Effect of Intensive Atropine Doses (Rapid Incremental Loading and Titration) for Management of Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning: a Case Series

Background:Acute poisoning with organophosphorus (OP) pesticides is a common method of suicide and entails considerable mortality in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects and outcomes of a protocol for treatment of OP poisoning that included titrated incremental atropin...

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Main Authors: Abu Saleh Ahmed, Ariful Basher, Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Faiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
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Online Access:http://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2466_d1ba36cc7b40bbc4d444f51955e7c495.html