Experiences of anticholinesterase pesticide poisonings in an Australian Tertiary Hospital

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-476

  Roberts, D M ^a,b   Fraser, J F ^b,c,e   Buckley, N A ^a   Venkatesh, B ^b,d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase, poisoning: organophosphorus, organophosphate, carbamate, toxicity, pesticide, toxicology, Australia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIMPYLATE; FENTHION; METRIFONATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYNEUROPATHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 23644460510     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300408     Document Type: Article

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