Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit
Summary Objectives: to evaluate and indicate the procedure to be followed in the health unit, both for diagnosis and the treatment of acute exogenous intoxications by carbamates or organophosphates. Methods: a descriptive study based on retrospective analysis of the clinical history of patients di...
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doaj-71360f3ea59f43a0b18cba38ff5976f02020-11-24T23:18:30ZengAssociação Médica BrasileiraRevista da Associação Médica Brasileira1806-92822015-10-0161544044510.1590/1806-9282.61.05.440S0104-42302015000500440Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unitSydney Correia LeãoJosé Fernandes de AraújoAlessandro Rodrigues SilveiraAlex André Ferreira QueirozMaria Júlia Silveira SoutoRodrigo Oliveira AlmeidaDiego Carvalho MacielTânia Maria de Andrade RodriguesSummary Objectives: to evaluate and indicate the procedure to be followed in the health unit, both for diagnosis and the treatment of acute exogenous intoxications by carbamates or organophosphates. Methods: a descriptive study based on retrospective analysis of the clinical history of patients diagnosed with intoxication by carbamates or organophosphates admitted at the emergency unit of the Hospital de Urgências de Sergipe Governador João Alves (HUSE) between January and December of 2012. Some criteria were evaluated, such as: intoxicating agent; patient's age and gender; place of event, cause, circumstances and severity of the intoxication; as well as signs and symptoms of the muscarinic, nicotinic and neurological effects. Results: seventy patients (average age: 25±19.97) formed the study's population. It was observed that 77.14% of them suffered carbamate intoxication. However, organophosphate intoxications were more severe, with 68.75% of patients presenting moderate to severe forms. Suicide attempt was the leading cause of poisoning, with 62 cases (88.57% of total). Atropine administration was an effective therapeutic approach for treating signs and symptoms, which included sialorrhea (p=0.0006), nausea (p=0. 0029) and emesis (p lt0.0001). The use of activated charcoal was shown effective, both in combating the signs and symptoms presented by both patient groups (p <0.0001). Conclusion: it is concluded that the use of atropine and activated charcoal is highly effective to treat the signs and symptoms developed by patients presenting acute exogenous intoxication by carbamates or organophosphates.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000500440&lng=en&tlng=encarbamatoscompostos organofosforadosatropinacarvão ativado (Saúde Ambiental)inibidores da colinesterase |
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Sydney Correia Leão José Fernandes de Araújo Alessandro Rodrigues Silveira Alex André Ferreira Queiroz Maria Júlia Silveira Souto Rodrigo Oliveira Almeida Diego Carvalho Maciel Tânia Maria de Andrade Rodrigues |
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Sydney Correia Leão José Fernandes de Araújo Alessandro Rodrigues Silveira Alex André Ferreira Queiroz Maria Júlia Silveira Souto Rodrigo Oliveira Almeida Diego Carvalho Maciel Tânia Maria de Andrade Rodrigues Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira carbamatos compostos organofosforados atropina carvão ativado (Saúde Ambiental) inibidores da colinesterase |
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Sydney Correia Leão José Fernandes de Araújo Alessandro Rodrigues Silveira Alex André Ferreira Queiroz Maria Júlia Silveira Souto Rodrigo Oliveira Almeida Diego Carvalho Maciel Tânia Maria de Andrade Rodrigues |
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Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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Management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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management of exogenous intoxication by carbamates and organophosphates at an emergency unit |
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Associação Médica Brasileira |
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Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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1806-9282 |
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2015-10-01 |
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Summary Objectives: to evaluate and indicate the procedure to be followed in the health unit, both for diagnosis and the treatment of acute exogenous intoxications by carbamates or organophosphates. Methods: a descriptive study based on retrospective analysis of the clinical history of patients diagnosed with intoxication by carbamates or organophosphates admitted at the emergency unit of the Hospital de Urgências de Sergipe Governador João Alves (HUSE) between January and December of 2012. Some criteria were evaluated, such as: intoxicating agent; patient's age and gender; place of event, cause, circumstances and severity of the intoxication; as well as signs and symptoms of the muscarinic, nicotinic and neurological effects. Results: seventy patients (average age: 25±19.97) formed the study's population. It was observed that 77.14% of them suffered carbamate intoxication. However, organophosphate intoxications were more severe, with 68.75% of patients presenting moderate to severe forms. Suicide attempt was the leading cause of poisoning, with 62 cases (88.57% of total). Atropine administration was an effective therapeutic approach for treating signs and symptoms, which included sialorrhea (p=0.0006), nausea (p=0. 0029) and emesis (p lt0.0001). The use of activated charcoal was shown effective, both in combating the signs and symptoms presented by both patient groups (p <0.0001). Conclusion: it is concluded that the use of atropine and activated charcoal is highly effective to treat the signs and symptoms developed by patients presenting acute exogenous intoxication by carbamates or organophosphates. |
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carbamatos compostos organofosforados atropina carvão ativado (Saúde Ambiental) inibidores da colinesterase |
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