Fatal aluminium phosphide poisoning due to myocardial depression refractory to high dose inotropic support and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-38

  Chacko, J ^a,b   Shivaprasad, C ^a  

^a Multispecialty Hospital Shaw Mazumdar Medical Centre   (India)

^b MANIPAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium phospide; Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation; Myocardial depression

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYOCARDIAL DEPRESSION; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE;

EID: 44849135497     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.40949     Document Type: Article

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