safety Poiso...

Lack of prognostic role for Glasgow coma scale, serum acetylcholinesterase and leukocyte levels in acute organophosphorus Toxicological ICU poisoned patients

Self-poisoning with organophosphorus (OPs) pesticide is a serious clinical problem across Asian countries. The aim of the present study was to assess the value of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), serum acetylcholinesterase (SChE) and leukocyte on the length of stay and mortality due to OP poisoning as a prognostic value. We studied acutely OP-poisoned patients who had been admitted to the toxicolo...

study of Glasgow coma scale score and QTc Interval in prognosis of Organophosphate compound poisoning

We assessed the applicability of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the QT interval (QTc) to predicting outcomes in patients with organophosphate (OP) poisoning. In the hospital setting, QTc and GCS were monitored in each patient at admission. Patients with respiratory failure were compared to patients without these complications, and mortality was compared between groups. We found that the group...