Poisoning severity score, APACHE II and GCS: Effective clinical indices for estimating severity and predicting outcome of acute organophosphorus and carbamate poisoning

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 239-247

  Sam, Kishore Gnana ^a   Kondabolu, Krishnakanth ^a   Pati, Dipanwita ^a   Kamath, Asha ^b   Pradeep Kumar, G ^b   Rao, Padma G M ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

APACHE II scale; Glasgow coma scale; Organophosphate poisoning; Outcome; Poisoning severity score; Predicted mortality rate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF POISONING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PARALYSIS; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE;

EID: 67349216773     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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