Open AccessPrognostic factors determining morbidity and mortality in organophosphate poisoning
Author(s) -
Ayça Açıkalın,
Nezihat Rana Dişel,
Selçuk Matyar,
Ahmet Sebe,
Zeynep Kekeç,
Yüksel Gökel,
Emre Karakoç
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.333.12395
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , organophosphate poisoning , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , creatinine , mechanical ventilation , respiratory failure , intubation , emergency department , coma (optics) , emergency medicine , depression (economics) , pediatrics , surgery , organophosphate , physics , macroeconomics , optics , psychiatry , pesticide , agronomy , economics , biology
Our aim in this retrospective study was to determine the factors affecting poor prognosis and mortality of organophosphate (OP) poisoning by reviewing patient data. We also reviewed present knowledge to make conclusions on certain longstanding debates in light of the literature.