Comparison of the accuracy of two scoring systems in predicting the outcome of organophosphate intoxicated patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU)

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-47

  Ibrahim, Mahrous A ^a,c   El Masry, Mohy K ^b,c   Moustafa, Amany A ^a   Hagras, Abeer M ^a   Ali, Nahed M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Saint Fatima Square Heliopolis   (Egypt)

Author keywords

APACHE IV; Intensive care units; Mortality prediction; Organophosphate poisoning; SAPS II score

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929141897     PISSN: 2090536X     EISSN: 20905939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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