Prognostic value of long QT interval in acute and severe organophosphate poisoning

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 196-199

  Shadnia, Shahin ^a   Okazi, Arash ^a   Akhlaghi, Navid ^a   Sasanian, Ghazal ^b   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Organophosphate; Pesticide; Poisoning; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MIOSIS; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; SALIVATION; SALIVATION DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349103375     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178266     Document Type: Article

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