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Paralytic ileus as a complication of atropine therapy following severe organophosphate poisoning
Author(s) -
BEARDS S. C.,
KRAUS P.,
LIPMAN J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04454.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paralytic ileus , organophosphate poisoning , atropine , organophosphate , complication , anesthesia , ileus , toxicity , surgery , pesticide , agronomy , biology
Summary A 32‐year‐old man presented with symptoms of severe organophosphate poisoning and required an atropine infusion for 5 weeks. We believe the development of a paralytic ileus occurred as a rare feature of atropine toxicity when other signs were masked by the underlying condition. The onset of a paralytic ileus coincided with a spontaneous increase in red cell cholinesterase levels and may be an early sign of recovery from organophosphate poisoning.