Cardiac and electrocardiographical manifestations of acute organophosphate poisoning

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 385-389

  Karki, Prahlad ^a   Ansari, J A ^a   Bhandary, S ^b   Koirala, S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b Dept of ENT and Hd and Neck Surg ^*

Author keywords

Carbamate poisoning; Cardiotoxicity; Electrocardiographical abnormalities; Insecticides; Organophosphates

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT PROLONGATION; RECORDING; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARBAMATES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INSECTICIDES; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4143052588     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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